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Richard North's avatar

Don't worry about where the Tories might gain seats - Reform will have eaten your lunch by the next election.

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Ned's avatar

I can guarantee you - guarantee you - that Reform will experience exactly the same problems that the populist right has run into elsewhere in Europe.

The closer you get to being in power - the greater the scrutiny your policy platform will come under.

What is Farage’s position on pensions? What is Farage’s position on AI? What is Farage’s position on supporting manufacturing and rebalancing the economy away from Financial Services?

You’ll find that Reform is really not fishing in the same pond of voters as the Conservatives at all.

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voterX's avatar

Good stuff! Thanks for crunching all the numbers! About the independent candidates who picked up votes > majority: which party was damaged the most by these independents? Also, what type of causes drove the non-Gaza independents?

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