I think you need to look on the condemnation of the Guardianistas and the usual low lifes who inhabit the same tiny bubble, as a badge of honour. And in fact, the more they speak, the more they show themselves up for the narrow minded bigots they are. I wonder if they’ll be saying the same if a migrant hotel is put next door to them.
Well said Matt, the vast majority of people who actually inhabit the real world and can see the damage that is being done, are with you. Keep speaking, you speak for us all.
I agree, it drips with the fury and bewilderment at the stupidity of the useful idiots, that we are all feeling. What kind of insanity causes someone to destroy their own country and culture. The Marxist long March through the institutions has been spectacularly successful.
Time for it to be reversed when Reform takes over, the damage done to schools and universities should be one of the priorities along with stopping the destruction of businesses by bigoted taxes.
I notice the deputy leader of the Greens, who want open borders, has complained about a proposed hostel near her home where illegal immigrants will be accommodated.
This is a very moving piece you wrote that clearly explains a variety of reasons that make British apparently British. Those who embrace the nation for generations past and the generations to come have a character that is difficult to mistake in any homeland.
It’s refreshing to see you not apologise and instead stand by your convictions. From JD Vance to Rupert Lowe and even Sydney Sweeny! This is the way. Please tell Nigel. He should have backed Pochin as she just said what everyone is thinking and he looks weak to constantly genuflecting to the MSM who hate him any way.
Pochin might have said that in Britain 83% of people are white and only 17% are of other ethnic races. Therefore not unreasonable to expect this to be roughly reflected in ads.
Nigel should have pointed this out instead of condemning her. Rash reaction.
It's not just the over representation though, or social engineering, it's the conspicuous higher crime rates and the anti -white hatred that too often emanates from some groups. I mean if assimilation had been an unbridled success i don't think anyone would care.
Yes, but she broke the golden rule. No one must speak more forcefully than Nigel. He's the boss. He cannot stand competition and anyone found speaking out without his express permission is challenging him. The only other one allowed to speak out is Zia because he's the moneybags. Just ask Rupert Lowe or Ben Habib.
Nigel had no option but to admonish Mz Pochin, although I agree with her sentiments it could have been phrased in a different way. To just agree or not comment only gives more ammunition to all those on the left/ lib dems etc.
Sorry, can't agree with that. Nigel could have endorsed what she said. The need to appease the opposition is part of the destruction of both the Tories and Labour. We need COURAGE from our leaders! We need a leadership that is truthful and consistent, not scared, weak and appeasing. The press can scream all they like. Why should we constantly agree with them or be cowed by them? Don’t you understand that this is a Revolution?
True, but in saying things like this "I am unhappy with what she has done. I can’t underestimate that and she fully knows how I feel." You are submitting to the frame the likes of Sky, the Guardian and the BBC set. You’re playing by their rules, reaffirming that they are the rightful tone police. Far better to do less condemning and instead focus entirely on the point she was making, which is factually correct and in harmony with what most people think. Reform are going in the right direction, and boy are they offering something far better than the previous two governments. I just wish they were a little more confident in themselves. I hope Matt can pull them in that direction. We need to BREAK from the uniparty MSM orthodoxy that has stewarded this country into the absolute mess it’s in, not doff caps to it.
Looking ahead my fear is that Starmer is already planning an unholy alliance with the LibDems in his desperation to avoid being humiliated by Reform. It’s glaringly obvious in PMQs that the sycophantic weasel Davey sucks up to Starmer, never challenging him with any tough questions despite the unlimited scope for doing so. Reform should not underestimate the desperation across all the left wing parties to stop Reform. There will be tactical voting in return for all sorts of political favours to be promised by Starmer (or his successor!). There’s too much complacency based on the polls 4 years out and Reform need to recognise that they will not win an overall majority unless they can win more seats than Labour, LibDems and the Greens combined, voting tactically against Reform. That’s a very tall order …
A really good point. We must ensure that people see a vote for the LibDems as a vote for Labour and more of SStarmer. I live in the West Country and Liberalism is a long held tradition down here. I can’t work out what they think they are voting for but it needs some tough campaigning by Reform. Focusing on the beleaguered farmers and the spoiling of the landscape would be a good place to start,
Good point and similarly applicable here in West Yorkshire. Yvette Cooper has been my MP for 27 years - since the mines closed and since a really good Labour MP (Geoff Lofthouse, latterly Deputy Speaker) stepped down. People vote for her because their their fathers and grandfathers were miners. Just now they are moving to Reform but they would never ever vote Tory. And I suspect that 90% of them couldn’t tell you a Labour or Tory policy and tell you just one indicative Reform policy.
And that my friends is why I am a paying subscriber to Matt’s sub stack it’s literally the best description of what it is to be British I have ever seen , thank you Matt for explaining how I feel in a way I never could.
So much of the Left and Right (post 1945) reduce our ancestral homeland to just an economic zone and people from across the World as just interchangeable economic units.
Very well said Matt. You speak for the vast majority of British people fed up with left wing progressive liberalism who have allowed out heritage to be devalued. As a 100 year old soldier recently said on X “the sacrifice wasn’t worth what the country has now become”. How sad is that!
With you all the way Matt. Get your tin hat out as there’s going to be more incoming in the months ahead as the progressives desperately try to hang onto power. Look at the No 10 bunker currently.
Good for you. I agree with your sentiments entirely. Devotion to a multicultural ideal is no excuse for providing cover for those whose ancestry is rooted in a culture of murderous ideology who commit heinous crimes in this country.
Excellent description of what it means to be British. I’d like to see a Lib Dem or any Guardian journalist try to win the arguments against you in a head to head…. No chance!
Well spoken Matt and I stand with you on everything you've said, therefore that must (by default)mean I'm a racist too.... According to the guardian 🙄🙈
It’s not the whole story—multiculturalism says that when somebody new turns up—with whatever whacky cultural ideas they might have—then the boundaries of “Britishness” are expanded to include these new values. Of course, that opens the progressives up to ridicule, since you can then claim that honor killing, Sharia law and FGM are indeed “British Values”.
I think you need to look on the condemnation of the Guardianistas and the usual low lifes who inhabit the same tiny bubble, as a badge of honour. And in fact, the more they speak, the more they show themselves up for the narrow minded bigots they are. I wonder if they’ll be saying the same if a migrant hotel is put next door to them.
Well said Matt, the vast majority of people who actually inhabit the real world and can see the damage that is being done, are with you. Keep speaking, you speak for us all.
Hear, hear. This is one of Matt’s best ever essays.
Thanks!
I agree, it drips with the fury and bewilderment at the stupidity of the useful idiots, that we are all feeling. What kind of insanity causes someone to destroy their own country and culture. The Marxist long March through the institutions has been spectacularly successful.
Time for it to be reversed when Reform takes over, the damage done to schools and universities should be one of the priorities along with stopping the destruction of businesses by bigoted taxes.
Exactly
I notice the deputy leader of the Greens, who want open borders, has complained about a proposed hostel near her home where illegal immigrants will be accommodated.
I know. The hypocrisy of these people is astounding.
Perfect! I can’t wait to read about the full story! Hopefully on GB news and in the Telegraph too!
This is a very moving piece you wrote that clearly explains a variety of reasons that make British apparently British. Those who embrace the nation for generations past and the generations to come have a character that is difficult to mistake in any homeland.
Denyer's constituency is the most pro immigration in UK https://www.bristol247.com/news-and-features/news/bristol-central-most-pro-immigration-constituency-in-uk/ she's feeling the true meaning of reap what you sow
😂😂😂😂😂
It’s refreshing to see you not apologise and instead stand by your convictions. From JD Vance to Rupert Lowe and even Sydney Sweeny! This is the way. Please tell Nigel. He should have backed Pochin as she just said what everyone is thinking and he looks weak to constantly genuflecting to the MSM who hate him any way.
Pochin might have said that in Britain 83% of people are white and only 17% are of other ethnic races. Therefore not unreasonable to expect this to be roughly reflected in ads.
Nigel should have pointed this out instead of condemning her. Rash reaction.
It's not just the over representation though, or social engineering, it's the conspicuous higher crime rates and the anti -white hatred that too often emanates from some groups. I mean if assimilation had been an unbridled success i don't think anyone would care.
Yes, but she broke the golden rule. No one must speak more forcefully than Nigel. He's the boss. He cannot stand competition and anyone found speaking out without his express permission is challenging him. The only other one allowed to speak out is Zia because he's the moneybags. Just ask Rupert Lowe or Ben Habib.
Nigel had no option but to admonish Mz Pochin, although I agree with her sentiments it could have been phrased in a different way. To just agree or not comment only gives more ammunition to all those on the left/ lib dems etc.
Sorry, can't agree with that. Nigel could have endorsed what she said. The need to appease the opposition is part of the destruction of both the Tories and Labour. We need COURAGE from our leaders! We need a leadership that is truthful and consistent, not scared, weak and appeasing. The press can scream all they like. Why should we constantly agree with them or be cowed by them? Don’t you understand that this is a Revolution?
Exactly!time to stop pussyfooting around these extremists who have nothing but hate for us!
True, but in saying things like this "I am unhappy with what she has done. I can’t underestimate that and she fully knows how I feel." You are submitting to the frame the likes of Sky, the Guardian and the BBC set. You’re playing by their rules, reaffirming that they are the rightful tone police. Far better to do less condemning and instead focus entirely on the point she was making, which is factually correct and in harmony with what most people think. Reform are going in the right direction, and boy are they offering something far better than the previous two governments. I just wish they were a little more confident in themselves. I hope Matt can pull them in that direction. We need to BREAK from the uniparty MSM orthodoxy that has stewarded this country into the absolute mess it’s in, not doff caps to it.
Looking ahead my fear is that Starmer is already planning an unholy alliance with the LibDems in his desperation to avoid being humiliated by Reform. It’s glaringly obvious in PMQs that the sycophantic weasel Davey sucks up to Starmer, never challenging him with any tough questions despite the unlimited scope for doing so. Reform should not underestimate the desperation across all the left wing parties to stop Reform. There will be tactical voting in return for all sorts of political favours to be promised by Starmer (or his successor!). There’s too much complacency based on the polls 4 years out and Reform need to recognise that they will not win an overall majority unless they can win more seats than Labour, LibDems and the Greens combined, voting tactically against Reform. That’s a very tall order …
A really good point. We must ensure that people see a vote for the LibDems as a vote for Labour and more of SStarmer. I live in the West Country and Liberalism is a long held tradition down here. I can’t work out what they think they are voting for but it needs some tough campaigning by Reform. Focusing on the beleaguered farmers and the spoiling of the landscape would be a good place to start,
Another sore point for the West Country must be Starmer giving away fishing rights. No wonder he’s the most unpopular PM in British history.
Good point and similarly applicable here in West Yorkshire. Yvette Cooper has been my MP for 27 years - since the mines closed and since a really good Labour MP (Geoff Lofthouse, latterly Deputy Speaker) stepped down. People vote for her because their their fathers and grandfathers were miners. Just now they are moving to Reform but they would never ever vote Tory. And I suspect that 90% of them couldn’t tell you a Labour or Tory policy and tell you just one indicative Reform policy.
She should not have said it drives her mad. It makes her an easy target to attack. That is what Nigel criticised, not the substance of what she said.
I am getting quite tired of every post of Matt's seems to now attract all the Nigel bashers, it's getting very tiresome!
Farage goes so far then pulls back. He should be fiercely loyal to his members. Fences need to be mended.
And that my friends is why I am a paying subscriber to Matt’s sub stack it’s literally the best description of what it is to be British I have ever seen , thank you Matt for explaining how I feel in a way I never could.
Me too,worth every penny!👍
Ditto.
So much of the Left and Right (post 1945) reduce our ancestral homeland to just an economic zone and people from across the World as just interchangeable economic units.
We have to shift this framing.
Very well said Matt. You speak for the vast majority of British people fed up with left wing progressive liberalism who have allowed out heritage to be devalued. As a 100 year old soldier recently said on X “the sacrifice wasn’t worth what the country has now become”. How sad is that!
They’re happy to be British of course when they need to be airlifted out of Kabul, Khartoum etc., although they actively dislike us.
Being condemned by The Guardian and the Lib Dems is a true badge of honour.
Thank you for not apologising.
I hope Jenrick does not apologise either for his clown comments about Lammy.
I saw him today apologising to clowns for comparing them with Lammy!
Brilliant!🤣🤣🤣
Brilliant!
With you all the way Matt. Get your tin hat out as there’s going to be more incoming in the months ahead as the progressives desperately try to hang onto power. Look at the No 10 bunker currently.
Couldn’t agree more, calling these vermin British makes my blood boil.
As always Matt, thank you for articulating so eloquently the thoughts, views and fears of the majority of decent people in this country
Good for you. I agree with your sentiments entirely. Devotion to a multicultural ideal is no excuse for providing cover for those whose ancestry is rooted in a culture of murderous ideology who commit heinous crimes in this country.
Excellent description of what it means to be British. I’d like to see a Lib Dem or any Guardian journalist try to win the arguments against you in a head to head…. No chance!
There is no finer spectator sport, in my opinion, than watching Matt verbally demolish a leftish opponent on TV!😂
I’d pay good money for a front row seat!
The BBC wouldn't have you through the door on Question Time unless you have proved you are Far Left!
Spectator sport, brilliant analogy and I agree.
Well spoken Matt and I stand with you on everything you've said, therefore that must (by default)mean I'm a racist too.... According to the guardian 🙄🙈
It’s not the whole story—multiculturalism says that when somebody new turns up—with whatever whacky cultural ideas they might have—then the boundaries of “Britishness” are expanded to include these new values. Of course, that opens the progressives up to ridicule, since you can then claim that honor killing, Sharia law and FGM are indeed “British Values”.
And seemingly some can! I read that it was said within Parliament, that Sharia Law could fit within the UK as one of our "tolerances"!!!
Well said Matt!a true patriot 👏👏👏
Great response! You stand firm, unmoved, and entirely supported by the truth.