Comment on Ex-Tory Home Secretary Braverman defects to Reform UK

• mjr@infosec.pub ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  So many to choose from! How about building more gas turbine power stations (thereby increasing demand for gas, pushing the global price up and benefitting Gazprom even if they don’t buy directly from them), cutting stamp duty on the biggest properties (including most of those bought by Russian oligarchs) and pulling out of the European Defence Fund? All straight from the last Reform manifesto and I’d bet Putin would be in favour of those, wouldn’t you?

  If you don’t like those, there’s stuff like cancelling our human rights, repealing the Equalities Act and “scrapping” the BBC.

  I suspect Reform would also open the floodgates to more Russian government funding, Nathan Gill style and otherwise, but they’re not daft enough to put that in their manifesto.

  Maybe you should ask which Reform policies would Putin oppose? There’s some he probably wouldn’t care about either way, but oppose?

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  • makingrain@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    So many to choose from! Proceeds to list zero policies 😀

    We’re using gas for the next 50 years whether it’s Reform or the Greens. That curries more favour with the US or Qatar than it does Russia. You’re reaching for that to be a “Putin policy”

    Scrapping the licence fee… that 1/2 of the population who should pay, don’t.

    Thanks for responding at least.

    What would Putin oppose? Let’s see… the top three from Reform’s site:

    • stopping the boats (I know, I know)
    • defend our borders
    • deport illegal migrants

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    • ohulancutash@feddit.uk ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Russia was the biggest gas exporter until the 2022 sanctions. It is still heavily dependent on black and grey market exports.

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      • makingrain@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Read what I said again: we’ll be using gas in 50 years.

        Your cherry picked statistics for a windy day at 22:30 are a poor example. Check again at 17:00.

        Maybe have a think about the majority of homes central heating.

        While you’re at it: go learn about how fertiliser is made using natural gas (we import all our fertiliser now anyway, thanks Ed!)

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• jabjoe@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Their leader is a Putin man.

  www.facebook.com/ledbydonkeys/…/887348060902269/

  (Sorry this Led By Dockers video seams to only be on Facebook and Instagram)

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  • makingrain@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I know.

    OP said Putin policies, which is false. There’s enough disinformation floating about without adding to it.

    For the record, Farage is a cunt.

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• Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Agree…

  Farage and pals are totally hanging out of Putin’s arse and a lot of what they do and say will no doubt make him happy, especially when it comes to support for Ukraine.

  Not sure which of their policies are the same as Putins though

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