Mark Dolan

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🚨MARK DOLAN STATEMENT: I got it wrong and I’m sorry ⬇️

Show courage, hold the line, speak out The right way will always win 💪

DEI is racism to white people and degrading to non-white people. It punishes people for being white and reduces everyone else to tokens. That’s not progress. That’s racism, rebranded. @mrmarkdolan @TalkTV

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Yikes! This is BIG Another brewing scandal for our sacred BBC?? 🧐

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@jjanisiobi great to see you back on talk this morning. they should give you a regular slot as your views and opinions are dearly missed. you say what millions of us think

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Awww thanks Julie x

@FreeNationTalk @IpswichTown DM sent!

Over the last few days engaging on the @IpswichTown debacle I have been called a fascist on numerous occasions. The real danger to our democracy is not Reform UK, it is the refusal to treat its voters and ideas as legitimate participants in the national conversation. Why This Matters Calling a major democratic party “fascist” or “evil” does three things that erode democratic health: 1. Delegitimises millions of voters. This is the politics of exclusion, not persuasion. 2. Trivialises real fascism. 3. Poisons debate and justifies illiberal tactics. If opponents are “fascists,” then censorship, no-platforming, or even street disruption can be framed as anti-fascist duty. Reform UK is not a fascist party. The claim is factually baseless and undermines democratic debate in the UK. Historians describe fascism as ultranationalist authoritarianism that rejects parliamentary institutions in favour of one-party rule and violence against enemies. Benito Mussolini’s Italy and Hitler’s Germany remain the defining examples; both dismantled democratic norms, banned rival parties, and used state terror. Reform UK matches none of these traits. It is a registered democratic party that contests elections and operates within the UK’s parliamentary system. In the 2024 general election it won 14.3 % of the vote and five seats in the House of Commons, a normal outcome for a new party, not the behaviour of fascists who reject ballots altogether. Its 2024 manifesto, Our Contract with You, and current policy platform explicitly endorse free speech, lower taxes, reduced government waste, and British sovereignty through democratic means. Core Policies. None Are Fascist • Immigration: Freeze non-essential migration, leave the ECHR to enable deportation of illegal entrants and foreign criminals, end indefinite leave to remain, and introduce stricter visas. The goal is stated as protecting wages, housing, public services, and “British culture and values.” This is restrictive nationalism, not racial supremacy or ethnic cleansing. Economy: Raise the income-tax threshold to £20,000 (taking seven million people out of tax), cut corporation tax to 15 %, abolish inheritance tax under £2 million, scrap stamp duty on homes under £750,000, and reduce business regulation. These are classically liberal, small-government measures, the opposite of fascist economic regimentation. Energy and Net Zero: Scrap net-zero subsidies (£30 billion annual saving), fast-track North Sea oil, gas, and nuclear. Again, market-oriented, not state-directed autarky. NHS and Public Services: Increase funding while cutting waste, offer tax relief for private care to reduce waiting lists, and recruit more doctors and nurses. Pragmatic reform, not authoritarian control. Policing and Justice: More officers, zero-tolerance on crime, tougher sentencing standard law-and-order conservatism. Democracy and Free Speech: Constitutional reforms include leaving the ECHR, reforming the House of Lords and civil service, ending postal-vote fraud risks, and a free-speech bill. The party explicitly defends free expression against “DEI quotas” and “guilt politics.” These positions are controversial, especially on migration, but they are argued for through elections, not street violence or dictatorship. Reform fields candidates from diverse backgrounds, condemns violence, and seeks votes, not power through force. No manifesto, speech, or parliamentary vote from Reform calls for banning parties, suppressing the press, or creating a one-party state. Serious analysts distinguish populist parties from actual fascists precisely because the former seek electoral victory within democracy while the latter destroy it. Democracy requires the ability to argue without being branded irredeemable. Britain’s tradition of robust, sometimes brutal, political argument survived the actual fascists of the 1930s because voters could hear all sides and judge.

@FreeNationTalk @IpswichTown Andrew – we’d love to invite you onto my Talk TV show tomorrow. Please DM me! 🙏

I’m sorry, I went too far

Grown-ups back in charge, etc

🚨Catch me on @talktv for five days back-to-back: Thursday 26 March 1–4pm Friday 27 March 1–4pm Saturday 28 March 6–10am Sunday 29 March 6–10am Monday 30 March 6–10am Watch on YouTube or listen on DAB+ I’ll wear something nice 😄📻📺

@Domoxeva Great selections - Kiss The Bride is a masterpiece. That guitar solo towards the end, and Elton’s abrupt tempo throughout 🤩🤩

@mrmarkdolan I guess that's why they call it the blues. But still love. Kiss the bride. Also his other songs like Daniel. Oh can't choose 🤣🤣🤣

Happy 79th birthday to an extraordinary genius and my total hero, Elton John ❤️🎹

@JaneMichael62 Oh wow - happy birthday 🤩🤩😘😘🎉🎉🥳🥳

@mrmarkdolan Yeah I share my birthday with him .

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@mrmarkdolan Yes, credit where it is due, The Rocket Man was the first to say civil war in the UK is inevitable.

@Domoxeva Oh it’s an absolute banger!!! Do you had a favourite song from that album? Apart from the obvious big hits, I love Cold As Christmas, Crystal and One More Arrow….

@mrmarkdolan Too Low for Zero is still one of my favorite albums of all time 😘😘😘

@GarryLavin Amazing Garry! Check your DM sir - have messaged you! 🙏

@mrmarkdolan I was at his 26th party on a barge on the Thames.