Patrick Christys from GB News is saying this morning that ITV bosses are planning to make racism claims against Nigel Farage, to air on the day of the first eviction from the jungle. He is not able to respond to these allegations because he is in the jungle and contractually denied access to the outside world.
A bit underhand from ITV if Christy's has his facts right, but no wonder they paid him so much money if the intention was to make him look bad, or even ruin him This may just backfire on ITV whose boss at the weekend joked Farage would be coming back to UK by dinghy. :yell:
I wondered why he was paid so much..!! I hope it back fires on them..
People are unpredictable.. One minute black lives matter to them.. and then they don't.. This country is going through a period of being overwhelmed .. fed up.. with illegal immigrants .. They might back Farage.. in huge numbers..
It annoys me intensely that some people, including ITV of course, seem to detest Nigel.
I wonder whether it is jealousy or even fear!
I believe that people who are sufficiently intelligent and unafraid of refusing to simply follow the diktats of others will make the effort to support him, not only on this supposedly unbiased(!) programme, but also when the chips are down and the opportunity again arrives to vote for our future leaders.
Sounds like a set up heading Nigel's way. :boo: There has been a lot of people complaining about this series.
They'll need to get up early to catch him. I doubt that those who like him will be put off by fakery and those that don't never would have anyway despite what he was hoping. Sounds like the ITV lefties maybe blew £1.5m on a fools errand and Nigel will be laughing all the way to the bank.
He got another journalism award; this time for his debanking campaign or so GBNews said.
He's still in, only four left now! Well done Nige :yay:
I downloaded the ImACelebrity app and have been voting for him.
It's a pita at times as it wants to confirm your DOB - you can't type it in and getting back to the year is a pain as the best it offers is decade by decade. My sausage fingers cause me problems with that. I suppose I should just lie and go for 18.
I don't watch it but I keep tabs as to what is going on..
Sam seems to be getting all the good publicity..
I want Farage to win.. But I can't see it happening.. He gets little publicity .. even being called boring..
The producers only show the bits they want to ,regardless of what the viewers would like to see..
Is it rigged.. ? I wouldn't be surprised..
I suspect he'll get more votes from those that don't watch than those that do. GBNews have been plugging the app and asking people to vote for Nigel or at least the Farage show has which is the only bit I watch :grin:
I think soft lad Sam will win this :grin:
Quote from: klondike on December 09, 2023, 06:29:40 PMI suspect he'll get more votes from those that don't watch than those that do. GBNews have been plugging the app and asking people to vote for Nigel or at least the Farage show has which is the only bit I watch :grin:
They have indeed, and I hope it helps.
Only three left now, and I've just sent my five for Nigel.
My OH has been voting for Nigel! I don't think its gone quite the way ITV might have hoped.
Quote from: GrannyMac on December 10, 2023, 07:21:32 AMMy OH has been voting for Nigel! I don't think its gone quite the way ITV might have hoped.
No, I don't think it has. They obviously weren't expecting the public opinion.
They'll still have to pay his £1.5million!
Oh dear! It appears that Nigel is out!
I received the usual invitation to vote and the choice is now of two non-entities.
So I didn't bother.
The best man didn't win!
That's a pity, he did well to get this far.
Hope Tony wins it now.
Me too Alex.
I wanted Tony to win. He came over as a tough guy but is a daft as a brush, funny gentleman.
Out of the last two, I agree Sheila. He was so patient with the childlike Sam.
Apparently the winner also appeared on a show about Chelsea, can't remember the title & don't really want or need to know.
However, the worrying thing about him winning is the fact that many of those who voted for him will also be voting in political elections.
Now that this 'Celebrity' nonsense (celebrities? I've never heard of most of them!) is finished and Nigel is free to come home, there has been a lot of discussion about the future politically on GB News.
They are suggesting the possibility of Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage uniting to take over the lead of the Conservative party.
I can see several possible problems should that happen.
Firstly, the Conservatives, after all these years of being nothing more than wishy-washy and having achieved nothing at all, are not seeing much public support if any.
If those two did unite to try to resurrect the party, which of them would be the leader?
And finally, is it more probable that Nigel would join Reform rather than the Conservatives?
Quote from: JBR on December 11, 2023, 11:22:45 AMNow that this 'Celebrity' nonsense (celebrities? I've never heard of most of them!) is finished and Nigel is free to come home, there has been a lot of discussion about the future politically on GB News.
They are suggesting the possibility of Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage uniting to take over the lead of the Conservative party.
I can see several possible problems should that happen.
Firstly, the Conservatives, after all these years of being nothing more than wishy-washy and having achieved nothing at all, are not seeing much public support if any.
If those two did unite to try to resurrect the party, which of them would be the leader?
And finally, is it more probable that Nigel would join Reform rather than the Conservatives?
I think that a lot of Reform members, me included, have faced up to the fact that we're not going to be in a position of any influence so a vote for Reform will be a vote to make my conscience feel good.
I suspect that Nigel would, with Boris & the Conservatives, as he'll feel that's where he needs to be in order to make any impact on the future of the UK.
After Boris remarried he became far too much of a green LibDem to get my support.
Quote from: Diasi on December 11, 2023, 11:30:42 AMI think that a lot of Reform members, me included, have faced up to the fact that we're not going to be in a position of any influence so a vote for Reform will be a vote to make my conscience feel good.
I suspect that Nigel would Boris & the Conservatives as he'll feel that's where he needs to be in order to make any impact on the future of the UK.
Yes, I can understand that view and, of course, Reform is a new party which has never featured in Westminster.
I think it is more than just conscience, though.
We now have two main parties: the Lib-Cons who are perhaps more Liberals than Conservative, and Labour who although have not been in government for a long time made clear their intentions when they were.
I honestly see no benefit in voting for either.
Consequently, many of us simply say that we will not bother to vote next time because there is no-one worth voting for. The consequence of that would be the only people voting would be the 'red wall'. So not voting would be, in effect, a vote for Labour.
The other option is to vote Conservative. The problem is that they have done nothing positive for the country for thirteen years, under five PMs. Is there any sign of them doing any different now, just as we approach another GE?
This is why I shall vote for Reform. It is a definite possibility that a new centre-right party might make improvements, certainly regarding the illegal invasion problems we are seeing.
I don't think Nigel and Boris could, or even want to work together, so that's a no go. :grin:
Nigel is already the President of Reform, but if he took on the leader's role perhaps they'd get more votes ?
I watched the Cyclone task where they have to battle the water ..
I also watched the very last episode.. just to see how Nigel would get on..
I think Sam was delightful.. and so was his friend Tony..
Nigel seems to be very reserved.. very little body contact with others.. However he does have a genuine smile.. He also seems to be well respected.. Maybe he is a more powerful man than I once thought..
I just wish he would 'do something' as far as politics are concerned.. He seems to sit on the fence..
He managed to get us out of the EU without ever having a seat in parliament. He destroyed the Tories in the 2019 EU election.
I don't think you can justifiably say he's done nothing nor accuse him of sitting on any fences,
In the UK the electoral system excludes small/new parties and keeps us on the 2 party roundabout we have had all of my lifetime. A crushing defeat for the Tories at the next election followed by the dismal failure a Labour government is virtually guaranteed to be may change the political landscape. That is when Farage may stand a chance. Right now he wouldn't be pissing into the wind he'd be pissing into a hurricane.
Quote from: klondike on December 11, 2023, 02:07:24 PMA crushing defeat for the Tories at the next election followed by the dismal failure a Labour government is virtually guaranteed to be may change the political landscape.
Admittedly, that is the most likely outcome of the next general election.
In our two-party-politics system of government, it is almost definitely assured. We haven't had a government other than them for over a hundred years.
There are two possibilities for the future: either a continued flip between Labour and Conservative (probably Lib-Con as is the case now), or a new party like Reform. If the former, the country will continue to sink just as it has been doing throughout the 21st century. If the latter, we may have a fighting chance.
As always, the future is in our hands!
The winner Sam was an absolute pain in the arse ! he was very childlike and just annoying, but it was obvious he was going to win. I'd have preferred Tony to win it, apart from being a Toffee, he's a genuine nice fella.
Quote from: Alex on December 11, 2023, 08:30:28 PMThe winner Sam was an absolute pain in the arse ! he was very childlike and just annoying, but it was obvious he was going to win. I'd have preferred Tony to win it, apart from being a Toffee, he's a genuine nice fella.
What's a 'toffee'? :hmm:
Clue - Alex so football related.
Quote from: klondike on December 11, 2023, 09:42:56 PMClue - Alex so football related.
I see. Thank you. That makes it all perfectly clear! 🤣
So 'toffee' is something to do with football?
Footballers are always chewing toffee? I'd have thought chewing gum.
Some football club somewhere is named 'The Toffees'?
Am I getting any closer?
Alex is close to them no idea if you are.
https://www.google.com/search?q=football+toffee
Everton mints I think you can still buy. There was an old woman with a sweet shop next to their ground, she used to sell toffee to the supporters going to the match, I believe that's where it came from.
Quote from: klondike on December 11, 2023, 10:25:50 PMAlex is close to them no idea if you are.
https://www.google.com/search?q=football+toffee
Ah, now I see. A football club in Liverpool is called 'The Toffees' because the area had some toffee shops.
What an original and well thought out name for a football club. 🙄
Well, thanks for letting me know, Klon. I'm now going to go around all my mates, relatives and, of course, the wife, and explain it to them as well!
Quote from: JBR on December 12, 2023, 10:41:40 AMAh, now I see. A football club in Liverpool is called 'The Toffees' because the area had some toffee shops.
What an original and well thought out name for a football club. 🙄
Well, thanks for letting me know, Klon. I'm now going to go around all my mates, relatives and, of course, the wife, and explain it to them as well!
I'm sure your mates and relatives will be thrilled! You may even give them the winning answer in the pub quiz. Would you be interested in some more nicknames ? :santa:
Quote from: Alex on December 12, 2023, 11:00:16 AMI'm sure your mates and relatives will be thrilled! You may even give them the winning answer in the pub quiz. Would you be interested in some more nicknames ? :santa:
Certainly, yes, but not football clubs please.
Football is boring yet, for some reason, they pay their players a fortune for prancing about on the field and periodically falling to the ground clutching their knee. No sooner has a penalty been awarded, they immediately leap up and run around completely 'cured'.
I'd like to see any football team put up against a rugby league team with no holds barred!
so would I!
Well I'll carry on posting my infrequent football comments 🤓 even though they're discounted by everyone on here, apart from Cass :x7: :x3:
Quote from: JBR on December 12, 2023, 11:11:08 AMCertainly, yes, but not football clubs please.
Football is boring yet, for some reason, they pay their players a fortune for prancing about on the field and periodically falling to the ground clutching their knee. No sooner has a penalty been awarded, they immediately leap up and run around completely 'cured'.
I'd like to see any football team put up against a rugby league team with no holds barred!
I've often thought I'd like to see F1 celebrity driven cars pitted against F1 Brisca cars in a full contact race.
Quote from: Alex on December 14, 2023, 08:37:08 AMWell I'll carry on posting my infrequent football comments 🤓 even though they're discounted by everyone on here, apart from Cass :x7: :x3:
Does no one else like football? I hadn't realised Alex. The local forum I was involved in (for a long time) was full of it. Wednesday and Blades slagging each other off mainly! 😄
You should post interesting bits, although OH and our son aren't big fans, they take an interest in major matches and international games. Scotland :scot: V :engl: England has always been something to watch, usually so they can gloat. 😒
Sam played golf and enjoyed watching it on the TV..
He also enjoyed watching the horse racing when it was on..
Every time he watched it and the winner declared he would say..
' I was going to put a bet on that one'.. Shoulda woulda coulda..
I don't like watching sport, only the high diving if the Olympics are going on. Even then I don't set out to watch, if I come across it while channel surfing I'll watch then.
Never keen on watching any sport. Have watched snooker and tennis but golf? I'd rather watch tiddley winks.
Quote from: Alex on December 14, 2023, 08:37:08 AMWell I'll carry on posting my infrequent football comments 🤓 even though they're discounted by everyone on here, apart from Cass :x7: :x3:
Sorry Alex. I'd be happy to discuss cricket with you!
I like to watch Surfing.. The way they stay upright on a board is incredible..
Quote from: JBR on December 14, 2023, 11:19:53 AMSorry Alex. I'd be happy to discuss cricket with you!
Sorry JB I know nothing about cricket. :x3:
Little green insects Alex.😉
:x10: :x10: :x10:
Mike and Cass will be only too happy. I could make a new board to make ignoring it easier...
:upvote: :upvote: :upvote:
There's plenty of cricket threads in the sports section JBR.
Quote from: Alex on December 15, 2023, 09:53:02 AMThere's plenty of cricket threads in the sports section JBR.
Oh, I give that place a wide berth. I'm sure it's all about boring football.
Quote from: JBR on December 15, 2023, 10:53:20 AMOh, I give that place a wide berth. I'm sure it's all about boring football.
You'll be surprised !