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    Reform’s Decision to Ban Journalists from Conference Branded ‘Shocking’ by Press Freedom Watchdog
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    Reform’s Decision to Ban Journalists from Conference Branded ‘Shocking’ by Press Freedom Watchdog

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    2. Scrapheaper on

      Are their supporters really dumb enough to back this whilst Nigel accuses the UK of becoming like ‘North Korea’?

      Maybe they genuinely can’t hold two thoughts in their brain simultaneously

    4. Striking_Smile6594 on

      Yet again the biggest ‘free speech’ advocates are the first to shut down any critics.

    6. KernowKermit on

      Mmmmm, I wonder if the Labour party have ever barred any journalists from their party conference? 🤔

    7. rwinh on

      Reform MPs and councillors trying to defend this and making half-arsed comments about why this is acceptable is incredibly uncomfortable to watch.

      On Politics Live they parachuted in some Reform MP (because Zia Yusuf couldn’t be bothered) and she really couldn’t answer simple questions around this, other than the usual bile of “Farage talks to anyone”. Clearly not.

      They showed Führage being grilled in the US doing his usual “I am the only politician to answer questions” which wasn’t an answer to the question “why are you banning local media from attending talks.”

      The whole party is a joke, yet idiots still think they are for the people.

      She ended the grilling with “I am fully booked with questions from the media, I don’t recognise what this paper is.” The New World is a fairly well-known media company, at least for anyone that actually engages with the media. It was previously called The New European.

    9. Heuchelei on

      There’s an easy way to get around this. Pass a law that media cannot be banned from party conferences. A minor political win for Labour that might benefit them.

    11. merryman1 on

      Reactionary conservatives literally just being the very problem they promise the public they’ll solve.

      Its not a new story.

      Just sad so many people have been trapped in this for 10+ years but can’t bring themselves to see it for what it is.

    14. TVPaulD on

      I *wish* it was shocking. I really do. It’s not even surprising though. Outrageous, certainly. Embarrassing for sure. But not remotely surprising.

    16. cactusnan on

      Farage was questioned about this in the state’s and he denied it repeatedly. He claimed he was the most open minded person!

    18. plawwell on

      Again, this is all from the Trump playbook. He bans journos who are from non-sympathetic publications from being in the White House press corps.

    20. Bluebourner on

      This is a distressing time for the democracy we’re supposed to be in. Already, parties become successful largely due to funding from interested lenders and donors, which gives them the scope and publicity to squash other parties, but now they are selecting the audiences to manipulate by selective reporting.

      It’s nothing new, of course. However, the fact that we are constantly being thrown into the past ideas rather than moving forward progressively and evolve for the better. These people are cementing us in the past, and using old ideas to keep old, tired ways. This goes for all the big parties which hog the limelight.

    21. humpty_dumpty47368 on

      Some journalists barred from a conference, well what a shame. Do we really need them anyway. No.

    22. pajamakitten on

      Free speech (terms and conditions apply)!

      In any sane world, Farage would be out on his arse after something like this, with his voters finally having realised he does not practise what he preaches. Instead, his supporters agree with this because they see it as a chance to get one over on what they see as the woke agenda. The irony is completely lost on them.

    23. Spyro93 on

      already know he’s a traitor so this is not surprising to me at all!

      if only the Reform supporters had some braincells left to connect the dots