Politics
Ron is one of the few politicised characters in the later years. Although unlike socialist Bobby Grant and Chrissy Rogers and Conservative Paul Collins) his beliefs aren't fervent, Ron often makes off-the-cuff right wing political remarks as a reaction to something he has heard. In the series he has supported taxing the poor more than the rich to incentivise hard work, bring back hanging, arming the police and claiming that nobody is truly addicted to anything. His outbursts are usually treated with bemusement by others. During the siege he claimed that hanging would deter the criminals from shooting their victims to which Bev pointed out that no deterrent stopped him from 'pulling the trigger' when he shot an intruder.
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