Dare to dream: the UK's uniparty dominance is FINALLY finished – but Nigel Farage & Reform must be held to account to prove they're not like the rest of the Westminster cretins
More trouble coming for Starmer with start of Southport trial and Trump's White House return next week
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Are we witnessing political history being made?
I predicted last June – the day he announced he was running for Clacton – right here on Substack that Nigel Farage would lead a populist revolution to become the Prime Minister of the UK by 2029.
That call was anchored in a fundamental belief that the uniparty of Labour and the Tories, combined with the MSM, deep state and political establishment blob, had lost touch with the true feelings of the British public.
And the first major YouGov poll of voting intention since last year’s election suggests I was right – our two party system is no longer fit for purpose.
Labour is pummelled by Reform, now in a statistical dead heat to be considered Britain’s most popular party.
Only ten per cent of Brits say Slippery Starmer’s government is successful in a damning indictment.
TORIES DESERTED BY GEN Z
The Conservatives drop to third place, making it possible for Farage to claim he is now the moral opposition.
Sure enough, Nigel quickly made that point, posting: “Reform UK are just 1 point behind Labour in YouGov’s first poll since the general election. The Tory brand is completely broken. We are the real opposition to this disastrous government.”
The Conservatives have been deserted by youngsters in favour of Reform, which receives triple the support among Gen Z.
Foreshadowing a further Tory civil war, Reform Chairman Zia Yusuf wrote: “Looking at the latest YouGov poll I’m starting to understand why Robert Jenrick just continued his leadership campaign.”
So the embattled Kemi Badenoch fight back begun on GB News last night, as she tried to capitalise on the issue of the Pakistani rape gangs, which she blamed on a “peasant population”. As usual though, her message was not as clear as Reform’s.
DERANGED MSM OUT TO GET FARAGE
But it’s not going to be a straightforward ride for Reform and Farage.
Firstly, the MSM is out to get them, with Mirror reporters now begging Clacton constituents for horror stories about Farage, an obsession with the fact he’s a successful businessman and deranged attempts to get him in trouble with the parliamentary authorities – including over his pledge to fundraise to run a rape gang inquiry if Starmer refuses.
But perhaps it's the challenges from the right that will become most significant.
The row over Tommy Robinson and Elon Musk continues, as does Reform’s candidate selection, with remoaner businessman Charlie Mullins being picked, despite the fact he was a proponent for compulsory Covid vaccinations.
And then there’s the question of immigration, which Reform UK’s Wales spokesman Oliver Lewis claimed to be “very positive” during this interview at the weekend with the BBC. Not a good look, especially after Farage’s own comments pouring piss on the idea of mass deportations or valid concerns over Britain’s changing demography.
Many Reform members are now openly advocating for Rupert Lowe to replace Farage as leader, an impossible proposition for the moment as the party remains a limited company.
START OF SOUTHPORT TRIAL & TRUMP’S RETURN
In Reform’s favour is the total incompetence of this government, with the under fire Chancellor Rachel “from accounts” Reeves surely finished.
In the House of Commons today, even the Tory’s lacklustre Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride was able to completely own her. That’s a firing offence on its own.
And now two Labour MPs – critically, from Rochdale and Rotherham – have abandoned Starmer’s bid to cover up the truth about the rape gangs by defying the PM and backing calls for a national inquiry.
All of this gives me hope that it really is too late for the uniparty to turn it around this time, especially with next week marking the start of the Southport trial and Donald Trump returning to the White House.
Ordinary Brits have had enough.
Reform might not be perfect – and they must be held to account by critical friends like me so they don’t just become the same as the rest of the Westminster cretins, as much as they don’t like that – but they remain our best hope for real change.
In order to get into government, Reform has to attract a significant number of votes from the soft centre - people who consider Tommy Robinson toxic, who were in favour of COVID restrictions and vaccinations, who are worried about immigration but don't like "racist" comments about immigrants. If Reform is to be more than a transient protest group, current Reform members need to realise they won't get everything they want in the next GE manifesto. Are they mature enough to grasp this?
Farage gas the best political antennae of any current UK politician. We need to trust his judgement.
Do not underestimate Mr Jenrick, who has more coherent policies than the estimable Mr Farage, and between the pair of whom the future of the realm exists.