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| 1. Author: The One Who Knocks Date: Sun 4th Oct 2026. 19:20 According to the leader of the far right party they now have over twelve thousand members in Scotland and Rupert Lowe says that makes them the second biggest party in the country, at least in terms of members. On one hand I`m quite pleased to see Restore eat into the voter base of the cryptocurrency funded Reform Party but then I also don`t want to see Farage (who recently received a £5 gift from a foreign based crypto billionaire) claiming to be the moderate voice of right wing politics when compared to Restore. I think it`s safe to say that unless some sort of entente can be reached between the two parties of Britain`s far right then they will both struggle to make any sort of breakthrough at the ballet box, especially under the fptp electoral system. And although my eyes were open They just might as well be closed Reply |
| 2. Author: wee eck Date: Sun 4th Oct 2026. 19:43 `(who recently received a £5 gift from a foreign based crypto billionaire)` Did he not report that he got a £5 donation?!!! Reply |
| 3. Author: The One Who Knocks Date: Sun 4th Oct 2026. 20:24 I did notice my little mistake there. I said he received a £5 gift from a foreign based crypto billionaire when it was of course a £5 MILLION gift. It was a gift though Eck. Remember he said he could spend it on whatever he wanted, none of the public`s business, he could buy a load of cars with it if he wanted. That`s his words. Parliaments standards commissioner is investigating and will soon be reporting on the matter. And although my eyes were open They just might as well be closed Reply |
| 4. Author: Dave_1885 Date: Sun 4th Oct 2026. 21:04 Anyone that pays money to any political party these days is completely off their rocker 😂 Restore splitting the Unionist vote even more up here will make it even more hilarious when they don’t get close to the SNP. Some of their “policies” are good ideas and genuine, but some are absolutely batsh*t crazy and dangerous to the country in the long run. Reply |
| 5. Author: Andrew283 Date: Mon 5th Oct 2026. 00:17 Dave_1885, Sun 4 Oct 21:04 Agree, for once let the right wing fight amongst themselves. Let them split their vote Reply |
| 6. Author: Bletchley_Par Date: Tue 6th Oct 2026. 02:54 I`m not sure "splitting the vote" works quite the way some think it does on here. Reform`s "Cultural Nationalism" v Restore`s "Ethno-Nationalism" attract different types of voters. If the Conservatives are regarded as centre right then Farage undoubtedly is the "moderate voice" of right wing politics. I don `t think any party has truly captured the centre ground in this cycle, but while others were losing their **** Kemi managed to keep her mouth shut. The demise of the Conservative party has been greatly exaggerated and I wouldn`t rule out a Labour/Conservative coalition after the next general election which may not be as far away as we think.  Reply |
| 7. Author: Indiapar1 Date: Tue 6th Oct 2026. 09:40 Bletchley - not sure if I can see a Tory/Labour coalition myself personally. It would have to be around some sort of national emergency such as the external threats we face in a limited and targeted way (defence production, infrastructure resilience etc). The Churchill - Atlee coalition of World War Two perhaps worked but I imagine that they were more alligned idealogically then than the parties now. G Wardrope Post Edited (Tue 06 Oct 09:41) Reply |
| 8. Author: The One Who Knocks Date: Tue 6th Oct 2026. 09:59 I agree BP. As Reform lurch even further to the right to appeal to Restore voters (see Bravermans five generations before you can consider yourself English nonsense) more moderate right wing voters will flock back to the Conservatives. I can`t ever see a Lab/Con coalition though and I can`t see a general election this side of 2028. Burnham might go a year early but no earlier. And although my eyes were open They just might as well be closed Reply |
| 9. Author: ipswichpar Date: Tue 6th Oct 2026. 10:12 If Reform keep banging on about being English. Why is anybody in Scotland thinking about voting for them? Are they thick as mince? Reply |
| 10. Author: Indiapar1 Date: Tue 6th Oct 2026. 10:25 I believe as well if tgere were a Labour/Tory coalition, Reform would be the likely next biggest party and the official opposition. That would give Reform a platform to strengthen itself subject to the performance of the coalition. G Wardrope Reply |
| 11. Author: NMCmassive Date: Tue 6th Oct 2026. 16:18 Indiapar1, Tue 6 Oct 10:25 I don’t think coalitions have a good history in the uk? Cons/Lib Dem was a bit of a disaster. I think the one before that was 70’s? I’m sure I’ll be corrected if I’m wrong there as well but all I know about the 70’s was that financially and politically it was a difficult time for the uk COYP Reply |
| 12. Author: Indiapar1 Date: Tue 6th Oct 2026. 16:41 NMCmassive, Tue 6 Oct 16:18 I agree NMC...difficult times ahead I suspect G Wardrope Reply |
| 13. Author: The One Who Knocks Date: Tue 6th Oct 2026. 16:54 I think a Labour/Lib Dem coalition would be the most likely alliance though even then the numbers might not add up. Can`t see any sort of coalition of the right ever getting the a high enough number of seats for them to form a government. That said too much is going to happen between now and a general election for any sort of prediction just now to hold much weight. And although my eyes were open They just might as well be closed Reply |
| 14. Author: Indiapar1 Date: Tue 6th Oct 2026. 17:02 For me the mere fact that there is again talk of coalition governments is symptomatic of systemic failures in the political system. Politicians need to come up with ideas to increase growth, efficiencies and GDP rather than increase taxes. That is obviously a much harder thing to do. G Wardrope Post Edited (Tue 06 Oct 18:11) Reply |
| 15. Author: NMCmassive Date: Tue 6th Oct 2026. 18:43 The solution is less government. We’re spending too much, our government is bloated. The Management of our emergency services is extremely bloated and the services that will make a difference are suffering because of it. It looks to me like their solution to getting too fat was to increase the amount of tax they’re collecting, they’re trying to increase the population of a population base that’s getting smaller. They’re borrowing on the back of GDP and hoping we can increase our GDP per capita with an influx of doctors and engineers. That’s my theory anyway. I also don’t think it’s going to work. I think they’d rather go to war than give up their extra power, budget and self inflated status. COYP Reply |
| 16. Author: The One Who Knocks Date: Tue 6th Oct 2026. 18:54 India, we`ve not had coalition government since 2015. Would you say the last eleven years have been a glorious success politically? Perhaps a bit of governing through consensus is what is required. If difficult decisions need to be made it needs to be with as broad a chunk of th electorate as possible. And although my eyes were open They just might as well be closed Reply |
| 17. Author: Andrew283 Date: Wed 7th Oct 2026. 09:15 Why are we discussing coalitions? Reform as a party are dead. Nige will hopefully be in jail soon and their local governments are failing at record rates. The absolute scumbags are showing how utterly unsuitable they are Reply |
| 18. Author: LochgellyAlbert Date: Wed 7th Oct 2026. 09:24 Andrew283, Wed 7 Oct 09:15 Aye but the eejits down South will still vote for them along with the Union Bears!🤔🙈 Reply |
| 19. Author: Indiapar1 Date: Wed 7th Oct 2026. 09:24 The One Who Knocks, Tue 6 Oct 18:54 I think thats fair comment. I suppose thr Tory/Lib coalition proved that parties can work together and there were some positive outcomes. You could argue that the years of austerity resulted in lower investment and poorer households. Those decisions impact us today. I think at that time the Conservatives and Liberals were more idealogically aligned, but I am not so sure thats the case today. The following years under the Tories has made this worse in my view, not helped by the pandemic. I agree that the parties should work together, to seek out win-wins and they should all be working in the best interests of the country no matter what. One of the problems is not only the number of PM`s we have had, but also the revolving door of cabinet ministers who head up departments but don`t spend enough time in the role to be effective. Its a bit like football manager merry go round we used to see in Scottish football. G Wardrope Reply |
| 20. Author: Andrew283 Date: Wed 7th Oct 2026. 09:34 LochgellyAlbert, Wed 7 Oct 09:24 Good, let them and restore cannibalise themselves. Reply |
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