Richard Tice

Deputy Leader, Reform UK — Reform UK

Richard Tice
71
HEAVY COPE
Scapegoater Scapegoat: Regulation / net zero

Latest Incident

Latest: The Guardian — scored 50 (deflection) on 2026-07-16

Score History

Cope Entries (13)

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50
The Guardian deflection
"Tice claims credit for Reform UK calling for British Steel nationalisation and demands assurance that Chinese owner Jingye receives no compensation."

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74
BBC News scapegoating
"Tice claims the government chose to 'fund benefits not bullets and welfare not warfare,' pledges to scrap net zero, end voluntary interest on Bank of England reserves, and stop paying welfare to overseas nationals to fund defence."

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85
The Guardian scapegoating
"Tice says Starmer is 'in denial' about rising despair caused by failure to stop the boats, invokes two-tier policing, and calls on the PM to resign over immigration policy in the wake of Belfast unrest."

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66
BBC News scapegoating
"Tice characterises the visible presence of litter and fly-tipping as a 'sign of just how broken Britain is', while proposing higher on-the-spot fines and a civic pride day as remedies."

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65
The Guardian scapegoating
"Richard Tice claimed there is 'decades and decades and decades of gas in the North Sea', implying a major long-term domestic fossil fuel resource base."

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65
GB News deflection
"Tice claims a real political realignment is taking place across the Black Country and believes this is only the beginning."

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75
BBC Politics gaslighting
"Tice asserted that the party is celebrating 'incredible successes' when questioned about candidate vetting failures and racism allegations."

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75
Guardian Politics scapegoating
"The renewable energy industry has been 'sheltered' by a political consensus and the government should strike down its subsidy contracts."

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65
Guardian Politics deflection
"Promoting the JCB PotHole Pro machine as a primary solution for fixing road infrastructure."

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70
The Guardian deflection
"Describes allegations of failing to pay £100,000 in corporation tax as 'obscure technical issues from years ago' and blames the media for 'dredging' up his past."

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58
Reform UK policy costing 'billions' branded 'utter nonsense' by Andy Street scapegoating
""wasteful" and the "train to nowhere""

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52
Drip-feed of Reform UK controversies puts party’s policy drive in shade deflection
""appointed him as housing spokesman given his depth of experience in developing new towns""

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70
Electricity bills targeted in planned shakeup to energy pricing scapegoating
""This is a cynical move by Miliband to lock future governments into wasteful, expensive energy contracts""
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