The election on 4 July is one of the most important of the last hundred years. There are serious issues facing the country, which many sense is falling apart, losing its identity and descending into less than genteel poverty. But the policies on offer from Labour and the Tories are just same failed policies that got us into this mess, and it would take a saintly, trusting soul to believe that woke, globalist Labour will not raise taxes or increase immigration to even higher levels than the woke, globalist Tories have. And the most diplomatic word I can think of to describe anyone who believes that, if re-elected, the Tories would suddenly start being conservative again is naive.
There are only negative reasons for voting Labour or Conservative: vote Labour because they are not the Tories, and vote Tory to keep Labour out. Unless you are a leftist believer in the high-taxing Big State, want to see our national identity eroded through mass immigration, believe that borders should be scrapped and the nation state replaced by global government and think that the world will fry if its population is reduced in numbers and wealth through net zero, there is no positive reason to vote for either of them.
(Surely it is obvious that voting LibDem or Green to protest against the woke, globalist polices the Tories have inflicted on us and which they and Labour plan to push further, is so egregiously stupid that no reader would contemplate such a thing.)
Voting Labour to kick the Tories out and voting Tory to keep Labour out are not only negative reasons but will also negatively impact the future of this country. They simply endorse the woke, globalist philosophy both cleave to. Yes, it is perfectly rational to fear a Labour government. I dread it myself. But can they be significantly worse than the Tories have been for the last 14 years? I doubt it.
We have had a left-wing government all that time, and even when the Tories have pretended to do something most people want, like stopping the boats, they ensure that it all gets bogged down in legalities so that nothing happens. They had an 80-seat majority for God’s sake and could easily have changed the law to stop all this nonsense, but did nothing.
And voting for one to keep out the other will perpetuate the whole rotten, corrupt system. Voting Labour to keep the Tories out endorses Labour’s far left platform, and voting Tory to keep Labour out endorses Tory policies of the last 14 years. How is that going to lead to the changes we need? It won’t. They will both say ‘thanks you mugs’ and carry on implementing the woke globalist agenda without regard to what the people really want. And they can reasonably say that they have a mandate for it. If you think we have serious problems that needs fixing, by voting Labour or Tory you become part of the problem, not the solution.
It follows, then, that the solution is to vote for a party that is outside the woke, globalist cabal that runs the country, and the West. I’ve looked at all the party manifestos, and the best is Ukip’s, in my view, but a vote for them is, sadly, a wasted one. Ukip is the keeper of the flame but has no chance of winning any seats. Voting for them could keep out the only non-Establishment party that does, Reform.
No party will ever align perfectly with all our opinions, but at least Reform can work out policies from first principles. And its basic principles are good ones: low tax, small government, national sovereignty and the assertion of British values. Farage might be a bit of a barrow boy, but he does have basic principles and the people who support him certainly do. Starmer and Sunak slither around principle free, snaking all over the place. Farage has been consistent in his message ever since he came to our attention thirty years ago. I know which of the three I would place some trust in, and it isn’t Starmer or Sunak.
By far the most joyous, vibrant event of this election campaign was Reform’s Birmingham rally yesterday. The enthusiasm of the speakers and the audience was contagious (Reform membership has doubled in the last month). I was especially impressed by the large number of younger people, which was encouraging. Most of the speeches were very good, and Farage hit all the notes perfectly, with a largely positive message “Are we having fun? Good.” He told a delighted audience. "Because I’ll tell you what, unlike all the others, all the other stuffed shirts, we are real people. We believe in ourselves. We believe in our country. We believe in our future. But we also believe in having fun and enjoying life and being optimistic about the future of our great country.”
We can do with a bit of optimism right now. There is none to be had from Labour or the Tories, so Reform it is for me. Farage was right to point out that the Tories are lying when they say that they’re a “party of low tax, when they put the tax burden up to the highest it’s been since 1948. To convince us that they’re a party of low immigration levels” when they’ve let in 2.5million people into the country in last two years alone. “Think about it” says Farage “one in 30 people in this country has come in since Rishi Sunak became Prime Minister.” Which is, of course the Tories’ real policy.
And his darts were not all aimed at the Tories, pointing out that Keir Starmer has the charisma of a damp rag and reminding us that “He can’t even define what a woman is. He flips and flops and changes his mind.” And I remind you of that photograph of him and Rayner abasing themselves, on their knees before BLM.
Farage wants to stop the rot. He “couldn’t stand aside with a country that’s in economic decline. And think about this, GDP per capita has fallen for the last six consecutive quarters. People are getting poorer. And I couldn’t stand aside in a country that is in genuine societal decline – safety, people fearful of going out at night, people scared to even go out to their local pub. Knives being carried wholesale by young people in our country. So we are, I’ve no doubt, in societal decline.” The decline GDP per capita is exacerbated by mass immigration.
“And I couldn’t stand aside in a country that is in cultural decline… A country that has forgotten what it is. A country that’s forgotten where we come from. A country that doesn’t seem to value our culture, our inheritance, and what we wish to pass on to our children.”
That, dear reader, is exactly how many of us feel. It certainly went down very well with the audience in Birmingham. Yes, there might be disappointments ahead with Reform. But if you generally agree with Farage’s sentiments, disappointment and more is a certainty with Labour and the Tories. Sadly, Labour will form the next government, but possibly with less than the super majority many are predicting, and probably with a relatively small share of the popular vote.
Certainly, the British people will vote for them through gritted teeth and with little or no enthusiasm. I suspect that the Labour government will not last a full term, with luck imploding after a couple of years. We need to prepare for that, and ensure that we have a non-woke, non-globalist opposition in place to pick up the pieces. So, if you agree, please do vote Reform.
You might not agree with me. You might disagree with everything I say or have a different approach and perspective. Either way, please do leave a comment.