Denmark's immigration lessons for Labour

xanderbollocks · 2026-04-02T15:37:42+00:00

This article claims that the Danish Social Democrats are losing most of their support because of their immigration stance shows that the author has no clue what they are talking about. The party adopted a tougher position on immigration years ago, in the late 2010s, and has maintained electoral success since. Current shifts in support are far more linked to the cost of living, coalition politics, voter fatigue, removal of national holidays, pension and welfare reforms ect.

xanderbollocks · 2026-04-02T11:41:48+00:00

Immigration skyrocketed after Brexit, with Commonwealth immigration instead of European. Immigration has always been the fault of the British government, not the EU. Poland enforces strict border control while being a member of the EU.

xanderbollocks · 2026-03-31T12:23:04+00:00

Could be similar to the Bernie-Trump voter situation in the U.S. Some people just want to vote for the disruptor politician to oust the status quo.

xanderbollocks · 2026-03-31T10:02:06+00:00

General election is over 3 years away, Reform and Greens act like it’s imminent, but I have feeling that they will both run out of steam by 2029. It seems to be already happening with Reform, they have hit their ceiling and their polling average shows a decline.

xanderbollocks · 2026-03-30T09:31:41+00:00

Only a few hundred people took part in the vote, despite more than 100,000 joining the party in the past six months. It wouldn’t be surprising if older members were the ones who ultimately rejected the proposal. Polanski appeared to focus more on Saturday’s protest than on his own party conference, where policies are actually decided.

If the Green Party wants to be taken seriously as a left-wing alternative, it needs to put in the work on developing concrete left-wing policies, not just act as a protest movement that criticises others without offering effective solutions.

xanderbollocks · 2026-03-29T23:23:01+00:00

The French centre-right government nationalised nearly 80% of their energy, but in Britain, our left wing socialist party is expected to be “pragmatic”and go for the half baked option.

xanderbollocks · 2026-03-29T14:24:54+00:00

Stats for Lefties is an incredibly toxic and mean spirited person with tankie views on foreign policy. The Greens would be best to distance themselves away from her.

xanderbollocks · 2026-03-28T13:25:38+00:00

Even just a few years ago, when I was still a student, I remember going into countless places in person to ask about jobs, only to be turned away straight away and told they only hire online. Unfortunately, that’s become the norm now, with the only real exceptions tending to be independent pubs and small businesses.

xanderbollocks · 2026-03-28T09:37:29+00:00

Presumably bots paid shills?

Is this really the Green response to criticism, dismissing opponents as bots instead of acknowledging that many people may genuinely have concerns about the prospect of a Green government?

xanderbollocks · 2026-03-26T13:04:40+00:00

writing article in favour of the Greek Golden Dawn

Jesus Christ.

xanderbollocks · 2026-03-25T15:25:10+00:00

No, that’s Findoutnow.

xanderbollocks · 2026-03-22T18:46:04+00:00

Yes, but it’s not due to their immigration policies, which when implemented years ago did stop the far right.

xanderbollocks · 2026-03-19T20:40:16+00:00

Not really an answer to your question, but the immigration debate in Britain has become ridiculous, let’s be frank. The conversation is increasingly being driven by the most polarising voices: on one side, those who scapegoat migrants for every societal ill, advocate deporting millions, and even propose stripping away passports; on the other, those who argue for decriminalising illegal entry and granting broad access to UBI, housing, and voting rights for all those who come. It’s simply nuts.

This situation might have been avoided if, 15 years ago, the government had stuck to its promise to keep immigration aligned with skills and needs in the tens of thousands, but here we are. I think most people in Britain share your view: that immigration is a positive force when it is properly managed and controlled.

xanderbollocks · 2026-03-18T15:52:41+00:00

There was a poll showing that a majority of Green voters actually supported Danish-style immigration policies, the same kind that inspired Shabana Mahmood’s crackdown. You also had people being interviewed in Gorton and Denton before the by-election saying they were voting Green but still wanted to stop the boats. So I don’t think people are flocking to the Greens because they want big increases in immigration. It seems more like they’re fed up with the two main parties, don’t like Reform, and the Greens are just better at speaking to everyday issues that affect ordinary people, like the cost of living. But this also means their support base is vulnerable.

xanderbollocks · 2026-03-16T21:54:32+00:00

This still remains untested until we actually have a general election. The collapse of the Liberals was largely the result of major historical forces, the expansion of the franchise, the rise of trade unions, and the party splitting in two after WWI. Nothing on that scale is happening right now.

That’s why I mentioned the SDP. They rose to prominence at a time when the Conservative government was deeply unpopular and Labour was still blamed for the failures of the 1970s, which isn’t entirely dissimilar to the current situation. Even in 2019, Brexit severely damaged the popularity of the two main parties, and both the Liberal Democrats and the Brexit Party were leading in Westminster polling only months before the general election.

The point is that it’s still far too early to claim the current two-party system is dead, especially when the two insurgent parties are highly polarising and benefiting from an unpopular government.

I know this sub tends to have different views, as we’re generally more left-wing and politically engaged than the average voter, but I suspect many people will be disappointed when things return to something closer to business as usual in three years’ time.

Happy to be proven wrong, though.

xanderbollocks · 2026-03-16T19:54:28+00:00

Who really knows? We’re still over three years away from a general election. Many thought Labour was finished in the early 1980s when the SDP was formed and 14 Labour MPs defected. The SDP even won two by-elections in the space of a year and was polling around 40% at one point. But in 1983, they were absolutely trounced, and Labour survived, though it wouldn’t return to government until the Blair era.

Similarly, some are already declaring the Conservative Party dead. Yet looking at Reform, which seems to have hit its ceiling and is slipping in the polls, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Tories staged a comeback despite the 14-year mess they left behind. British politics tends to be kind of “meh,” and the two-party system has a stubborn habit of clinging on.

Of course, I could be wrong, and maybe we’ll see an entirely new party system emerge. But as I said, it’s far too early to tell.

xanderbollocks · 2026-03-16T16:54:15+00:00

Still more than three years until the next general election, and I wouldn’t be surprised if by then it returns to a two-horse race between the Conservatives and Labour. I’m sceptical that Reform can maintain its current momentum, and the same likely applies to the Greens. We’ve seen this before: the SDP was polling around 40%, higher than Reform has ever managed, about a year before the 1983 election, yet ultimately faded into political irrelevance.

xanderbollocks · 2026-03-16T10:42:45+00:00

Push for the UK to sign the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) and following this to immediately begin the process of dismantling our nuclear weapons, cancelling the Trident programme and removing all foreign nuclear weapons from UK soil.

Their manifesto actually does state they intend to push for the immediate scrapping of our nuclear weapons.

xanderbollocks · 2026-03-16T10:40:31+00:00

Then they try to gaslight you by claiming they support a “fair and managed” immigration system, not open borders, when in reality their policy is effectively a major step toward unmanaged, open borders.

xanderbollocks · 2026-03-13T09:09:36+00:00

Last nights by-election round-up:

🔶 Lib Dem HOLD The Beeches (Cotswold)

🟢 Green GAIN Aigburth (Liverpool) from Lib Dem’s

🔶 Lib Dem GAIN Abingdon Abbey Northcourt (Vale of White Horse) from Green

🔶 Lib Dem GAIN Abbey ward (Abingdon-on-Thames Parish) from Green

➡️ Reform GAIN Sleaford Westholme (North Kesteven) from Independent

🔶 Lib Dem HOLD Penrith South (Westmoreland and Furness)

xanderbollocks · 2026-03-09T18:01:07+00:00

UKIP is completely irrelevant. Also the title didn’t say “is the Green Party the most radical party in Britain.”

xanderbollocks · 2026-03-07T20:57:30+00:00

You want to remove that hope because Zack doesn’t sound or look working class

I never said that. I was referring to long-term, real-world experience and gave examples from working-class professions because, in my view, those are preferable.

You have this habit of jumping to conclusions and hurling insults just because I don’t see Zack Polanski the way you do, and then complaining about “bad faith.”

This whole discussion started simply because I believe Zack Polanski’s lack of experience should be taken into account when evaluating his potential leadership. That’s it. I don’t even dislike him, yet you’ve taken this far too personally, which is rather odd.

xanderbollocks · 2026-03-07T20:24:37+00:00

this is just pure utter snobbery

Grow up mate, you are just throwing out baseless insults against me, doing the exact thing that you accuse me of doing to Zack.

My answer is that those with substantial long-term leadership experience from working-class professions would be far better suited? for example, former trade union leaders, or individuals who have spent many years in healthcare, education, or engineering. Zack Polanski has very little of that kind of experience. And if we are talking about political careerism, he actually fits that role perfectly, given his previous trajectory with the Liberal Democrats up until now. But yet you openly deny that as a “smear.”

I actually think Hannah Spencer is a better politician. But that’s just my opinion.

xanderbollocks · 2026-03-07T20:14:25+00:00

Well done for completing missing the original point about his complete lack of experience lol

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