Support for Reform UK increasing among British Indians, poll shows

I see this as the potential future UK echo of the Latino vote flocking to vote for Trump in the 2024, getting him elected, but many of whom are now seriously regretting voting for and helping elect Trump… Given the ICE kidnappings of so many Latinos – quite a lot being violent kidnappings….

Indians are very right wing. My work has meant I’ve spoken to many and every single one has had right wing views. I guess the more surprising thing is they moved away from Tories.

Why are the trees voting for the axe just because the handle is made of wood?!

Massive generalisation obviously but Modi is continuously elected. It’s not that surprising that socially conservative parties are attractive to sections of the Indian population.

Many Indian families moved to the UK back in the 60’s and 70’s. They built lives for themselves and their families with no help from the Government, No benefits and all in the face of horrific racism.

So why are they angry, because they are utterly sick of being lumped together with all other migrants because they are “brown”

Many Indians are sick of being abused because so many people just see “brown person” so instantly presume they must be here illegally…

They want migration to be stamped down on because over the last few years they have become the target of many racist morons.

**Edit**

Folks, I am not agreeing with them, I am simply stating what many of them feel. I know many Indian families and the majority are very conservative.

Do I think it is wise to support a group who are literally built upon the getting votes from people who were / are supporters of the EDL and BNP, of course bloody not, unfortunately many do not see Labour as the answer and feel very let down by the Tories and Reform are very good at using this opportunity to push their brand of hateful shit.

“The forest was shrinking, but the trees kept voting for the axe. For the axe was clever, and convinced the trees that because its handle was made of wood, he was one of them.”

4% to 13%. How much of this is just ex-Tory voters hating the tories and going for the new right-wing party that isn’t the tories?

British Indians are often quite affluent so many of them vote for lower taxes & welfare.

Polls are cringe.

Hands up – which one of you ever filled in a ‘poll’?

I’d like to believe they aren’t that stupid to vote in such an obviously racist POS, I really, **really** would.

This is honestly madness if true.

I’m a British Indian and I’d never vote for reform. There is a big difference between wanting to address immigration, and voting for a racist party.

Leopards will sadly eat many faces

So I have done a quick read through the thread and it’s the usual liberal view of the only reason Indian people vote Reform is out of ignorance and some form of white worship.

Indian and Muslim live in close proximity to each other. Leicester has 25% of each group making up the total population. This is going to lead to more interactions between the two and a lot are not posotive.

Gang have a habit of targetting other communities and ignoring this won’t make it go away.

Humans are all the same deep down, and that applies for the unflattering parts as well. Everyone likes to be included at the expense of someone else who is excluded. Many foreigners get a kick from jumping on the Reform wagon and getting at least nominally the acceptance and inclusion they always longed for – by bashing on other foreigners who are supposedly less valuable than they are. My guess is that they are in for a rude awakening. RUK are using them as pawns, and they will for as long as they think it is necessary.

I am British Indian and associate with many other Indians, I don’t know a single person who would vote for Reform.

I also hate the term “Indian Vote”. We all have brains and our own opinions. We don’t all vote the same way.

They will turn on them as soon as they get into power

Well right now, the British right wing’s boogeyman is the Muslim. It is not the Sikh nor the Hindu, which is why certain members of those communities can find right wing politics appealing. In fact, some members of the right have even praised Hindus and Sikhs, namely Tommy Robinson.

Furthermore, for other reasons which it would be very long to write here, there are lots of historical and present tensions between Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims. (Which also includes tensions between Sikhs and Hindus too, but not related to what I am talking about.)

So there are many non-Muslim Indians who already are a lot more anti Muslim than your average white English person, who can find Reform appealing as a result.

In my opinion, should the ‘Muslim boogeyman’ be dealt with if reform come to power (let’s say wide scale crackdown on Muslims), the next group in line to take the hit will be the non Muslim brown and black people.

A few headlines about how ‘Indians own more property in London than Native English’ and ‘Indians only hire their own’ and ‘Indian men are weirdos’ and the right will change their tune from ‘Sikhs / Hindus are good and they integrate’ to ‘Indians bad’

They hate muslims more than they want to protect themselves

I’m immigrants will vote for reform as well. Doesn’t fit your agenda right? Downvote me but you can’t silent me or change my vote. I have my own agenda. The thing is everyone have their own reason. Right or wrong. Who are you to judge?

It’s because of Reform’s very anti Muslim agenda to which the Indians are fully in support of.

What they don’t seem to see is the long term issue, when the Reform are finished with the Muslims, the Indians will be next on the hit list.

Well! r/leopardsatemyface might end up being very interesting in the years to come.

Unless you’re a citizen, Farage will take your Leave to Remain away still.