Where does the UK Electorate want to go? I think after today’s election results, it is fairly obvious. The British public is at a metaphorical bus terminus. The traditional mainstream parties – Labour, Tories, LibDems – have the shiny new buses, but no drivers the public trusts to take them to their destination. Kemi Badenoch, I think, is a capable driver, but her party’s vehicle has simply run out of fuel. Former Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn’s vanity party (ironically branded “Your Party”) has headed off in a direction no one is interested in getting on-board for, while the Green bus seems unwilling to go anywhere (other than, perhaps, on a magical mystery tour to Palestine).
The only bus going where the public wants to go is the Reform service.
This bus is in a sad state of repair, full of rust and dents, but as far as the public is concerned, at least it is “in service”.
By this I mean, Reform has loads of problems: It has no track record in power, many of its candidates are cranks, its track record providing local council services is mixed, it has no clear policy on the economy or foreign affairs. But this is unimportant.
“Unimportant!?” I hear you ask. Yes, because without secure borders, sovereignty, and a genuine belief in our way of life and our culture, everything else is moot.
I believe the Tories under Badenoch share this concern, but unfortunately that party had 16 years to do something about it and failed, and the public is wary of giving them another chance.
So the public seems willing to roll the dice and board the bus that is at least promising to go in the right direction, even though the ride is not going to be as comfortable.
The fact of the matter is that if we do not secure our borders, get a handle on rising violent crime, tackle rape gangs, protect our civic institutions, and put British people first, nothing else matters. No one believes the old parties are serious about this. In fact, some seem hostile to this mission, particularly the Labour Prime Minister himself, Keir Starmer, which is why he is so terribly unpopular. Try to talk to Starmer about the influx of hostile cultures and the rise of Islamist sectarianism, and he will dismiss your concerns. He will likely accuse you of stoking ‘division’ and add a platitude about ‘diversity’ and other talking points which have made the public weary and suspicious.
So for better or worse, we are where we are. The political mainstream (or ‘the elite’ as some might style them) will continue to bang on about ‘cost of living’, ‘NHS waiting times’, ‘service delivery’, and so on, while pretending this is what the public cares about. It isn’t. This is no longer the primary concern. And it is now obvious what is: it’s the borders, stupid!
