Reform pledges to open migrant detention centres in Green-voting areas
Reform UK’s pledge to build new detention centres for people awaiting deportation in areas that vote for the Green Party has been branded “grotesque” by rival parties.
Nigel Farage's party also promised that none of the hubs would open in places with a Reform council or MP if the party wins the next election. Instead, it said, it would "prioritise" sending migrants to Green-held areas because Zack Polanski's party supports "open borders".
The Green Party seems to be learning that politics is a rough game. They support open borders as an aspirational policy with some fudging over implementation, so they don't have much of an answer to this move by Reform.
The response below for example - not a good effort, not good enough as an electioneering counter -
A Green Party spokesman said: "Reform keep making unserious announcements to try and distract voters from the fact they want to privatise our NHS."
A Green Party spokesman said: "Reform keep making unserious announcements to try and distract voters from the fact they want to privatise our NHS."
Greens are still learning politics seems to be the message here. Maybe they will eventually learn some economics, engineering and environmental science too. Or possibly not - that would dilute their message.
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The Greens' Unique Selling Point was their love of the environment, but that wasn't enough to compete at the polls. Now they have widened their political aspirations they are finding that they have lost their clarity of purpose and opened themselves up to criticism of their brand new policies. It's tough at the bottom.
Reform meanwhile, although criticised for their lack of experience, have taken pains over the last year or so to widen their political stance to more than 'just BREXIT'.
Reminds me strongly of the time Ron De Santis sent a couple of hundred illegal southern border immigrants to Martha's Vinyard. The progressive Democrats that lived there were outraged, protesting, that they couldn't accommodate them - amongst the rich in their big houses. Oh yeah!
DJ - Zack Polanski doesn't come across as someone suited to moulding their political stance, although it can't be an easy task. There are quite a few options open to them, but they would have to become more rational and that doesn't seem to be what their members want.
Tammly - it would be no surprise if that was the source of the Idea.
I'm an advocate of creating hostels and 'camps' near the houses of the local MP, mayor, other council members and the chief constable. Share the pain. Although getting change of purpose through the planning committee might be difficult.
DJ - a fine idea but I think you are right about problems getting a change of purpose through the planning committee. It would have to be something more informal.
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