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How the media created Reform

(15 Posts)
Luckygirl3 Sat 05-Sept-26 08:05:49

I have always said tgat Farage and Reform have virtually been created by the media, which likes drama and polarities.
Today on the BBC news site there are SEVEN separate items about Farage and Reform.
Farage has achieved nothing ever, and yet here is our national news channel feeding his ego.

Samwam Sat 05-Sept-26 08:29:14

Channel 4 are good for investigative journalists, also independent media. The BBC are a waste of TV licence money. Also Channel 4 did a good exposure of royals charging various charities money.
Can see how bbc is not a good trusted news source not giving all the truth.

Peacelilydilly Sat 05-Sept-26 08:30:36

Perhaps you and others on GN are by keep starting threads about him, just sayingsmile

veronica678 Sat 05-Sept-26 08:42:46

I would have thought it's more of a concerted effort to get rid of it.

Galaxy Sat 05-Sept-26 08:45:23

I couldn't disagree more, it is the utter failure of the other parties that have cr3ated reform.

Aveline Sat 05-Sept-26 08:59:46

I agree. There seems to be a deep well of discontent in the country that the other parties don't seem to recognise. Farage is dreadful but I quite like Offord who knows what he's talking about, is down to earth and from a lowly background but has really done well by his own efforts. That said, I'd never vote Reform but see their value as an irritant/stimulant to other parties.

MaizieD Sat 05-Sept-26 09:41:21

I don't think that you're likely to see this on the mainstream media.

A woman protestor being assaulted as she is removed from the Reform conference.

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Graphite Sat 05-Sept-26 09:54:33

I have seen that Maizie and it’s shocking - a mob, including pensioners, assaulting a young women, while Farage laughs from the stage.

Ironic isn’t it that Reform - a party which bangs on about protecting women - treats a young woman with such violence.

I hope police make some arrests especially those two old codgers pulling her hair and attacking her with a crutch.

AGAA4 Sat 05-Sept-26 10:01:01

The fact that Farage found this appalling attack funny says a lot about how he feels about the safety of women.
Those men should be arrested for assault.

MT62 Sat 05-Sept-26 10:12:40

The left can just be as aggressive as those on the right from what I’ve seen on these marches on the news- the mainstream don’t show the bad side.
In no way do I condone that behaviour, especially to a woman. From that clip, maybe NF didn’t see her having her hair pulled, or if he did he should have said something.
Yes they should be arrested for assault for sure.

MT62 Sat 05-Sept-26 10:13:55

AGAA4

The fact that Farage found this appalling attack funny says a lot about how he feels about the safety of women.
Those men should be arrested for assault.

It was another woman as well from what i could see 😳

MawsRosie Sat 05-Sept-26 10:16:10

I don’t think you can blame the media for UKIP, the Brexit party or Reform.

I know where I’m pointing the finger though. 👉

eazybee Sat 05-Sept-26 10:17:03

Yes. It is in part the failure of the other parties to listen to views of the electorate with which they disagree, which has allowed Reform to flourish.
Note; not necessarily agree with the views,, but listen

So much easier to blame the Press, particularly the Daily Mail, as we saw on here recently.

Graphite Sat 05-Sept-26 10:27:30

West Midlands Police have recorded the incident as number 924-050926 so we shall see what happens.

Peacelilydilly Sat 05-Sept-26 10:28:38

Perhaps the other parties are boring with nothing new to offer. Reform give the journalists something to write about and it is their Conference.