Tuesday, 26 May 2026

Restore Britain to what?

A YouGov poll suggests that Restore Britain may take seven per cent of the vote in Makersfield.  Reports from canvassing returns suggest they may do even better than that.

Superficially this is good news as it means that Reform's chances of winning are diminished.

However, it also means that perhaps a tenth of voters are prepared to sign up to a programme that says on t-shirts 'Detain, Deport.'

I can accept that some Reform voters are just expressing a general discontent and casting a 'none of the above' vote.

Voting Restore means aligning with hard line xenophobia.   I find it difficult enough to accept that perhaps a quarter of the people I meet, who seem pleasant enough, are prepared to vote for Reform, although I do realise the attraction of the 'both main parties have failed' argument.  (Where do the Lib Dems come into this?)

One positive.  There is lady I know in her mid-sixties who is very pleasant in a poorly paid part-time job whom I thought could be Reform material.   Turns out she thought I might be MAGA.  She can't stand Trump and by extension Farage and is really concerned about what they might do in government.

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