Reform and what could/should they do

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So, now that Reform has taken another step to a truly democratised party, not the entire way as Mr Habib would say but a massive step in that direction, as per his words.
The mentality of the Reform party and how we perceive the visual presentation of the Reform party don’t match up in some peoples view.
We have a good commentator here that I have linked which does point out some things that I agree should be solid foundational ways that they should move into sooner rather than later.

Ideally, we need the Reform party to be solid in their attack and to carry themselves in a way that tailors to catching all varieties of political wing people. Some still say about trying to unite the right, and I do see there has been some messing around, maybe Nigel relies on the right to trickle off the Tory tree into Reform, which we have visibly seen it has, but, there is many more to convince still, like the elderly who nothing else but Tory.

Tell me your thoughts, and also, yeah, I have made two posts that aren’t policies by is just conversational, sorry Admins.

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Outside of the specific policies posted here, I would say that none of the parties have a national purpose that everyone could buy into and rally around. I think a no-brainer is that we have a national push to return us to our maritime nation roots. Re-invigorate the shipping and naval fleet, and go heavy on under-sea exploration with lots more funding for research in this area. Lots of free ports to revive the forgotten coastal towns and communities, and of course full control of our fishing waters. For the forgotten northern towns and cities, accelerate research into modular nuclear reactors and drive them to power a new series of AI centers. Announce full funding of tuition fees for anyone taking STEM subject at university and a tripling of student fees for DEI/CRT/Woke related courses.

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Personally I think that they should move away from “free trade” and towards “protectionist” policies i.e. more Trumpian and less Thatcherite.

I think they need to endorse populism fully and that means subsidies for UK industries, tariffs on imports and limits on migration and remittances. Even limits on foreign ownership of uk industries and investments overseas using UK wealth.

Edit: I would say that the libertarian liberal free trade rules within the country should be followed however, limit regulations from gumming up the country. As much as possible.

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The short answer of what Reform UK needs to do and should do, is to remove Mr. Yusuf as the party’s Chairman.

My reasons are:

For the first time in my life (age 60+), I actually joined a political party. I joined Reform in April 2024. Instead of being a sofa critic lamenting the state of our country, I realised I had to stand up actually DO something. Anything.

Then in May the General Election was called. Then Farage (belatedly) announced he would lead the Party. I was happy for him to lead the party. Farage had credentials. We all knew his stance on Brexit. We knew him. I went out and worked hard delivering leaflets for two local Reform constituency candidates.

Then after the election in July 2024, Farage announced a complete unknown as the Party’s Chairman. This new ‘leader’ became the Chairman because he made a £200k donation. Nobody knew who this new ‘leader’ of Reform UK was, but we trusted Farage.

Then this new ‘leader’ who we don’t know but are all expected to blindly follow sabotages (in my opinion) firstly Ben Habib and then Rupert Lowe. Well the plain fact is that without Ben, Rupert and Richard Tice, who held the party together and brought it to the point where they could have MPs elected to Parliament then Farage and Mr. Yusuf wouldn’t have had a Reform UK party to ‘lead’ at all!

We all know Mr. Farage’s credentials and history which earned him the right to ‘lead’ Reform UK. But we know absolutely nothing about Mr. Yusuf’s credentials to ‘lead’ the party as Chairman. All we (the public and Reform UK members) know of Mr. Yusuf is that (i) he is a former Goldman Sachs employee (ii) he made a ton of money with his velocity black company and (iii) in June 2024 he made a £200k donation and in July 2024, became the Chairman!

Since then, the only thing we know about Mr. Yusuf as our Chairman ‘leader’ of (what was supposed to be our) Reform UK party is that he sabotaged the Reform UK party with his spiteful decisions and conduct toward Rupert Lowe. The ‘complaint’ he made to the police against Rupert Lowe has, in my view, no credibility whatsoever. And in my view, his Police report was malicious and reveals the content of Mr. Yusuf’s spiteful self-serving character. As for Mr. Yusuf’s so-called ‘independent’ investigation by a KC, well she is entirely misleading and disingenuous in presenting herself as ‘independent’. She is not ‘independent’ when Mr. Yusuf engaged her and paid her for her report with our money which we paid in our membership subscriptions. That KC has in my view, disgraced herself (and the legal profession) for agreeing to take on such a (falsely) purported ‘independent’ investigation.

My point is that Mr. Yusuf has revealed his leadership character. Whilst I am willing to work (for free) to support those who will deliver the policies and reforms needed, I am not willing to work for free for Mr. Yusuf’s career politician ambitions; nor willing to be ‘led’ by, nor follow a so-called ‘leader’ like Mr. Yusuf. He is precisely the sort of career politician Reform UK said (in April 2024) that they want to eliminate from Parliament. Mr. Yusuf has to go. His ‘leadership’ has damaged the party. And whilst Mr. Farage seems to revere him (for whatever reasons which we don’t know), I am not enamoured with this cuckoo pretender who foisted himself into his Chairman ‘leadership’ role off the back of a £200k donation and then sabotaged the best of Reform UK’s talented, committed and honourable MPs like Mr. Lowe (and our potential MPs like Ben Habib).

We need a completely new crop of new MPs who will truly represent its constituents. We don’t need ‘leaders’ who can just buy themselves into a position where they can play the system in the shadows and be ‘anointed’ as a future member of the government cabinet or worse, as a prime minister.

I have not renewed my Reform UK membership. I may rejoin if or when Mr. Yusuf is removed from his Chairmanship. However, whilst there is a technical means to remove Farage’s leadership, there does not appear to be any mechanism whereby Mr. Yusuf can be removed. His dominion over Reform UK appears to be absolute particularly since the recent incorporation of Reform 2025 Limited in February 2025.

I have joined this PAC instead. I truly hope this PAC is the embryo which will evolve into a significant force for reforming our democracy, delivering the policies needed and perhaps delivering the right candidates into Parliament to implement the policies to save our country.

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Alas, if Yusef cannot be removed as you say then that is the death knell of Reform for me. I have also cancelled my " membership" .

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Absolutely right in every word.

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Hello there, you gave us a good read and I agree. My new current stance is…I seek an abandonment of Reform and would prefer Ben Habib and Rupert Lowe to have their own party without hesitation. The more recent information I have come by regarding Nigel and Zia has shown me that I cannot place any faith in Reform and I have some additional hunches against the Reform party that repulses me. We must remain vigilant against these tactics we are witnessing and challenge narratives.

There is a vile miasma surrounding Reform.

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Last September, in London, I sat with 60 other people and listened to Nigel Farage. It was a speech I have heard several times since, every pause, smile, ‘you know what’ and gurn precisely placed and executed. A well-rehearsed act, played as Henry V but received as Arthur Daley.
In the photo session afterwards we lined up, his smile popped us as he shook our hands and disappeared a split second after we turned away; us with that nagging feeling that we had just bought a second-hand Ford Cortina we didn’t want. ‘Lovely motor, mate, one careful owner.’
Yesterday, at a New Culture Forum event in Bournemouth, I listened to Ben Habib. He wasn’t a great orator hiding behind a Savile Row suit, he was just this ordinary chap standing there talking. Engaging with the audience, answering their questions honestly and, when he got something wrong, accepting the truth with humility and dignity.
After he had spoken I ambushed him and gave him my usual chant on how the destruction of local associations/branches by first the Tories and then Reform was one of the current problems with politics. And he listened. At least his answer gave that impression. And that was a first for me.
When he had chatted to a few others he left, on his own, no entourage, no bodyguards, just this rather small figure with a backpack.
My point in all this is that yesterday I believe I met the man who might, in his own quiet way, be the politician we have all been waiting for. The one who has real integrity.

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It certainly is the reason why I would flock to Ben’s party when it has been revamped and such, but it does need to swiftly happen.
Ben Habib seems like he is the only one out there with such determination to see the UK fixed and for everyone to be given their voice. I will support him all the way, and I hope to see Rupert get his seat in the same party in time, permitting that we will see a suitable conclusion to the lawsuit against Reform.

Mr Habib should ideally have some bodyguards though, especially with him being an ideal man for the task at hand.

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REFORM will not do anything the leaders are in it for power and money

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