I went to a Reform meetin’, to ‘elp get shot o Kier,
The Chairman 'e up an' sez, "We’ll ‘ave no Tommy’s ere."
The Reformists leaning at the bar, they smirked and rolled their eye,
I outs into the street again an' to myself sez I:
O it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, go away";
But it's "welcome Tory traitor", when the media’s on its way,
The media’s on its way, my boys, the media’s on its way,
O it's "Welcome Tory traitor", when media’s on its way.
I went into their conference, as British as could be,
They gave a recent migrant room, but 'adn't none for me;
They sent me to the dog house, with sneering, snidey calls,
But when it comes to fightin', Lord! they'll shove me in the stalls!
For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, wait outside";
But it'll be "We need you good old Tommy", when Islam hits its stride,
When Islam hits its stride, my boys, when Islam hits its stride,
It’ll be “We need you good old Tommy", when Islam hits its stride.
Aye, makin' mock o' working lads ain’t clever it’s just cheap
But maybe you’ll regret it, when ye wake up from yer sleep;
An' shunning lively likely lads, ‘cos they once went wild a bit
May well come back to haunt ye, when the truth begins to hit.
Now it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, 'ow's yer soul?"
But it'll be "Get stuck in you 'eroes" when the drums begin to roll,
The drums begin to roll, my boys, the drums begin to roll,
It'll be "Get stuck in you 'eroes " when the drums begin to roll.
We ain't no bloody 'eroes, but we ain’t no 'oodlums too,
But patriotic workin’ men, most remarkable like you;
An' if sometimes our conduck isn't all your fancy paints,
We're patriotic workin’ men, and we ain’t no plaster saints;
While it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, fall be'ind",
But it's "Please to walk in front, sir", when there's trouble in the wind,
There's trouble in the wind, my boys, there's trouble in the wind,
O it's "Please to walk in front, sir", when there's trouble in the wind.
You talk o' change, you’ll stop the boats an' bring back rational:
But then we see you side by side with Global capital.
No more we’ll trust the party trick, so prove it to our face
That you are what you say you are, the saviour of our race.
For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Chuck him out, the brute!"
But it's "Saviour of 'is country" when the guns begin to shoot;
An' it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' anything you please;
An' Tommy ain't a bloomin' fool -- you bet that Tommy sees!
Apologies to the incomparable Kipling, but the muse struck when watching the responses of Nigel Farage and Lee Anderson to malicious MSM questioning, obviously designed to tar Reform with the mendacious lies they have created about Tommy Robinson.
That is only to be expected. Farage and Anderson must have anticipated it. Their response, therefore, is likely to have been worked out beforehand and so is party policy. And what a nasty response it was. First up, Lee Anderson responded to a pro-Tommy heckler in a thoroughly unpleasant manner, coming across to me at least as an arrogant bully. I would have thought that a former Tory grandee, now the representative of a party that condemns just about everything the Tories did while he supported them, would have shown a bit of humility and sought to prove the many doubters wrong, that he is now a Reformed character and hates all the Tories stand for. But no, not a bit of it.
And then, in an interview, when asked about Robinson, he shrugged him off saying look, ‘he pleaded guilty’, he’s a criminal and we want nothing to do with him. Exactly the same response as the fake conservative Badenoch gave when asked a similar question.
And then came Farage, repeating yet again that Robinson – and by extension those that agree with him – is not welcome in Reform, because ‘he’s been in jail many times’ and is, therefore, persona non grata as far as he is concerned. How I hoped Farage would be asked if he would have allowed that other jailbird, Nelson Mandela, to have joined Reform, or why he is comfortable supporting convicted felon Donald J Trump!
I want to make my position clear here: I respect and trust Tommy Robinson more than I do Nigel Farage or Lee Anderson, but while I trust neither them or its leadership, I want Reform to win the next election so long as it positions itself as an anti-Establishment party opposed to mass immigration and net zero, even if they are controlled opposition, as I hope and expect that the British people will not tolerate another betrayal.
We all understand why Reform might want to distance itself from Tommy Robinson. We might not agree, but we do understand; he might scare away voters, namely the middle class, especially in the south, Tory voters who while trying to keep an open mind, instinctively look to the Times and BBC for their information.
But Reform is also trying to gain support from the working class, and they are much more sympathetic to Tommy’s opinions. So why is Reform risking alienating them? Is it pulling the old Tory stunt of taking its Right-Wing voters for granted, thinking that they have nowhere else to go?
Or is it facing both ways at once, with Farage and Anderson facing Left and Rupert Lowe facing Right, telling people like me what we want to hear? What do you think?
As I say, I want Reform to win, so how should they respond to questions about Tommy Robinson? Here’s what I would say: “Regardless of what Tommy Robinson is or what he stands for, Reform supports his right to free speech and opposes the State persecuting him for his opinions.”
What do you think? How should reform reply?
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