pellinore Posted July 7 #1 Share Posted July 7 (edited) This article was written the day before the GE. It seems that Reform UK had such difficulty finding candidates who were 'suitable', they made up some AI ones! Mark Matlock wants to make “big changes to London”. But it would involve getting from his South Cotswolds home to South London, Brixton, to do so. There is precious little information available about Mark Matlock, I discovered on a recent flick through candidates in nearby seats. His profile photo is almost perfectly airbrushed. The only video on his site is of Nigel Farage. I can see no evidence of hustings appearances or media interviews. (He has not responded to a request for comment as yet – but we will include it if he does). Why so shy? When I noticed dear Mark’s curious absence, I began to notice similar trends in other constituencies. Mark Matlock is a local compared to some Bristolians’ Reform candidates though. Council records show that the Reform candidate for Bristol South, for example, lives in…Gibraltar. It would be a three hour flight to his seat should he somehow win the support of the radical South West city. Reform UK's Invisible Candidates: Who Are They Hiding? – Byline Times Edited July 7 by pellinore 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OpenMindedSceptic Posted July 7 #2 Share Posted July 7 With Channel 4 inventing a member of Reform.... it smacks of their track record, not Reform's. Anyway, we need to get to rock bottom, Liebour will do that to the UK and then see where Reform end up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_C Posted July 7 #3 Share Posted July 7 (edited) 31 minutes ago, OpenMindedSceptic said: see where Reform end up. Farage has been going to America taking directions from Trumps camp. In America Rupert Murdoch Sponsors Trump, so Farages directions have come from Murdoch. In this country Murdoch supports Starmer. Farages job was to split the conservative vote to allow the labour party to win. This is why I don't bother myself voting, its just a pantomime to maintain the illusion of freedom. The people both sides love and hate all work for the same few. "vote for us and It'll be sunny everyday" Edited July 7 by Mark_C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setton Posted July 7 #4 Share Posted July 7 53 minutes ago, Mark_C said: Farage has been going to America taking directions from Trumps camp. In America Rupert Murdoch Sponsors Trump, so Farages directions have come from Murdoch. In this country Murdoch supports Starmer. Farages job was to split the conservative vote to allow the labour party to win. This is why I don't bother myself voting, its just a pantomime to maintain the illusion of freedom. The people both sides love and hate all work for the same few. "vote for us and It'll be sunny everyday" From the town that hanged a monkey as a French spy 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pellinore Posted July 7 Author #5 Share Posted July 7 (edited) Just saw this on another site: We know that the election was called unexpectedly and that small parties had to rush around last minute to find people to stand in all the constituencies. We know that Reform had problems with (lack of) vetting and some of theirs had to be dropped mid-campaign due to being problematic. I saw a couple of amusing videos on twitter about someone worried that their Glaswegian Reform candidate Helen Burns didn't actually exist https://x.com/kbfilms92/status/1808772750938448124?s=61&t=U9XrcF693-JpMxeIueYG7g https://x.com/kbfilms92/status/1808857245456773492?s=61&t=U9XrcF693-JpMxeIueYG7g This morning I see that the North Northumberland Reform candidate Katherine Hales was suspiciously absent from all proceedings. https://x.com/josiahmortimer/status/1809583328049168541?s=61&t=U9XrcF693-JpMxeIueYG7g Clifford Ronald Thomas Bond in York Central also had no photos and the same generic leaflet as Helen Burns. Helen Burns got 1655 votes, Katherine Hales got 7688 votes, Cliff Bond got 4721 votes. These start stacking up when you are talking about vote share and they're not the only missing candidates. Looks like Reform UK are going to beat the Tories when it comes to fraud- they are in front even before the election! Edited July 7 by pellinore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setton Posted July 7 #6 Share Posted July 7 (edited) 8 minutes ago, pellinore said: Just saw this on another site: We know that the election was called unexpectedly and that small parties had to rush around last minute to find people to stand in all the constituencies. We know that Reform had problems with (lack of) vetting and some of theirs had to be dropped mid-campaign due to being problematic. I saw a couple of amusing videos on twitter about someone worried that their Glaswegian Reform candidate Helen Burns didn't actually exist https://x.com/kbfilms92/status/1808772750938448124?s=61&t=U9XrcF693-JpMxeIueYG7g https://x.com/kbfilms92/status/1808857245456773492?s=61&t=U9XrcF693-JpMxeIueYG7g This morning I see that the North Northumberland Reform candidate Katherine Hales was suspiciously absent from all proceedings. https://x.com/josiahmortimer/status/1809583328049168541?s=61&t=U9XrcF693-JpMxeIueYG7g Clifford Ronald Thomas Bond in York Central also had no photos and the same generic leaflet as Helen Burns. Helen Burns got 1655 votes, Katherine Hales got 7688 votes, Cliff Bond got 4721 votes. These start stacking up when you are talking about vote share and they're not the only missing candidates. Looks like Reform UK are going to beat the Tories when it comes to fraud- they are in front even before the election! Can you imagine if one of them had actually been elected? I've just got the mental image of Farage with a dozen little glove puppets 😄 Edited July 7 by Setton 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pellinore Posted July 7 Author #7 Share Posted July 7 15 minutes ago, Setton said: Can you imagine if one of them had actually been elected? I've just got the mental image of Farage with a dozen little glove puppets 😄 I think he has a few puppets on this site. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alchopwn Posted July 7 #8 Share Posted July 7 Farage works for Russian interests. Don't pretend for even a moment that he has Britain's best interests at heart. Russian Interference in Brexit Referendum wiki 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsnotoutthere Posted July 9 #9 Share Posted July 9 No, Reform did not put up fake AI candidates in election https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/no-reform-did-not-put-up-fake-ai-candidates-in-election/ar-BB1pETXq?ocid=BingHp01&cvid=ee50f8e194654bf8ff89cb8e0e61c397&ei=18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsnotoutthere Posted July 9 #10 Share Posted July 9 On 7/7/2024 at 2:25 PM, Alchopwn said: Farage works for Russian interests. Don't pretend for even a moment that he has Britain's best interests at heart. Russian Interference in Brexit Referendum wiki Very first sentence :- "Russian interference in the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum is a debated subject and remains unproven" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pellinore Posted July 9 Author #11 Share Posted July 9 (edited) 3 hours ago, itsnotoutthere said: Very first sentence :- "Russian interference in the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum is a debated subject and remains unproven" That's because it was never investigated: Russia report reveals UK government failed to investigate Kremlin interference | Foreign policy | The Guardian The Tory Party was so indebted to Russian donor money that it would have been a notional embarrassment and security risk to expose it. Edited July 9 by pellinore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pellinore Posted July 9 Author #12 Share Posted July 9 Reform UK may be subject to legal action. Those constituencies where rival candidates lost votes to "paper" Reform candidates may be entitled to a recount. Did Reform UK create a fake general election candidate using AI? | Evening Standard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essan Posted July 9 #13 Share Posted July 9 All this reinforces my opinion that all candidates should be obliged to produce a personal election statement and CV in order to be eligible to stand for election. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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