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I'm not professing admiration for any of Johnson, Trump or Farage. I'm simply saying that all three of those reach parts of the electorate that other politicians cannot reach.

If the left, in the form of the Labour party, expect to hold on to power in 2029, they need to find a charismatic leader who engages with the hopes and fears of a substantial proportion of the voters. And that person is not Keir Starmer, nor is it Angela Rayner or Rachel Reeves.

Can you do the bold type please or I'm not interested

I'm not trying to defend the record of the previous Government, which became disastrous from around 2017 onwards under May, Johnson, Truss in particular, and Sunak.

I'm simply saying that so far under Labour, there appears to have been no improvement.

Whether you like it or not, the following facts are true:

Johnson said what the majority of the electorate wanted to hear, and won two terms as London Mayor, and a substantial majority in the 2019 election.

Trump did exactly the same, and won a second term in November 2024.

Farage now does the same again, and that's why he is favourite to be the next PM, although I suspect that could only happen if there is some kind of coalition or electoral pact between the Tories and Reform UK.

However, 2029 is a long way off, and who knows what could happen in the next four years.

...in 2008 (17 years ago) Matt Bloomfield played 33 minutes for Wycombe Wanderers in a 2-2 League Two draw with Bury at Gigg Lane. He conceded a handball in the 90+4 minute

...in 2022 (3 years ago) Wycombe drew 1-1 with Lincoln City in a League 1 Match at LNER Stadium. Matt Bloomfield retired on the 2nd February 2022 and did not feature

Under 14 years of Tory rule, the UK endured a period of relentless decline in terms of its economy, wealth inequality, national debt, immigration numbrs & living standards.

If you think their policies and performance give you a record of being right all the time, we simply live in parallel universes.

No, not a penalty for me. Player was looking for it. I also thought the referee was excellent, got far more right than wrong.

Tonight's other results.

4th Round:

Ascot United 2-3 Hungerford Town (HT 0-0)

Binfield 2-1 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos (HT 1-0)

In the quarter-finals, Hungerford host MK, Binfield host Flackwell Heath, dates TBC. On 12 February, Bracknell Town are at home to Reading.

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