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June Slater: The left don't split their vote...

The left don't split their vote. They allow the party with the best chance to have the lion's share of canvassing to create awareness. That then creates a larger voter share, and the voters themselves are very tactical. It's very smart. The Tories are used to the ping-pong of power between themselves and Labour. It secured the Uniparty system. What they cannot handle is a Reform victory. That breaks the system forever. All smaller parties then have an open chance to thrive. But to get there, the tribalism on the right needs to think more savvy. At this stage, the right actually needs Reform to win a general election, not stand in its way. Blocking Reform leads to a future of fringe politics for the small parties and left-wing tyranny for us . A situation you cannot reverse.

Lewis Brackpool: The top of Reform were offered...

The top of Reform were offered a way to work with Restore. Rupert handed them the olive branch, despite Reform making false criminal allegations against him after he was forced out. They then declined, and demanded we remove my friend Charlie Downes. Remind me who opened the borders, or ran the system that flooded this country? Handing out citizenship papers like leaflets. Plenty of the ex-Tory MPs now sitting in Reform did. If you cannot see why that demand is ludicrous, you cannot be helped.

Lee Hurst: Yes I believe Lowe is just performing...

Yes I believe Lowe is just performing out of spite with Restore, but also it makes sense for Restore to stand where Reform are standing as they see people’s views are closer to them. We cannot chase that Restore vote as I believe it will cause more votes to ditch Reform than it gains. What we have to do is build our message, work harder, ignore Restore and get the votes we need from elsewhere. Let Restore do their thing and we at Reform do ours.

Liz Webster: The real danger is not...

The real danger is not the euro or Schengen. It is that, unless Britain rebuilds its place in Europe, the United Kingdom will break apart. Brexit has already placed a trade border inside our own country, strengthened Scottish and Welsh independence and accelerated the debate over Irish reunification. The resulting arguments over borders, currencies, debt, pensions, defence and trade would create decades of instability. Brexiters warn us about the imagined disruption of rejoining while ignoring the constitutional chaos their own project is already unleashing.e imagined disruption of rejoining while ignoring the constitutional chaos their own project is already unleashing.

Andrew Bridgen: The cause of our country’s...

The cause of our country’s and our society’s continual decline is because we have been living in system that rewards bad behaviour and punishes good behaviour. Lying , cheating , fraud, theft , corruption and worse is encouraged. Truth , honesty, protecting others and anything good is punished relentlessly. Evil and selfishness is often seen now as just the price of fame and fortune Only when we alter the system can we have a chance of turning things around.

Dale Vince: Question Time looked at public...

Question Time looked at public funding of politics last week - could have added to that debate..:). We’ve published a report calling for a ban on all donations, the cost is just £50m a year, and that’s after the Tories doubled spending limits….a packet of crisps each per year to clean politics up completely. And we polled the public, 70% support the idea - that was before the mega crypto donations….And we already spend nearly £1 billion a year on politics, when you add up things like short electoral spending, salaries and expenses for MPs and Peers, maintaining the House costs £500m a year. £50m completes the job - and restores trust in the decisions politicians make. Reform has no defence policy but has a policy that benefits Crypto dealers - it’s a stand out example of apparent ‘bent money’.

Alex Wickham: Labour officials under Keir Starmer...

NEW: Labour officials under Keir Starmer say the EU will impose billions of pounds of extra costs on Britain if Andy Burnham tries to rejoin When officials in Starmer’s government informally asked EU counterparts what the cost of rejoining in future might be, they said Britain would likely lose Margaret Thatcher’s budget rebate, sources say It would mean extra costs of some £5 billion a year It is one reason why both UK and EU officials are privately sceptical of Andy Burnham’s suggestion he could reverse Brexit The UK believes the EU would not insist on it joining the Schengen Area or adopting the euro. But accepting freedom of movement would obviously be non-negotiable Another former Labour aide points out that either rejoining the EU or entering a customs union would effectively void the free trade agreements Britain had signed since Brexit Brussels meanwhile wants to see the detail of any UK proposals and is concerned about British flop-flopping given its revolving-door of prime ministers

Andrew Bridgen: The Republican Governor of Texas Greg...

The Republican Governor of Texas Greg Abbott declared a statewide disaster on Monday over soaring diesel prices and a worsening fuel shortage created by wars abroad. He has said the now 7 month old war with Iran is a disaster just over a month ahead of the US midterm elections . Texas is produces more oil than it uses so how are other less fortunate states feeling about the ongoing war and its effects on energy markets and prices ?
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