Quote Originally Posted by Geoff Parkstone View Post
I disagree with that last assertion. UKIP was essentially a one trick pony and attracted a wider audience and broader support than Reform because of it. Reform does not have that single purpose agenda, although it will have certain elements of UKIP old guard supporting it. For Reform to attract as much, if not a tad more, support "than 2015" is disturbing and indicative of a shift in UK ground level support. Keep your head in the sand by all means, but the share of the vote gained by Reform IS indicative of a change in the making - and not a positive change either. Parliament may have swung left yet perversely the electorate haven't.
2029, the likely date of the next election, Reform's share of the vote will be interesting. Will Tories who protest voted last week return to the Conservative fold? Might they decide they like the cut of the Red Tories jib? Will Farridge have got bored and moved on to his next well paid gig? Will he have persuaded more to join his flock?