Posted on 05/03/2024 5:32:17 PM PDT by RandFan
Reform's policies:
On the economic front, it has promised sweeping cuts to levies including corporation tax and inheritance tax at a time when Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt are overseeing the country’s highest tax burden since the Second World War, with a further peak projected later this decade.
Despite successive Conservative governments promising to cut immigration, net migration reached record levels in 2022 and Mr Tice has cited this “betrayal” by the Tory government of its past manifesto pledges as a driving force behind his party’s success.
Research from the More in Common think tank in February 2022 found that immigration was the main reason 2019 Tory voters were defecting to Reform, with around one in five of those who backed Boris Johnson and his party at the last election expected to support Mr Tice.
Reform’s promises on border control include “net zero immigration”, leaving the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) – a demand made by many Tory backbenchers, and a popular idea among the party’s grassroots – and declaring illegal immigration as a national security threat.
Mr Tice has also vowed to abolish the Government’s flagship net zero targets, claiming that the green push is doing more damage to the British economy than anything else.
There was a further bounce in support for Reform following Mr Sunak’s November reshuffle, in which Suella Braverman was sacked as Home Secretary over her criticism of pro-Palestinian protests, which she dubbed “hate marches”.
The same reshuffle took Westminster by surprise with the return of Lord Cameron as the new Foreign Secretary, a move that angered many on the Tory Right as the former prime minister is widely perceived to be on the liberal wing of the party.
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It can be done (third party) although a long way to go.
Sounds like UK Independence Party v. 3.0, right down to Nigel Farage being “honourary chairman”.
Even a 3rd place party will have more influence in a parliamentary system.
Sorry. UK Reform is fake and are Regime Conservatives for containment and gatekeeping. Replacing UK Tories who are going to go to zero.
Tice drops Reform candidates every time “Hope not Hate” complains about any of them.
Which is equivalent to the Repubs giving a veto over Congressional candidates to the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Oh right thanks for that.
He’s buying into the hysteria a bit then.
Sink the boats.
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