<![CDATA[Feeling personally attacked.]]>Feeling personally attacked.

Three voters in my household, and Reform UK decided to send me, and only me, a hand addressed letter begging for a vote.

Contemplating putting together some anti-Reform graphics to throw out on the internet. If anyone has a good source for info that might be useful (particularly with ref to Scotland) please stick a link in reply.

I am aware I could just shout about how awful they are, but would prefer to make them a bit more rigorous.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/fcff4d65-9b11-450f-b31f-5f33daac54ee/feeling-personally-attacked.RSS for NodeThu, 09 Apr 2026 08:16:05 GMTTue, 07 Apr 2026 11:43:00 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Feeling personally attacked. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:41:16 GMT]]>@krans You are not the first person to mention this, and it's making me wonder why I got it in our household instead of the other half. Feeling more insulted by the minute. Also mild concern that I'm doxxing myself to some Reform goons when they look back to work out how they sent it to a woman 😬

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://things.uk/users/eclectech/statuses/116363708125400966https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://things.uk/users/eclectech/statuses/116363708125400966Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:41:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Feeling personally attacked. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:08:03 GMT]]>@eclectech Oh yeah, I got this letter. They are *definitely* targeting the middle aged white male home owner demographic.

I hope they have the chutzpah to knock on my door, because they will be told *exactly* where to go.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/krans/statuses/116363577512294619https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/krans/statuses/116363577512294619Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:08:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Feeling personally attacked. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:19:39 GMT]]>@eclectech Yeh. It's depressing. That Thiel adjacent lot keep sending me their junk mail, too. Imagine! If they hate us migrants so much, why are they sending me that sh!t? I drew Hitler mustaches on you know who and returned that crap to them freepost.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/eLearningTechie/statuses/116363387197211184https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/eLearningTechie/statuses/116363387197211184Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:19:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Feeling personally attacked. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:16:09 GMT]]>@eLearningTechie Thanks! Have bookmarked the thread to come back to later in the week.

I met someone recently who admitted to voted Reform because "at least they're not one of the others" and it really struck me. They at least had the sense to be slightly embarrassed. I think they're the people that need to be the target. Not really engaged with politics, letting pro-Farage media wash over them, but not hardcore right-wingers.

Tricky, because I just want to shout rude words at them.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://things.uk/users/eclectech/statuses/116363373382671869https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://things.uk/users/eclectech/statuses/116363373382671869Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:16:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Feeling personally attacked. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:10:48 GMT]]>@eclectech I'll add to the list if I can think of anything else.
MAC (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migration_Advisory_Committee) stats on migrant benefit to society might be another thing to look at, but if past experience is anything to go by, facts won't land. 3 word slogans that are memorable, fear or anger provoking, are probably more effective.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/eLearningTechie/statuses/116363352362497210https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/eLearningTechie/statuses/116363352362497210Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:10:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Feeling personally attacked. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:06:32 GMT]]>@BigTheDave Hahaha, FFS. I have no idea how anyone can think it would be a good idea to give these people any kind of influence over their lives.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://things.uk/users/eclectech/statuses/116363335622330679https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://things.uk/users/eclectech/statuses/116363335622330679Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:06:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Feeling personally attacked. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:05:04 GMT]]>@eclectech one more https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-investigations/reform-uk-funders-nigel-farage-5-million-donations-fossil-fuels-tax-havens/

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/eLearningTechie/statuses/116363329810980707https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/eLearningTechie/statuses/116363329810980707Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:05:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Feeling personally attacked. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:02:40 GMT]]>@eLearningTechie Thanks!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://things.uk/users/eclectech/statuses/116363320381714947https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://things.uk/users/eclectech/statuses/116363320381714947Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:02:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Feeling personally attacked. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:02:23 GMT]]>@ianturton Pffft! This is one of the things that surprised me tbh. I got the letter and not my other half. Could they be doing it by age? I am a bit older than him 😬

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://things.uk/users/eclectech/statuses/116363319249389279https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://things.uk/users/eclectech/statuses/116363319249389279Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:02:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Feeling personally attacked. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:59:55 GMT]]>@fak Oh that is very good.

Still concerned about people who don't have the same awful visceral response to Farage as I do though. Met one recently. Very alarming.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://things.uk/users/eclectech/statuses/116363309580311356https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://things.uk/users/eclectech/statuses/116363309580311356Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:59:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Feeling personally attacked. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:59:18 GMT]]>@eclectech Not specifically Scotland related, but maybe these will spark ideas? https://www.varsity.co.uk/news/31135
https://www.farageexposed.co.uk/faragetrump/nigel-farage-connections-influence/
https://www.desmog.com/2026/04/02/seven-things-you-should-know-reform-policy-chief-james-orr/

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/eLearningTechie/statuses/116363307146631226https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/eLearningTechie/statuses/116363307146631226Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:59:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Feeling personally attacked. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:58:46 GMT]]>@eclectech I took noticed that reform didn't think my wife needed to get a leaflet, since presumably I would tell her who to vote for.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mapstodon.space/users/ianturton/statuses/116363305087925022https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mapstodon.space/users/ianturton/statuses/116363305087925022Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:58:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Feeling personally attacked. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:57:48 GMT]]>@eclectech Some possible inspiration:

It's been less than a week since the candidate announcements and 4 of them have either stepped down or been disqualified.

There's already two splinter parties "AdvanceUK" and "RestoreUK" and their press officer also quit.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/BigTheDave/statuses/116363301242535480https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/BigTheDave/statuses/116363301242535480Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:57:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Feeling personally attacked. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:57:28 GMT]]>@objectrecycler Just read my reply back and it was a very wordy po-faced reply to a suggestion to send a turd through the post 😆 Sorry!

I spoke to someone a month or so back who admitted voted Reform because "at least they're not one of the others" and it's been preying on my mind...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://things.uk/users/eclectech/statuses/116363299950996699https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://things.uk/users/eclectech/statuses/116363299950996699Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:57:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Feeling personally attacked. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:53:56 GMT]]>@eclectech these came across my timeline this morning https://mastodon.scot/@Indyposterboy/116362436452844716

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.community/users/fak/statuses/116363286050607935https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.community/users/fak/statuses/116363286050607935Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:53:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Feeling personally attacked. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:52:58 GMT]]>@eclectech

All joking aside, that would be a good idea on what you are planning. Hopefully someone or multiple people will take note and not vote for them. As you said, less to them, the better.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://woof.tech/users/objectrecycler/statuses/116363282237760121https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://woof.tech/users/objectrecycler/statuses/116363282237760121Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:52:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Feeling personally attacked. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:50:35 GMT]]>@objectrecycler I take your point (& have already sent them some random material when they asked for my opinion) BUT there are people up here that will vote for them.

My thoughts are to put together some graphics to point out the differences between the grand claims on their election materials & what they believe / have stated as policy / have said about Scotland & throw them out and see if they go anywhere.

Persuading one person to give their vote somewhere else would be worth it.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://things.uk/users/eclectech/statuses/116363272865105508https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://things.uk/users/eclectech/statuses/116363272865105508Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:50:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Feeling personally attacked. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:47:09 GMT]]>@eclectech

Don't waste your words on them. Just post a dog turd to them, with an angry face on the envelope.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://woof.tech/users/objectrecycler/statuses/116363259390000055https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://woof.tech/users/objectrecycler/statuses/116363259390000055Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:47:09 GMT