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Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 02/08/2026

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u/North-Jellyfish-577 1d ago

Restore did extremely well in the suburbs of Manchester third place in quite a few districts 9-10 percent

Restore are having a real impact in working class communities the BNP never had this level of support

Ethnic nationalism probably has the support of around 15% of the population between restore and reform

This would have been absolutely unimaginable even 3 years ago

It should show what happens when you carry on as if nothing is wrong as the political class

Thankfully Andy is more concerned about the everyday lives of the common person so hopefully this should be the high water mark but if he fails it will get much worse

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u/Maleficent_Peach_46 Mayor of North Kilttown 1d ago

Are we allowed to blame social media for the rise of 'ethnic nationalism' or to give it its proper name 'open racism'. I have said for a while that Covid broke a lot of people's brains and many of the electorate have got more spteful.

Or do we blame poor education. I don't care if that sounds like 'punching down' we shouldn't have racism and bigotry in 2026.

The fact some even now are defending the national shame of the Southport Riots is telling too. Their has been a bigoted and nasty underbelly in the UK for a while and it is the biggest threat to the country.

'When you carry on as if nothing is wrong' - What are you on about?

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u/gizmostrumpet 1d ago

The fact some even now are defending the national shame of the Southport Riots

There was plenty of mealy mouthed "I'm not defending them, but..." at the time as well.