So Nigel Farage, that titan of the Brexit fight who fought for Britain’s exit from the EU for thirty years is stepping down as chair of the Reform Party. He is stepping back from politics and is going to concentrate on culture wars issues and speaking up about the threat from China.
The question I have is what will happen to the Reform Party now? The leader of Reform is now going to be Richard Tice so this is a good thing as he’s a pretty good Brexiteer, but Nigel Farage’s stepping down is going to rob the Reform Party of one of its most famous and easily recognised faces and I wonder whether this will hurt the Reform Party?
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This is why I’m standing down as leader of Reform UK.
I will continue to play my part through the media, social media and new projects.
My thanks go out to the many millions that helped change the course of history forever. pic.twitter.com/F9m0sCAW57
— Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) March 6, 2021
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Yes.
It probably will wither.
I like Richard Tice. He’s a positive asset to British politics. He,unlike a lot of British politicians has actually run a business and knows about economics and he also knows a great deal about campaigning for causes that are not supported by the Establishment and winning them. But he is not a media superstar able to command support just by being who is is like Mr Farage. I have some doubts as to whether he could inspire people to become Reform Party candidates like Mr Farage did? It is quite possible that Farage going could damn the Reform Party or it could escape from Mr Farage’s shadow and get a new lease of life. However I believe that at least in the short term, Reform may have been damaged by Mr Farage’s departure in such a sudden fashion,especially so close to the May local elections. I’m beginning to wonder whether this handover should have been done over a more longer term period say from late December early January in order to get Mr Tice more visible to the public?
Historically Farage has been an inspired and very effective single issue campaigner/activist but barely effective when dealing with wider issues. If he now wishes to focus on fighting CCP influence and ‘woke’ brain washing within the education system then l think that is the best role for him and wish him every success in the future.
Not sure Farage has been able to inspire people to become candidates for the Reform Party though, the e-mails l’ve received lately suggest a shortage of people willing to stand for them in the upcoming locals (willing to be corrected on this if l’m wrong) and l do know people who were prepared to stand as candidates in the last national but felt betrayed and badly treated by Farage – these people will never stand for any party run by him.
Frankly, the Brexit Party served its purpose admirably but rebranding as a viable alternative to Lib/Lab/Con was always ambitious, especially given the way the Party is structured. Then aiming to contest all the council seats nationally at such short notice seems, to me, just an ‘election too far’.
Under Tice, l think Reform will have a better chance but it needs to restructure and create a message which resonates with a much wider audience than Farage commands. That is likely to take some time so probably best to miss the next locals and focus on building that all important public awareness and support for following elections.
It will indeed be interesting to see what a Tice led Reform Party becomes. It needs to command a wider audience and push a message that is broadly popular. I believe that it does need to look at some of the culture war stuff and promote the sort of civic nationalism that could get a broad degree of support along the lines of the sort of path Turning Point UK has been walking along recently. They’ve had some brilliant stuff from Black Britons challenging the BLM /Marxists and the Urban entertainment industry who are pushing a ‘too cool for school’ attitude among young Black Britons. It could capitalise on concerns about immigration, speak honestly about Islamism, crime and crime prevention,speak up freedom of speech etc etc. Personally I’d like to see Reform junk some of their policies that are not only of interest only to political anoraks but which also, and I’m thinking here of the idea of an elected House of Lords, are doomed to either failure or which would make things worse.
I agree with everything you say in you reply, the country desperately needs a Party which addresses the needs and concerns of the average Brit instead of dismissing them as deplorables or gammons.
Will visit turning point uk and like you l’ve also noticed how much sense is coming from the black community, not surprised as this fits with my own experience but pleased to see it more visible. I’m also a fan of Kemi Badenoch ever since l saw her give a pro Brexit speach long before she became an MP.
Farage is not gone, he’s going part-time as Honorary President. He deserves time off for R&R
– Not impressed with Farage’s environment & trees ending
Richard Tice, Sun, 7 Mar 2021 13:05:06
Turning Point UK – yes, good. They need to appear on msm
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmbm72l60p3OH4aL4o7BFeA/videos
The problem remains:
Khan
vs
Split vote
Bailey Conservative Party
Fox Reclaim Party
Kurten Heritage Party
Tice Reform Party
Khan wins
I agree Farage has done a brilliant job of pushing for Brexit. I can see a split right vote serving the appalling Khan