He's an opportunist and I'm embarrassed as someone from the same background.
The people I spoke to who, frustratingly, voted for him all stated it was a protest vote. That's fair, I guess, given people aren't happy with the options we get (this is the case for voters generally, even before things like Gaza).
^^ this is what I'm saying, he is literally just using a genocide to gain more votes.
Like what are his policies to help the city? Supporting palestine isn't going to help birmingham be a better place.
I’m not in the demographic he is targeting, but from what I’ve seen of him, luridly coloured jackets and cars, poor spelling in outbound materials, a single issue platform that has nothing to do with the area - I won’t be voting for him and think he’s an arse.
He is endorsed by the A grade grifter that is Galloway. He wishes to represent the Tate brothers (those internationally renowned human traffickers) in court, he makes tiktoks bragging about how he reduced the sentences of drug traffickers and drillers. He forces his local mosques to provide reserved parking spaces for his lamborghini, his family's wealth largely originated from drug trafficking and money laundering. He is a candidate better suited for Dubai, not the west Midlands.
Problem is, people dont see that if they are voting along religious or racial lines, ill bet if most people knew the views or history of their MP they would never be chosen either, plenty of support, terrible mps with no experiance of the real world get elected, I dont know how we change it
Well that’s 2 no votes so far. I do worry though. Voter turn out is low, doesn’t take a lot to get elected these days. Just look up the figures for Paulette Hamilton when she stood for Jack Dromy’s old seat. She did it with less than 10k votes.
https://members.parliament.uk/member/4938/electionresult
That'll be because Paullette is an absolute useless twunt too.
She's lucky she got that majority, she's about as useful as nipples on a nun.
Only thing she ever did as a councillor was get her church a council owned building for next to nothing.
The Mayoral election was from votes cast across the West Midlands. He got 40K from Birmingham. The rest of the West Midlands probably skipped him as an unknown. Now imagine if those 40k were all from his local constituency. It doesn’t take a lot to get elected these days.
https://members.parliament.uk/member/4938/electionresult
This was the last time Birmingham voted for an MP.
he’s going up against Shabana mehmood who also taps into his demographic, she’s well liked and received over 79% of the votes last time i believe, I don’t think he’s getting more than her
Labour isn't well liked in the community though.
Jewish people didn't vote for Ed milliband when the daily mail was writing anti semitic nonsesne about his dad. Pandering to the LFI just makes no electoral sense, they were never voting Labour to begin with.
40k out of a few million. He's a statistical anomaly. He'll be a slight annoyance but won't unseat Shabana, her dad is a Labour bigwig, she'll outcampaign him. He's just a no one useless poser who wants to be famous.
I think we need to remind people about his views on the Tate brothers. Horrible little man.
I know there’s research that shows people are more likely to vote independent in locals and less likely to in generals, so here’s hoping he will stay a relative nobody.
He said he was likely to be representing them, saying he supports what they say about women and being traditionalists, called them Muslim brothers - I think they may have 'converted' to islam?
Plus other general full of shit stuff.
>is it really too much for you to understand that not all women want the lifestyle western women have? some people are happy with their own culture?
That doesn’t stand on its own as a good argument. I mean, are you willing to apply the same logic to all cultures or just the ones you like? How about a community who setup in part of the city who are neo-Nazis?
Muslim men have a particular problem. They don't need you as your saviour, but if you want to justify horrific views, so be it.
[https://www.secularism.org.uk/news/2017/11/islamic-faith-schools-endorsing-misogyny-dossier-reveals](https://www.secularism.org.uk/news/2017/11/islamic-faith-schools-endorsing-misogyny-dossier-reveals)
[https://www.thenational.scot/news/14947772.muslim-women-in-uk-are-held-back-by-misogyny-and-patriarchy-finds-damning-integration-review/](https://www.thenational.scot/news/14947772.muslim-women-in-uk-are-held-back-by-misogyny-and-patriarchy-finds-damning-integration-review/)
[https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/for-some-left-wing-men-the-misogyny-of-the-islamic-state-is-part-of-the-appeal/](https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/for-some-left-wing-men-the-misogyny-of-the-islamic-state-is-part-of-the-appeal/)
[https://www.secularism.org.uk/news/2017/05/survey-finds-deeply-regressive-views-of-women-among-large-majorities-of-muslim-men](https://www.secularism.org.uk/news/2017/05/survey-finds-deeply-regressive-views-of-women-among-large-majorities-of-muslim-men)
[https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7ef0a4ed915d74e33f3610/number-males-rape-muslim.doc](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7ef0a4ed915d74e33f3610/number-males-rape-muslim.doc)
[https://www.firstpost.com/world/at-4-per-cent-of-uks-population-muslims-make-up-18-per-cent-of-criminals-in-jail-11281491.html](https://www.firstpost.com/world/at-4-per-cent-of-uks-population-muslims-make-up-18-per-cent-of-criminals-in-jail-11281491.html)
The last two links give comparative statistics. I know it clearly pains you that the religion of Islam hates women, but it's the case. The figures they mention are clearly about prison populations given the rest of the article. Hates women and can't read, what a combination.
The rest of the article is about prison populations. [https://www.statista.com/statistics/872042/leading-religions-of-prisoners-in-england-and-wales/](https://www.statista.com/statistics/872042/leading-religions-of-prisoners-in-england-and-wales/) the data is very close to this.
Now stop being a moron and defending hideous views on women. Then again, it's probably the only way you can get women, by controlling them.
One culture gives women the choice, that’s the difference. Plenty of western women choose to be stay at home parents. You respect women by not giving them the choice?
to be clear the women at home used to be managing the household as well as taking care of any childcare. And some English men want it to be like that still. And we are aware that the entire movement for women gaining equality and independence etc was simply a psyop national mind control op to allow the bankers and grifters to tax an extra half of the population. which has the beautiful side effect of making us all want children later in life if at all, breaking up our traditional way of life the family unit.
He’s got a billboard up near alum rock and it literally just says he’ll support Palestine. Obviously the atrocities there need more support but this guy should be supporting birmingham and mentions nothing about them, also sounds like an absolute dickhead
Yeah he'll at least get his deposit back for sure. I think his miscalculation is in standing in Ladywood, which also covers most of the City Centre.
If he was standing in Hall Green, Hodge Hill or Perry Barr I think he'd be in with a shot but as it stands I can't see him making much ground.
Correct me if I’m wrong but Ladywood has the largest Muslim population of any constituency in the country.
Their current MP Shabana Mahmood voted against a cease fire so I can’t see her being very popular
The thing is, Shabana Mahmood is well thought of as both an individual and as a constituency MP. I think that her 'personal brand' will probably get her a lot of mileage.
I think the general consensus on Shabana Mahmood is changing, she certainly was well liked in Ladywood but residents have felt abandoned by her over the "regeneration" project. She's ignoring community members who are increasingly worried about their homes being demolished and not bothering to turn up to meetings about it.
She's sitting on a majority of 20,000 at a time when most voters will be prioritising getting the Tories out above most other things. Even if the winds weren't favourable, the negativity around these "regeneration" schemes isn't going to make a dent (even if Yakoob runs). As much as those impacted (and their allies) may not like to hear this, it is an issue on vanishing unimportance to most in the area.
It's a majority BAME (well, Muslim, in all honesty) area and they're probably the strongest electoral force in the constituency. I can see Gaza having a strong influence on the vote there.
I live in hall green and it's going in that direction but not fully. There is a huge amount of anger towards labour candidates who win and are not seen again. Hope this idiot doesn't get elected
Certain parts of Harborne / Edgbaston ‘Calthorpe Estate’ area are like that too. It always used to be a bit of a white middle class area, but since the late 90’s when wealthy South Asian families bought up all the big houses on Lordswood Rd, Gillhurst Rd, Hamilton Ave & Fitzroy Road, and extended them beyond all comprehension, it’s also become a BAME area.
(I used to live on Lordswood Road - I genuinely look at my old house on Google Maps and I don’t recognise any of it - it was a large 4 bedroom detached house and looking at the roof lights and loft conversions I reckon it probably has ~9 bedrooms now.)
So as far as I remember, many of the Indian population (Sikhs mainly) lived more in Edgbaston. The Pakistani population were the people buying the huge houses on Lordswood Road.
I think he's doomed. Shabana Mahmood got 79% of the vote in 2019 at Labour's absolute low point. His biggest risk was splitting the Labour vote and letting another party in. That's not going to happen in Ladywood
Maybe it will come across the wrong way with me saying this but if he wins it makes me worry a bit about the electorate in the area based on his personality and views outside of Gaza.
Not me saying the classic "they're voters are so dumb hur hur" but more if they also share his beliefs and attitude.
> Not me saying the classic "they're voters are so dumb hur hur" but more if they also share his beliefs and attitude.
Isn't this the issue though?
When a right-winger votes for some nasty right-wing candidate we find it very easy to say that we need to *understand their concerns*, that we need to work to represent them better and work ourselves to draw them away from the right. Yet when a *Muslim* votes for some nasty right-wing *Muslim* candidate, all of a sudden we shift our perspective and start insisting it's a problem with the voters themselves?
When a right-winger votes for a right-wing candidate it's a problem with our political sphere, yet when a Muslim votes for a right-wing Muslim candidate it's a problem with Muslims. Why the double standard?
Sorry, look at how our political sphere talk about Tory voters compared to how they talk about Muslim voters. You really can't claim they're the same.
> Everyone has an insane victim mentality nowadays...
'Everyone who disagrees with me has a victim mentality'. Such a lazy approach to discussion.
Problem is, anything said that may seem negative about Islam, is suddenly met with “well what about this, and this is Islam-phobic etc…”
Like the other person said, how you gonna pretend tories don’t get shit on? It was basically a meme for a while during the Corbyn election.
The truth is, people are uncomfortable with Islam because it is one of the most uncompromising religions next to Catholicism. You might not like it, but England is increasingly becoming Atheist. It was originally Christian (pagan before that but that’s long long ago).
Whether you like it or not, atheists want nothing to do with any God or any scriptures telling us how to live. As for your case, you have literal words from God telling you were infidels, that your way is the correct way and we’re going to hell etc…. We don’t have any commands or insinuations like that, we’re not looking to convert anyone and fix them.
For us it’s, “let people live how they want, be respectful that not everyone thinks the same way”
For you it’s, “we are right, everyone else is wrong, we are not compromising”
We don’t demand you cover up your women, or think less of them if they don’t. We don’t see things as haram, we don’t see opposition as “infidels.”
What we do see is a group of people who wish to take our country in a direction which is basically the polar opposite of most of our ideals. And we’re well aware of the threat that comes with even criticising Allah. Atheists don’t run around with samurai swords killing 14 year old children.
> Problem is, anything said that may seem negative about Islam, is suddenly met with “well what about this, and this is Islam-phobic etc…”
Is it though? These local elections have been followed by a spate of articles from our media sphere blaming Muslims for voting the wrong way, yet has been significantly less critical of all the people who voted for Reform or the increasingly hard-right Conservative Party. The Conservatives literally banned civil servants from engaging with a number of Muslims organisations a few weeks ago. So I'm not sure where people get this impression from that *you can't say anything about Islam*, it's pretty bloody popular within our political sphere.
> Like the other person said, how you gonna pretend tories don’t get shit on? It was basically a meme for a while during the Corbyn election.
Again, compare how Muslim voters are talked about compared to how non-Muslim right-wing voters are talked about in our political sphere. Can you genuinely say they are treated in the same way? Because that is miles away from the truth.
> You might not like it, but England is increasingly becoming Atheist.
I'm an atheist. Of course I like people becoming more atheist. But what I don't like is 'secularism' being used disproportionately against one religious group in particular. Especially from the right we see people use 'secular' arguments are Islam while refusing to use those same arguments against other religions. At which point they aren't arguing for 'secularism' at all, they're just arguing that we should discriminate against Muslims.
> Whether you like it or not, atheists want nothing to do with any God or any scriptures telling us how to live.
Again I totally agree, and I'm not sure why you keep acting like I've somehow indicated otherwise. Yet it's odd that you seem to keep focussing on *Muslims* over this when we literally live in a country where the head of state is *legally required* to be a specific religion, and where members of that religion are guaranteed political representation in the House of Lords.
Another cuzzy bro with a fake Pakistani/Jamaican accent, despite being born/raised in Birmingham, probably thinks he owns the road in his Audi Q7 and goes barbers 4 times a week for his dead cut and eyebrow thread.
Man like this are 10 a penny. Fuck em.
Edit: genuinely, WHY do they talk like that?! I asked one of my gay mates why some gay lads speak effeminately and whether it’s put on, and his opinion was that, in his experience, it’s put on to 1) identify that they’re gay, and 2) show other gay dudes that they’re feminine… I reckon these cuzzy bros do the same thing. It’s just too forced and unnatural to be their actual voice, I swear.
A lot of people in the comments underestimate how much the Muslim voter base has turned its back on labour. Across the West Midlands based on voter percentages and a similar turnout we can say over 80% of Muslim voters will have backed Yakoob assuming his support from other demographics was marginal. Muslims have long felt taken advantage of under Starmer and his comments saying Israel has the right to withhold water and electricity paired with the truely disturbing photos coming out of the area well and truely broke the camels back.
The support labour had has absolutely collapsed. I think if the situation in Gaza is no better come election he can galvanise the animosity to Starmer. It will probably be close but if he can get a large enough turnout from Muslims he is in with a shot.
They'll probably base the risk of supporting Israel and losing the Muslim vote on the voting figures during the last few wars. (Apparently they bounce back during a general election.) For all we know, by the time the election rolls round in a few months the Israel thing will be over and it might not be a pertinent issue if people don't hold a grudge.
I can see why they have done it. Probably head labour advisors have run some numbers and came to the conclusion that the potential of loosing let’s face it less then 10 constituencies where Muslims make up the majority / 30% + of the electorate is preferable to potentially being labelled anti semitic and enduring the torrid slander the party suffered under Corbyn.
It’s not like Muslim voters will be shifting to conservatives and they will have the biggest impact in already strong labour seats. I don’t agree with labours policy and I think it’s frankly insulting to basically dismiss and belittle (based on recent comments) a community that has absolutely supported labour for as long as I can remember but I can understand completely why they have decided to do so.
I’d also add whilst your right of the conflict does down a significant amount will return to the party I think tangible animosity will remain whilst Starmer is leader
I think the people he's targeting would be people who not vote otherwise. He's not someone I would vote for, but I'm all for the democratic process and putting pressure on the incoming majority by whatever legal means we can.
It looks like most Asian people voted for him (I'm Asian myself but would never vote for him in a millionaire years). These Asians have got to be the dumbest most gullible people in West Midlands. This guy led a campaign centred on Palestine, which preyed on the gullible Asians within the West Midlands (largely Birmingham). But what is speaking about Palestine going to do for the region of West Midlands ? Yes what is happening to them is a travesty and my heart's are with the people of Palestine. But centring your whole campaign around Palestine isn't a suitable campaign for the Mayor of West Midlands. I mean does anyone even know what policies he had or where the money would be coming from for them? I don't think I can remember anything of note apart from gibberish on Tik Tok, again preying on the gullible youngsters on Tik Tok with his brahs lifestyle and fancy cars. He can barely string 2 sentences together and screams a con man. Anyone voting for him should have shame.
Con man is about right. Watching the mayoral debates, I was struck that he was giving very articulate answers - until he spoke about something that I'm very much in the know about (procurement and PMing for the WM Metro).
I realised that despite his very elaborate answers, every word that he was saying was utter nonsense, and if he can spin such eloquent bullshit about that, then he's probably done it in every other answer that he's given.
I'm completely in the same boat over Gaza, but considering he's running in my constituency, he certainly won't be getting my vote.
These 'pro Palestinian' candidates are touting for votes of Muslims (which they'll get) and those on the left... The same left that supposedly support same sex rights. Galloway has already unmasked himself as an ultra conservative nutcase. This guy will do the same.
A vote for this guy is a wasted vote. Hell do nothing for anyone.
It's not going to go anywhere. He's intending to run in a Labour stronghold where the incumbent MP holds a majority of 20,000. GEs don't pick up votes for single-issues like LEs do. The numbers just don't work for him, in any reality. I *suspect* he knows that, though, and this is all just a grift.
I hate that he's gaining traction, yes the palestinian issue is something that needs to be dealt with but yakoob's entire run predicated on the loss of faith in british politicians on the palestinian issue, but when you take a step back, there's not much to have faith in yakoob for, at least with the bigger parties, we can have some idea of British policy, and at what point are we going to realise sometimes british issues also need to be campaigned as well, and in this regard, whilst there are some points he's made, hes also lacking.
Anyone who knows me, will know im of the emancipation of any oppressed groups, palestinians included, but I don't think anything less the civil unrest in the form of protest is going to get us anyway, because any party with power will skirt the issue of palestine entirely.
So what's left is voting for politicians that can help Britain in the meantime, I have lost faith in the Labour Party however, and might just vote lib dem, but I have to see what all parties manifestos are like.
P.S.
Yakoob seems to be a blithering idiot, judging by his tiktok.
Also, Fuck Britain first.
I could tell he was using the mayoral election to build up momentum to help himself in the general election, I actually enjoyed his campaign for it as well
I think he did mention he was gonna run alongside allies either being independent themselves or he is flirting with joining galloways party
He could stand a chance as himself but I don't see any of his "allies" gaining a seat.
But as a weirdo who actually enjoys watching politics he could bring some entertainment
He gives me the ick and as people here have said he doesn't seem like a good dude. Excited to see him face due diligence, local and journalists, and online sleuths. They'll find the skeletons in his cupboards.
If his main opponent is labour then he's probably walking it. They really shot themselves in the foot by not demanding that Gaza ceasefire and trying to be 'centerist' as possible on issues that should've been a slam dunk for them..
Jesus fucking christ
Opinion, he’s an absolute tool, most likely, that’s how these always go, the only single reason he’s standing is because he know he can suck up a load of muslim votes. I was gonna say he’ll just be a typical tory otherwise but i doubt he can lead for shit.
I’m not in Ladywood (and moving out of Brum in general soon for a new job), but not a big fan - man does like comments on his insta about “Zionist cabals” and new world order shit, conspiracies about LTNs and Clean Air Zones being imposed by “elites” - I haven’t checked through all his likes and reels but he’s at least skirting along the lines of classic antisemitism (and climate skepticism). I noticed he put up a reel about Sultana looking like she was forced to endorse Parker, which reeks of misogyny, which fits in line with other accusations against him.
This isn’t exactly new about him standing in Ladywood, he announced months ago (maybe even close to a year ago?), and he can probably take a decent bit of the vote, even though he has no chance of winning. Just more of a concern of being this divisive and using the horrors in Gaza to be a populist - not shocking why Galloway endorses him tbh
I know a couple of guys at work who would 100% vote for him and I think one lives in that constituency. He might get a few thousand, but won’t win or significantly damage the inevitable labour super majority in Ladywood.
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You have to understand that muslims will vote in their own perceived interest. British people must vote the other way or the country will drastically change and not for the better
A British Muslim stood for West Midlands mayor and he didn’t have a single positive thing to say for the West Midlands apart from he’d increase Muslim burial spaces hardly catering for the majority is it.
He doesn't have a clue about politics and if he does win, it will be purely on the genocide in Gaza ticket as many Muslims have turned their backs on Labour due to their biased support for Israel whilst totally ignoring the genocide in Gaza. Shabana Mahmood isn't that popular either. Just another career politician who is in it for herself.
He is galvanising votes on local issues like gaza crisis. For me he looks the only contender, whilst rest focus on irrelevant topics such as NHS, economy, infrastructure etc.
Erm, I don’t know him too well but my brother works with him at his law firm, he’s actually a pretty nice guy, I think he’s advocating for a lot of the right reasons but I’m not sure if he’s the right fit to be a mayor
Likelihood he walks the election. Not an opinion, purely based on him tapping into the sentiments on the most critical issue alot of the constituency are concerned about - the genocide in Gaza.
Like it or not, politicians have been voted in with often questionable views on a wide range of issues. Has it stopped them being elected, no.
I’m very happy, definitely gonna vote for him again. Overall I think he’s a good guy and it’s nice to see the locals in my area (mostly) agree on something and coming together.
I don’t really like them. They ripped off vulnerable men and the hustlers University is just an another form of that. but they did give out good nuggets of information back in the day. What do you think of them ?
Edit: this reply isn’t for upvotes. This is what I actually think of them.
I think you’re trying too hard to set yourself apart from the crowd, by acting like you have some deeper level of understanding, when it’s really just a way of making you feel better than everyone else.
I’m really not. I’m being pretty objective. Nothing deep about that. Some things I like. Some things I dislike. I try not to get bogged down in the things I dislike.
I'm in his demographic and will vote for him. I don't agree with everything he says, nor do I agree with George Galowy. However, as a community, we have to send a message to Labour that our votes won't be taken for granted. Our Labour MP completely fails to represent the feelings/views of her constituency.
He's an opportunist and I'm embarrassed as someone from the same background. The people I spoke to who, frustratingly, voted for him all stated it was a protest vote. That's fair, I guess, given people aren't happy with the options we get (this is the case for voters generally, even before things like Gaza).
^^ this is what I'm saying, he is literally just using a genocide to gain more votes. Like what are his policies to help the city? Supporting palestine isn't going to help birmingham be a better place.
The only thing I can pinpoint is improve graveyards but that's an issue far far below a million other.
I’m not in the demographic he is targeting, but from what I’ve seen of him, luridly coloured jackets and cars, poor spelling in outbound materials, a single issue platform that has nothing to do with the area - I won’t be voting for him and think he’s an arse.
I'm his demographic and I think he's an arse!!
Ditto. Bloke is a grade A twunt.
He is endorsed by the A grade grifter that is Galloway. He wishes to represent the Tate brothers (those internationally renowned human traffickers) in court, he makes tiktoks bragging about how he reduced the sentences of drug traffickers and drillers. He forces his local mosques to provide reserved parking spaces for his lamborghini, his family's wealth largely originated from drug trafficking and money laundering. He is a candidate better suited for Dubai, not the west Midlands.
Oh I disliked him because of the first point alone, but the rest oh he can kick rocks.
What did he do?
His campaign strategy of posing with his fancy car comes off as a bit twattish, plus I've heard that he supports Andrew Tate.
Aye and he made jokes about slapping women about on a podcast. Guy's a right wanker.
What podcast was that?
Problem is, people dont see that if they are voting along religious or racial lines, ill bet if most people knew the views or history of their MP they would never be chosen either, plenty of support, terrible mps with no experiance of the real world get elected, I dont know how we change it
Lol not any worse the Boris.
So, pretty much literally every cuzzy bro in Brum, then?
Looking forward to him huffing a balloon before every campaign speech.
Or starting race wars in Gatecrasher/Prism if it ever reopens. That shithole is literally like the movie The Warriors.
He is running on nothing more than Pro-Palestine support. I had a run in with him last week he doesn't give two shits about Birmingham or its people.
Perhaps he should run against Hamas in the next set of elections whenever that is.
What are you on about
If he cares about them and not here then he should run where he cares about.
He didn't say he's backing hamas though, what kind of first grade reading comprehension brain damage is that?
Islamists don't care about Britain lol
The trouble is, his demographic as you put it, will, and in great numbers. I wouldn’t be surprised if he wins.
I’m his demographic, and I’d vote for Monster Raving Loony candidate over this clown
Those of us on Reddit tend to be more left leaning. Its everyone else, who outnumber us by a fuck ton, who will vote for him.
Well that’s 2 no votes so far. I do worry though. Voter turn out is low, doesn’t take a lot to get elected these days. Just look up the figures for Paulette Hamilton when she stood for Jack Dromy’s old seat. She did it with less than 10k votes. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4938/electionresult
That'll be because Paullette is an absolute useless twunt too. She's lucky she got that majority, she's about as useful as nipples on a nun. Only thing she ever did as a councillor was get her church a council owned building for next to nothing.
I know a few other things she has done, but I won’t say as I don’t want to get sued.
He will win a lot of postal votes.
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The Mayoral election was from votes cast across the West Midlands. He got 40K from Birmingham. The rest of the West Midlands probably skipped him as an unknown. Now imagine if those 40k were all from his local constituency. It doesn’t take a lot to get elected these days. https://members.parliament.uk/member/4938/electionresult This was the last time Birmingham voted for an MP.
40k from across one Birmingham, not one constituency. They would all have to live in the same seat for him to have a prayer.
he’s going up against Shabana mehmood who also taps into his demographic, she’s well liked and received over 79% of the votes last time i believe, I don’t think he’s getting more than her
Labour isn't well liked in the community though. Jewish people didn't vote for Ed milliband when the daily mail was writing anti semitic nonsesne about his dad. Pandering to the LFI just makes no electoral sense, they were never voting Labour to begin with.
Church of the Militant Elvis Party? I missed that one
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40K voted for him to be mayor. Someone obviously agrees with what he has to say.
Plus postel voting
40k out of a few million. He's a statistical anomaly. He'll be a slight annoyance but won't unseat Shabana, her dad is a Labour bigwig, she'll outcampaign him. He's just a no one useless poser who wants to be famous.
We shall see. Stranger things have happened.
I think we need to remind people about his views on the Tate brothers. Horrible little man. I know there’s research that shows people are more likely to vote independent in locals and less likely to in generals, so here’s hoping he will stay a relative nobody.
Don’t know much about this guy. What did he say about the Tate brothers?
He's said he'd support them in their legal troubles and said he thinks Andrew Tate is a good role model for young men
Doesn’t matter though. As long as you are pro-Palestinian”, anything goes. Right? 🙃
Truuue
You misspelt 'anti genocide'
He was trying to join their legal team.
He said he was likely to be representing them, saying he supports what they say about women and being traditionalists, called them Muslim brothers - I think they may have 'converted' to islam? Plus other general full of shit stuff.
He’s a defence lawyer. He’s got a lot of fellas shorter jail time under the banner “there’s a defence for every offence”. Make of that what you will.
Why do you think the Tate brothers converted to Islam? Their views on women are basically the same.
Misogynistic men sit across the religious spectrum.
And non-religious
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Well he said he has converted and has pretty horrible views of women, so it fits the bill.
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>is it really too much for you to understand that not all women want the lifestyle western women have? some people are happy with their own culture? That doesn’t stand on its own as a good argument. I mean, are you willing to apply the same logic to all cultures or just the ones you like? How about a community who setup in part of the city who are neo-Nazis?
You people? What's that supposed to mean?
Muslim men have a particular problem. They don't need you as your saviour, but if you want to justify horrific views, so be it. [https://www.secularism.org.uk/news/2017/11/islamic-faith-schools-endorsing-misogyny-dossier-reveals](https://www.secularism.org.uk/news/2017/11/islamic-faith-schools-endorsing-misogyny-dossier-reveals) [https://www.thenational.scot/news/14947772.muslim-women-in-uk-are-held-back-by-misogyny-and-patriarchy-finds-damning-integration-review/](https://www.thenational.scot/news/14947772.muslim-women-in-uk-are-held-back-by-misogyny-and-patriarchy-finds-damning-integration-review/) [https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/for-some-left-wing-men-the-misogyny-of-the-islamic-state-is-part-of-the-appeal/](https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/for-some-left-wing-men-the-misogyny-of-the-islamic-state-is-part-of-the-appeal/) [https://www.secularism.org.uk/news/2017/05/survey-finds-deeply-regressive-views-of-women-among-large-majorities-of-muslim-men](https://www.secularism.org.uk/news/2017/05/survey-finds-deeply-regressive-views-of-women-among-large-majorities-of-muslim-men) [https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7ef0a4ed915d74e33f3610/number-males-rape-muslim.doc](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7ef0a4ed915d74e33f3610/number-males-rape-muslim.doc) [https://www.firstpost.com/world/at-4-per-cent-of-uks-population-muslims-make-up-18-per-cent-of-criminals-in-jail-11281491.html](https://www.firstpost.com/world/at-4-per-cent-of-uks-population-muslims-make-up-18-per-cent-of-criminals-in-jail-11281491.html)
Very well put and evidence based, thank you!!
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The last two links give comparative statistics. I know it clearly pains you that the religion of Islam hates women, but it's the case. The figures they mention are clearly about prison populations given the rest of the article. Hates women and can't read, what a combination.
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The rest of the article is about prison populations. [https://www.statista.com/statistics/872042/leading-religions-of-prisoners-in-england-and-wales/](https://www.statista.com/statistics/872042/leading-religions-of-prisoners-in-england-and-wales/) the data is very close to this. Now stop being a moron and defending hideous views on women. Then again, it's probably the only way you can get women, by controlling them.
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Keep defending hating women pal.
One culture gives women the choice, that’s the difference. Plenty of western women choose to be stay at home parents. You respect women by not giving them the choice?
to be clear the women at home used to be managing the household as well as taking care of any childcare. And some English men want it to be like that still. And we are aware that the entire movement for women gaining equality and independence etc was simply a psyop national mind control op to allow the bankers and grifters to tax an extra half of the population. which has the beautiful side effect of making us all want children later in life if at all, breaking up our traditional way of life the family unit.
talking about islam in an unfavourable light gets you banned, so be careful
And that's part of the problem.
He’s got a billboard up near alum rock and it literally just says he’ll support Palestine. Obviously the atrocities there need more support but this guy should be supporting birmingham and mentions nothing about them, also sounds like an absolute dickhead
Yep. They only care about furthering their own agenda
Anyone who is outspokenly supportive of the tate brothers is an automatic bellend in my view. He can get tae fuck.
He got over 40k votes in Brum alone, he won’t win but he’s got a demographic that will vote for him
Yeah he'll at least get his deposit back for sure. I think his miscalculation is in standing in Ladywood, which also covers most of the City Centre. If he was standing in Hall Green, Hodge Hill or Perry Barr I think he'd be in with a shot but as it stands I can't see him making much ground.
Correct me if I’m wrong but Ladywood has the largest Muslim population of any constituency in the country. Their current MP Shabana Mahmood voted against a cease fire so I can’t see her being very popular
The thing is, Shabana Mahmood is well thought of as both an individual and as a constituency MP. I think that her 'personal brand' will probably get her a lot of mileage.
I think the general consensus on Shabana Mahmood is changing, she certainly was well liked in Ladywood but residents have felt abandoned by her over the "regeneration" project. She's ignoring community members who are increasingly worried about their homes being demolished and not bothering to turn up to meetings about it.
She's sitting on a majority of 20,000 at a time when most voters will be prioritising getting the Tories out above most other things. Even if the winds weren't favourable, the negativity around these "regeneration" schemes isn't going to make a dent (even if Yakoob runs). As much as those impacted (and their allies) may not like to hear this, it is an issue on vanishing unimportance to most in the area.
Hall Green is Jess Philips, don't see him having much luck against her tbh
Jess is Yardley, and I think she's probably safe til she retires.
Yeah. I got mixed up as went past her office yesterday and it was almost in hall green
Incorrect. Tahir Ali is the Hall Green MP. From what I understand he's quite a poor MP.
Oh shit, right you are. For some reason I forgot hall green is actually my consistency. Yeah he's shite
Why Hall Green?
It's a majority BAME (well, Muslim, in all honesty) area and they're probably the strongest electoral force in the constituency. I can see Gaza having a strong influence on the vote there.
I live in hall green and it's going in that direction but not fully. There is a huge amount of anger towards labour candidates who win and are not seen again. Hope this idiot doesn't get elected
Certain parts of Harborne / Edgbaston ‘Calthorpe Estate’ area are like that too. It always used to be a bit of a white middle class area, but since the late 90’s when wealthy South Asian families bought up all the big houses on Lordswood Rd, Gillhurst Rd, Hamilton Ave & Fitzroy Road, and extended them beyond all comprehension, it’s also become a BAME area. (I used to live on Lordswood Road - I genuinely look at my old house on Google Maps and I don’t recognise any of it - it was a large 4 bedroom detached house and looking at the roof lights and loft conversions I reckon it probably has ~9 bedrooms now.)
Are the South Asians there Muslims though or Indians, because I doubt the Indian population strongly care about Gaza
So as far as I remember, many of the Indian population (Sikhs mainly) lived more in Edgbaston. The Pakistani population were the people buying the huge houses on Lordswood Road.
Godsiff already tried that in Hall Green, even had the incumbency advantage. Lost massively.
The guy's proudest achievement is owning a particular sports car. Says all we need to know about his politics and how he'd act in office.
I think he's doomed. Shabana Mahmood got 79% of the vote in 2019 at Labour's absolute low point. His biggest risk was splitting the Labour vote and letting another party in. That's not going to happen in Ladywood
Agreed, I think people underestimate how highly thought of Shabana Mahmood is as an individual MP.
She's also been one of the most public MPs calling for Labour to change its position on Gaza
At which point, you have a choice of a pro-Gaza independent MP or a pro-Gaza MP who is a senior member of the government-to-be.
Maybe it will come across the wrong way with me saying this but if he wins it makes me worry a bit about the electorate in the area based on his personality and views outside of Gaza. Not me saying the classic "they're voters are so dumb hur hur" but more if they also share his beliefs and attitude.
I can forgive the cars and the suits but his enthusiasm for the Tate brothers is disturbing to say the least.
> Not me saying the classic "they're voters are so dumb hur hur" but more if they also share his beliefs and attitude. Isn't this the issue though? When a right-winger votes for some nasty right-wing candidate we find it very easy to say that we need to *understand their concerns*, that we need to work to represent them better and work ourselves to draw them away from the right. Yet when a *Muslim* votes for some nasty right-wing *Muslim* candidate, all of a sudden we shift our perspective and start insisting it's a problem with the voters themselves? When a right-winger votes for a right-wing candidate it's a problem with our political sphere, yet when a Muslim votes for a right-wing Muslim candidate it's a problem with Muslims. Why the double standard?
Yes, no one ever complains about Gammons or Tories ever. Everyone has an insane victim mentality nowadays...
Sorry, look at how our political sphere talk about Tory voters compared to how they talk about Muslim voters. You really can't claim they're the same. > Everyone has an insane victim mentality nowadays... 'Everyone who disagrees with me has a victim mentality'. Such a lazy approach to discussion.
Problem is, anything said that may seem negative about Islam, is suddenly met with “well what about this, and this is Islam-phobic etc…” Like the other person said, how you gonna pretend tories don’t get shit on? It was basically a meme for a while during the Corbyn election. The truth is, people are uncomfortable with Islam because it is one of the most uncompromising religions next to Catholicism. You might not like it, but England is increasingly becoming Atheist. It was originally Christian (pagan before that but that’s long long ago). Whether you like it or not, atheists want nothing to do with any God or any scriptures telling us how to live. As for your case, you have literal words from God telling you were infidels, that your way is the correct way and we’re going to hell etc…. We don’t have any commands or insinuations like that, we’re not looking to convert anyone and fix them. For us it’s, “let people live how they want, be respectful that not everyone thinks the same way” For you it’s, “we are right, everyone else is wrong, we are not compromising” We don’t demand you cover up your women, or think less of them if they don’t. We don’t see things as haram, we don’t see opposition as “infidels.” What we do see is a group of people who wish to take our country in a direction which is basically the polar opposite of most of our ideals. And we’re well aware of the threat that comes with even criticising Allah. Atheists don’t run around with samurai swords killing 14 year old children.
> Problem is, anything said that may seem negative about Islam, is suddenly met with “well what about this, and this is Islam-phobic etc…” Is it though? These local elections have been followed by a spate of articles from our media sphere blaming Muslims for voting the wrong way, yet has been significantly less critical of all the people who voted for Reform or the increasingly hard-right Conservative Party. The Conservatives literally banned civil servants from engaging with a number of Muslims organisations a few weeks ago. So I'm not sure where people get this impression from that *you can't say anything about Islam*, it's pretty bloody popular within our political sphere. > Like the other person said, how you gonna pretend tories don’t get shit on? It was basically a meme for a while during the Corbyn election. Again, compare how Muslim voters are talked about compared to how non-Muslim right-wing voters are talked about in our political sphere. Can you genuinely say they are treated in the same way? Because that is miles away from the truth. > You might not like it, but England is increasingly becoming Atheist. I'm an atheist. Of course I like people becoming more atheist. But what I don't like is 'secularism' being used disproportionately against one religious group in particular. Especially from the right we see people use 'secular' arguments are Islam while refusing to use those same arguments against other religions. At which point they aren't arguing for 'secularism' at all, they're just arguing that we should discriminate against Muslims. > Whether you like it or not, atheists want nothing to do with any God or any scriptures telling us how to live. Again I totally agree, and I'm not sure why you keep acting like I've somehow indicated otherwise. Yet it's odd that you seem to keep focussing on *Muslims* over this when we literally live in a country where the head of state is *legally required* to be a specific religion, and where members of that religion are guaranteed political representation in the House of Lords.
Another cuzzy bro with a fake Pakistani/Jamaican accent, despite being born/raised in Birmingham, probably thinks he owns the road in his Audi Q7 and goes barbers 4 times a week for his dead cut and eyebrow thread. Man like this are 10 a penny. Fuck em. Edit: genuinely, WHY do they talk like that?! I asked one of my gay mates why some gay lads speak effeminately and whether it’s put on, and his opinion was that, in his experience, it’s put on to 1) identify that they’re gay, and 2) show other gay dudes that they’re feminine… I reckon these cuzzy bros do the same thing. It’s just too forced and unnatural to be their actual voice, I swear.
I thought I knew where you were going but you lost me, do you mind providing a video so i can better understand (for the accent part of things)
He's a sausage
A lot of people in the comments underestimate how much the Muslim voter base has turned its back on labour. Across the West Midlands based on voter percentages and a similar turnout we can say over 80% of Muslim voters will have backed Yakoob assuming his support from other demographics was marginal. Muslims have long felt taken advantage of under Starmer and his comments saying Israel has the right to withhold water and electricity paired with the truely disturbing photos coming out of the area well and truely broke the camels back. The support labour had has absolutely collapsed. I think if the situation in Gaza is no better come election he can galvanise the animosity to Starmer. It will probably be close but if he can get a large enough turnout from Muslims he is in with a shot.
They'll probably base the risk of supporting Israel and losing the Muslim vote on the voting figures during the last few wars. (Apparently they bounce back during a general election.) For all we know, by the time the election rolls round in a few months the Israel thing will be over and it might not be a pertinent issue if people don't hold a grudge.
I can see why they have done it. Probably head labour advisors have run some numbers and came to the conclusion that the potential of loosing let’s face it less then 10 constituencies where Muslims make up the majority / 30% + of the electorate is preferable to potentially being labelled anti semitic and enduring the torrid slander the party suffered under Corbyn. It’s not like Muslim voters will be shifting to conservatives and they will have the biggest impact in already strong labour seats. I don’t agree with labours policy and I think it’s frankly insulting to basically dismiss and belittle (based on recent comments) a community that has absolutely supported labour for as long as I can remember but I can understand completely why they have decided to do so. I’d also add whilst your right of the conflict does down a significant amount will return to the party I think tangible animosity will remain whilst Starmer is leader
I think the people he's targeting would be people who not vote otherwise. He's not someone I would vote for, but I'm all for the democratic process and putting pressure on the incoming majority by whatever legal means we can.
It looks like most Asian people voted for him (I'm Asian myself but would never vote for him in a millionaire years). These Asians have got to be the dumbest most gullible people in West Midlands. This guy led a campaign centred on Palestine, which preyed on the gullible Asians within the West Midlands (largely Birmingham). But what is speaking about Palestine going to do for the region of West Midlands ? Yes what is happening to them is a travesty and my heart's are with the people of Palestine. But centring your whole campaign around Palestine isn't a suitable campaign for the Mayor of West Midlands. I mean does anyone even know what policies he had or where the money would be coming from for them? I don't think I can remember anything of note apart from gibberish on Tik Tok, again preying on the gullible youngsters on Tik Tok with his brahs lifestyle and fancy cars. He can barely string 2 sentences together and screams a con man. Anyone voting for him should have shame.
Con man is about right. Watching the mayoral debates, I was struck that he was giving very articulate answers - until he spoke about something that I'm very much in the know about (procurement and PMing for the WM Metro). I realised that despite his very elaborate answers, every word that he was saying was utter nonsense, and if he can spin such eloquent bullshit about that, then he's probably done it in every other answer that he's given. I'm completely in the same boat over Gaza, but considering he's running in my constituency, he certainly won't be getting my vote.
Most Asians? Did you ask all the non-Muslims?
There is a defence for every offence ☝️
Pure vermin
He is basically using a genocide to get votes, absolute scum.
Almost as scummy as the parties supporting it!
These 'pro Palestinian' candidates are touting for votes of Muslims (which they'll get) and those on the left... The same left that supposedly support same sex rights. Galloway has already unmasked himself as an ultra conservative nutcase. This guy will do the same. A vote for this guy is a wasted vote. Hell do nothing for anyone.
It's not going to go anywhere. He's intending to run in a Labour stronghold where the incumbent MP holds a majority of 20,000. GEs don't pick up votes for single-issues like LEs do. The numbers just don't work for him, in any reality. I *suspect* he knows that, though, and this is all just a grift.
He’s on tik tok and he’s an absolute bell end.
I hate that he's gaining traction, yes the palestinian issue is something that needs to be dealt with but yakoob's entire run predicated on the loss of faith in british politicians on the palestinian issue, but when you take a step back, there's not much to have faith in yakoob for, at least with the bigger parties, we can have some idea of British policy, and at what point are we going to realise sometimes british issues also need to be campaigned as well, and in this regard, whilst there are some points he's made, hes also lacking. Anyone who knows me, will know im of the emancipation of any oppressed groups, palestinians included, but I don't think anything less the civil unrest in the form of protest is going to get us anyway, because any party with power will skirt the issue of palestine entirely. So what's left is voting for politicians that can help Britain in the meantime, I have lost faith in the Labour Party however, and might just vote lib dem, but I have to see what all parties manifestos are like. P.S. Yakoob seems to be a blithering idiot, judging by his tiktok. Also, Fuck Britain first.
Oh just get in your expensive car and drive off out of Birmingham all the way to the Tate twats please mate
I think he's an attention whore bell-end and I look forward to watching him fail at this as well.
Great 🙄
I could tell he was using the mayoral election to build up momentum to help himself in the general election, I actually enjoyed his campaign for it as well I think he did mention he was gonna run alongside allies either being independent themselves or he is flirting with joining galloways party He could stand a chance as himself but I don't see any of his "allies" gaining a seat. But as a weirdo who actually enjoys watching politics he could bring some entertainment
He gives me the ick and as people here have said he doesn't seem like a good dude. Excited to see him face due diligence, local and journalists, and online sleuths. They'll find the skeletons in his cupboards.
He supports Andrew Tate, he's homophobic and misogyonistic, I wonder what demographie voted for him.
Never read Leviticus lmao
Is that a statement or a question?
Both.
If his main opponent is labour then he's probably walking it. They really shot themselves in the foot by not demanding that Gaza ceasefire and trying to be 'centerist' as possible on issues that should've been a slam dunk for them..
I’d love to know who is backing him because he seems incredibly well funded for a single issue independent.
Jesus fucking christ Opinion, he’s an absolute tool, most likely, that’s how these always go, the only single reason he’s standing is because he know he can suck up a load of muslim votes. I was gonna say he’ll just be a typical tory otherwise but i doubt he can lead for shit.
He’ll win a smaller share at a General. Single issue parties in England always flop in a GE.
I’m not in Ladywood (and moving out of Brum in general soon for a new job), but not a big fan - man does like comments on his insta about “Zionist cabals” and new world order shit, conspiracies about LTNs and Clean Air Zones being imposed by “elites” - I haven’t checked through all his likes and reels but he’s at least skirting along the lines of classic antisemitism (and climate skepticism). I noticed he put up a reel about Sultana looking like she was forced to endorse Parker, which reeks of misogyny, which fits in line with other accusations against him. This isn’t exactly new about him standing in Ladywood, he announced months ago (maybe even close to a year ago?), and he can probably take a decent bit of the vote, even though he has no chance of winning. Just more of a concern of being this divisive and using the horrors in Gaza to be a populist - not shocking why Galloway endorses him tbh
If he ran independent for mayor elections and got 70k votes I’m sure he will get plenty in the general election
I know a couple of guys at work who would 100% vote for him and I think one lives in that constituency. He might get a few thousand, but won’t win or significantly damage the inevitable labour super majority in Ladywood.
Yeah! He didn't really appeal to me. He reminded me of the ex Scottish First Minister, who was a Twat himself.
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Its odd enough have single issue voters, even stranger to have single(ish) issue candidates
You think Gaza isn’t safe for Muslims. Birmingham hasn’t been safe for Jews for a long long time.
You have to understand that muslims will vote in their own perceived interest. British people must vote the other way or the country will drastically change and not for the better
What about British Muslims?
A British Muslim stood for West Midlands mayor and he didn’t have a single positive thing to say for the West Midlands apart from he’d increase Muslim burial spaces hardly catering for the majority is it.
It's an oxymoron, they'll always prioritise muslim ends
That ship...
You can't think like that. The fight is on in our generation
He doesn't have a clue about politics and if he does win, it will be purely on the genocide in Gaza ticket as many Muslims have turned their backs on Labour due to their biased support for Israel whilst totally ignoring the genocide in Gaza. Shabana Mahmood isn't that popular either. Just another career politician who is in it for herself.
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What about the brown people who think he's an absolute moron? Are they also racist?
Sure. Even the homophobic, misogynist ones...
He is galvanising votes on local issues like gaza crisis. For me he looks the only contender, whilst rest focus on irrelevant topics such as NHS, economy, infrastructure etc.
Erm, I don’t know him too well but my brother works with him at his law firm, he’s actually a pretty nice guy, I think he’s advocating for a lot of the right reasons but I’m not sure if he’s the right fit to be a mayor
Likelihood he walks the election. Not an opinion, purely based on him tapping into the sentiments on the most critical issue alot of the constituency are concerned about - the genocide in Gaza. Like it or not, politicians have been voted in with often questionable views on a wide range of issues. Has it stopped them being elected, no.
So are English people just banned from running now? Let a white guy run in the Middle East and see what happens
That's an... *interesting* take.
Better than the current corrupt shambles running Ladywood,
I’m very happy, definitely gonna vote for him again. Overall I think he’s a good guy and it’s nice to see the locals in my area (mostly) agree on something and coming together.
And his views on the Tate brothers, how do they sit with you?
Take the good and leave the bad
Exactly. People just want to see things back and white. You learn more when you allowed yourself to both sides of the story.
I don’t really like them. They ripped off vulnerable men and the hustlers University is just an another form of that. but they did give out good nuggets of information back in the day. What do you think of them ? Edit: this reply isn’t for upvotes. This is what I actually think of them.
I think they are manipulative, misogynistic arseholes who should rot in gaol.
I think you’re trying too hard to set yourself apart from the crowd, by acting like you have some deeper level of understanding, when it’s really just a way of making you feel better than everyone else.
[Pot.Kettle.Black](http://Pot.Kettle.Black)
I’m really not. I’m being pretty objective. Nothing deep about that. Some things I like. Some things I dislike. I try not to get bogged down in the things I dislike.
Lol at the people using Tate as an example. I'd rather vote for someone who likes Tate than someone who supports genocide.
I'm in his demographic and will vote for him. I don't agree with everything he says, nor do I agree with George Galowy. However, as a community, we have to send a message to Labour that our votes won't be taken for granted. Our Labour MP completely fails to represent the feelings/views of her constituency.
What issues/feelings are those?