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2026-05-09 07:04 UTC

The rise of Reform is not too unexpected. Voters are disenfranchised, almost, like never before. If the ‘big parties’ cannot be trusted, or there is no confidence in them, who else are swing/unsure voters going to flock too! The smooth talking snake oil sales party. I honestly do not think Labour should get rid of Sir Kier. I think the UK labour government are, on the whole, doing good things at the UK/England level. I think their PR team are not doing their job properly. I think this is Sir Keir’s problem, he’s a politician’s politician but his optics are not great. Fix the optics and things should be better. In Scotland, on the otherhand, I have not liked the pamphlets coming through the door. For many, that is your first contact with a party. Just saying that SNP is bad is not good enough. You need to say more on what you will do. As for Wales…

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@jfdm@discuss.systems 2026-05-09 16:53

Urgh, > only independence will enable us to tackle reform…. What a load of bollocks! As always SNP are shifting the blame to Westminster. Reform is a UK problem, and Reform are now entrenched in all levels of British politics. Ireland have their own loonies. Sadly reform are legitimate because of the electorate. So no treating them like a joke, we must dismantle them by showing that their policies and ideas are not what are needed. Help the electorate understand why your actions are best. Scotland used to take pride in the ‘high-level of debate’ around the time of IndyRef in 2015. Bring that same level back to how politics is discussed.

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@mudri@mathstodon.xyz 2026-05-09 21:34

@jfdm@discuss.systems The only plan I noticed being articulated this Scottish Parliament campaign was the SNP's plan to ask for another independence referendum.

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