Reform, SDP & Reclaim: Who Are They? Are they a real alternative to the Tory & Labour parties?

From immigration to housing, education, the economy and free speech, what do Britain's smaller parties (Reform, SDP & Reclaim) have to offer the British people? Why do they exist and how do they differ from the Conservative & Labour parties? Do they offer a viable alternative for the future? Would they be more effective if they united? Or are there distinct differences between them?
In this panel session from the New Culture Forum's spring conference in Birmingham, we explore all aspects of Britain's smaller parties. The session is chaired by NCF Director Peter Whittle and features William Clouston, Leader of the SDP, and Ben Habib, advisor to the Reform Party and former Brexit Party MEP. Laurence Fox, Leader of the Reclaim Party, had to pull out at the last minute due to poor health.
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[@Josie545]

I had the dilemma of whether to vote for the Reform Party and ‘Let the Labour Party in’ or vote Conservative who as you say are no longer Conservative. After watching this I SHALL vote for Reform. Thank you 🇬🇧

[@polaris7122]

Labour thanks you!

[@nicolaperren9493]

I thought this too but I'm sick of voting 2nd best! I need to vote for something I believe in!

[@noodlyappendage6729]

Well done 👏

[@TP-om8of]

Vote for me!!!

[@johnwickham9805]

I to feel Refom is the only way forward instead of lib, lab and tory

[@oscartango6280]

I found this debate so weird! It’s almost like watching a civilised, educated, intelligent country hold political debates! This reminds me of the political discussions the UK used to have before the naughtiest when everything started going downhill. We’ll done NCF, you keep this countries brain alive! 🙌🏻

[@EnigmaOK]

it does help when everyone agrees on the basics,

[@internetfairy1]

The 'naughtiest' I loved that! Perhaps you meant the 'noughties'.

[@douglastobor7718]

Well I won't be voting for the big ones...that's for damned sure!😡

[@traceyculyer5811]

👍

[@golfbulldog]

This kind of platform is so welcome. Thanks, New Culture Forum, for offering both parties the chance to speak. More of this please!

[@ML-xh1go]

We are going to vote for THE REFORM PARTY, and I just hope thousands and thousands more voters do the same, or they can kiss goodbye to our country,

[@MikeNewland]

The way its run it looks more like a money making outfit than a serious party. Sadly. I can see why some think its controlled opposition.

[@jakewright4394]

I hope you are correct...The country is already half lost

[@deelondon1336]

What about the Heritage Party,, they don’t get enough publicity and their manifesto is pretty good.

[@mr.thegreat557]

@@wakenbaker-uk2587same, my Labour MP has had his seat since the 80s. Never had to campaign.

[@willywonka4502]

Problem is few people know of R Tice or Reform, I’m all for it and try to push it along by telling friends etc but they’ve never heard of them…. Unless you listen to Talk radio or see them mentioned on social media many are oblivious to their existence 😳

[@williamthompson4389]

I didn’t watch the whole video about all the other smaller Parties because I have already decided to vote REFORM at the next General Election. I am 80 years of age and have therefore seen various Governments come and go but have never witnessed such a ‘shambles’ in my lifetime. The major Parties have proved just how useless they really are so we desperately need REFORM.

[@MikeNewland]

Then it's shame it's not a real party just a KZbin game. Real parties have lots of branches members with a say in the organisation and activists.

[@garywheeley5108]

And me it's our last chance...

[@MikeNewland]

@@garywheeley5108 That's what I'm worried about people giving up after realising they were sold hokum by Reform about the short-term prospects.

[@peterfrance702]

Anyone who would vote for Labour or Cons - no matter what creed or colour - needs waking up.

[@99IronDuke]

IMHO, the ONLY way to vote in the next British GE, if you are on the right, is for one of the smaller, right of centre, 'popularist' parties. Voting Labour, even more than not voting at all, is totally self defeating.

[@evolassunglasses4673]

Agree, but we probably need to start building our own media, arts, culture and parallel institutions OUTSIDE this rotten system.

[@parrotshootist3004]

@@evolassunglasses4673 That's the only way. Including the rest of the Institutions. As of 2005 corporations can vote. That and 'Secret City the documentary', shows the joke City of London makes the system a joke.

[@MikeNewland]

True but that's not the same as having viable parties that have the numbers and weight to do anything politically.

[@alongsleep]

​@@evolassunglasses4673None of that matters without power.

[@johnleckieWATP]

Ben Habib is a political warrior for Great Britain, he deserves a lot of respect.

[@philipparees2177]

Although Tice has worked hard and I am sure means well, Ben Habib has more gravitas, is more articulate and would be a more persuasive leader of Reform for the undecided. It's too serious not to do whatever it takes to optimize hope of success.

[@noodlyappendage6729]

Ben Habib would not accept that title. He would correctly say he is a warrior for the United Kingdom. Do not forget Ulster.

[@evolassunglasses4673]

Great to hear the leader of the SDP talk about the collapse in our exports over the decades.

[@ViscountWoodspring]

Didn’t expect to see you here

[@barbaralucas2375]

Scotland has a fairly new growing Party….The Scottish Family Party. It advocates morals, truth, real education, integrity and free speech. Certainly worthy of mention and indeed support.

[@golfbulldog]

Is their faith in family strong enough for the Scots to vote for a small government party? They have suckled the teat of Westminster for many years. We must all wean ourselves off that!

[@70AD-user45]

The Scottish Family Party sounds like a party that wants to restore Christian values back to Scotland. Scotland desperately needs to restore its morals after years of the vile and disgusting SNP.

[@RedToriesBlueTories]

They are disgruntled ex tories

[@barbaralucas2375]

@@RedToriesBlueTories. Not correct

[@binarymalehim]

Sounds good if true. England could well do with getting back to those standards.

[@jeffreyprentis]

The old parties have to go we need change Reclaim Reform might be the best way. I'm going to give it a try.

[@TP-om8of]

I’m voting for Retire.

[@jeffreyprentis]

@@TP-om8of I'm voting 'reefa'

[@scooby1992]

What about the Green Party ? They have some good ideas even if they are ideological ..

[@TP-om8of]

@@scooby1992 Yes! Vote Green and vote for climate hysteria! The sky is falling! Fossil fuels are evil!

[@jeffreyprentis]

I'm smoking a reefer and I am wondering if it is clouding my judgement 🤪

[@golfbulldog]

Not heard William Clouston speak before but I agree with much of what he says. Some degree of protected trade to re-establish our industrial base seems right.

[@evolassunglasses4673]

SDP are very interesting on economics

[@paulmurray9068]

Their plan to reindustrilise and invest in a social market economy is why I support them.

[@juliamacdonald294]

I am really pleased to see you working together. Please step this up. You are the hope of our nation to get us away from Con-Lab. Please can we have one of you standing in the Bishop Auckland constituency. PLEASE. Peter, thank you for organising this. We will need more of this between now and the general election. I suggest these parties work together under a BRITISH CONSERVATIVES COALITION umbrella.

[@golfbulldog]

Agree, great work from New Culture Forum.

[@user-pz4xm3qg2q]

Most conservative voters are Nationalists now a days. Most MPs left and right are not.

[@Paratus7]

These smaller parties need to align or merge. It’s the only way.

[@golfbulldog]

Agree 100 percent. Only 15 mins into this but the principal difference seems to be economic and size/role of the state. If they can compromise on this a bit and you have a potential sapling which might grow into a decent Oak!

[@traceyculyer5811]

We wish they would..

[@JP-ve7pp]

Of course we should, not only for smaller parties but for individuals who are really representing their constituents not a party that might become compromised by other agendas.

[@francescostello1377]

They are out numbered, not enough to make a difference.

[@gillps5130]

The Heritage Party run by ex London Assembly member David Kurten offers straight forward common sense and sound moral principles within its manifesto. DK is excellent in everything he says on any topic.

[@bobwishart8780]

Agree absolutely!

[@joankirby1944]

Yes gillps they are a great party the only one on my voting paper was reform and they are fantastic so i voted for them.

[@mandead]

I've long been a big fan of William's sober, intelligent analysis. He understands social issues from an economic and philosophical basis, and I think he's the sort of person we should be putting into the Lords, rather than just overflowing it with bent donors and party hacks.

[@bodgitscarper5353]

Question: The Conservative Party Has Failed, The Labour Party Has Failed. Why would anyone vote for them period, voters need to give Reform a chance, but even before you vote you need to understand there policy’s, especially foreign influence such as the WEF.

[@BobBob-cn1yy]

Vote Labour get a dinghy diver as a neighbour vote conservative get two dinghy divers vote lib get three vote green get 400 you pay they stay courtesy of serco and the r n I i people smuggling service.

[@ellismeah8110]

Already been happening under the Con party for many years all now spread in every area of England

[@angelmessenger8240]

I will vote for the party that speaks for me. I will not be swayed by anything or anyone.

[@Back2TheBike]

Yes, but... A vote for LibLabCon is a wasted vote for the Unaparty. Same policies on wokism, greenism, covidism, HS2, big state, high taxes etc. These smaller parties must form a pact to place a single rep in each constituency, so not to erode their chances.

[@andrewcox2810]

We definitely need to change the voting system.I will vote for either one of these parties at the next election if they have a candidate standing.Also I would like to see Britain First on your show.There manifesto pledge is very similar to these parties,i would vote for them as they are another true national party.

[@TP-om8of]

We should have a random vote allocation syndrome, sometimes called the “staircase method”.

[@deelondon1336]

What about the Heritage Party, they don’t get enough publicity and their manifesto is really good.

[@thisisstevet]

Agree with that

[@paul756uk2]

That's right. Totally agree. David is THE only one I'd vote for. Not frightened to speak the truth no matter how far from the narrative it is. He's a man of real courage. The thing that gets me is the number of people who applaud reform. They don't seem to understand that Tice is a part of the establishment. Unfortunately, whilst I like this channel and fully understand it's remit, they're really milk toast when it comes to the real causes of the erosion of our financial, social and educational establishments.

[@scipioafricanus2]

absolutely, without a doubt, unequivocally and wholeheartedly as it is the UK's ONLY hope for survival albeit a very slim one at this point.

[@jeffreyprentis]

Im with you and good luck to us

[@johnrollins9153]

What about the Heritage party?

[@tonylaverick7865]

I hope that the New Culture Forum will answer this question.

[@mesolithicman164]

How great would it be to see William, Ben, Richard Tice and Nigel pulling the levers of power. No way would they be worse than what we have at the moment.

[@vacation_generation]

Great debate. Love for Ben Habib, he is a brilliant example of everything good about a mega intelligent, mixed race fully integrated individual living in Britain.

[@TP-om8of]

His mother was a poodle and his father a cocker spaniel.

[@evolassunglasses4673]

The Anglo-sphere Right needs to understand it got the economics wrong. If the nation state doesn't control international finance, international finance will control the nation state.

[@maureenbarclay2127]

Can any party stop the madness. Our taxes are going to people who entered this country illegally. And most are claiming benefits and involved in crime. I hat what you've done to our country

[@goyim6866]

its all being done on purpose maureen. across the White Christian west

[@scooby1992]

you need to take your evidence of their law breaking to the police .

[@scooby1992]

@@goyim6866 Ironically and I know it might be too complicated for you to understand we also need the black Christians too , the ones who are actually in the UK practicing their faith and keeping our churches open .

[@GailPlatt]

It lifts the spirits to hear this. The current parless state of British politics is incredibly depressing. Perhaps there really is hope after all?

[@mbpinder]

'The boats' isn't the only form of migration to this country. Remember the 600,000 odd legal ones coming in. No mention of net zero & the green crap either. Ah-they did at 22.30.

[@jumblestiltskin1365]

That 600k is the net figure, remember over 1.2 million actually came in as the gross figure. The net figure is quoted because it doesn't seem too bad.

[@traceyculyer5811]

They mostly get in as students.

[@ljones2087]

Being accepting is a modern British value and one I'd like to see abolished. It's exactly why we are in such an unenviable position in the first place. The British Isles has a clear and distinct demographic, a blend of Celtic/Germanic/Viking and other European ancestries. Why should we be accepting to peoples from other, practically alien parts of the planet, with entirely differing cultures and creeds? Being accepting in this context means capitulating to a foreign entity, one which will inevitably phase us out should we allow it to proliferate.

[@malpreece5008]

There was a time when I may have disagreed with you, but you’re right. The nation has been ruined because we’ve been far too accepting, and we’ve refused to insist that people assimilate. We are a distinctive people and we should be far more selective with who is allowed to join us on our islands. That said, there are those who have assimilated and made our country their home. They’re our allies and we should work with them to preserve the things we love about our nation.

[@malpreece5008]

@@tiger6218 Sorry, I don’t understand. What’s the contradiction? I’m thinking about people like Raheem Kassam. He was born in England, but he’s from a Indian Muslim background. He abandoned Islam, and as far as I can tell he’s embraced English/British culture, which he’s promoted through his work. He recognises how nations are built around specific ethnicities, and how those ethnicities should remain a majority. In his book ‘Enoch Was Right’ he wrote: ‘I too believe that no government policy, no mismanagement, no reason whatsoever should lead the English, or Scottish, or Welsh, or Irish to find themselves in a minority in their own nations, ethnically. I would say the same for the Chinese, the Indians, the Pakistanis, the Spanish, the Greeks, the Hungarians, etc.’ He obviously acknowledges that even though he was born in England and has embraced English culture, he’s not ethnically English, and never will be. But he’s an ally of the English/British people, and has made his home in England. I really don’t have a problem with people like that. I do have a problem with any migrant that has moved to Britain and failed to assimilate, instead insisting that the host nation change to accommodate their culture. They don’t adopt English/British traditions, they actively demonise the host and revel in the fact that their ethnic groups are replacing the native population. I’m thinking about people like: Ash Sarkar, Dianne Abbot, David Lammy, and many more. As far as I’m concerned, they can all Foxtrot Oscar back to the country of their forebears!

[@ronharris7335]

We will definitely vote for one of the smaller parties, they must amalgamate to stand a chance

[@RichardEnglander]

Ideal scenario: SDP and Reform on opposite benches. As Alan Watts said, the Libertines want the trousers pulled all the way down to the floor, and the Prudes all the way up to the armpits. But don't hate either of them for without them we would not know where to buckle our belt.

[@macmcc3201]

Vote Reform UK 🇬🇧

[@juliasmith822]

Let's just get Britain Back !!!!

[@johntabner1500]

We will be voting Reform and all the lads over the Allotment s all of my friends voting Reform

[@user-pz4qq7qz8t]

A great debate covering all the major issues! The need to combine the vote for both SDP and Reform is essential!

[@derekbland5253]

To answer the question, yes you should. The mainstream parties have left us in a real mess. There needs to be change. Many EU countries are moving to the right and it's needed here.

[@mrror8933]

Yes but here right wing parties have to pay some sort of lip service to the brexit cultists, and that's clearly becoming a problem now.

[@pincermovement72]

Enjoyed both views but for me both need to go further on immigration, all illegals should be sent back , lose benefits, legal aid and housing. Building more houses is not an option in England which is the 7th most populated country in the world . We need also benefits for those here to be based on contributions, if you haven’t put much in you don’t get much out . I also believe that indigenous should have better rights than immigrants and personally I think they should be the only ones allowed to vote. It is our homeland, we don’t have another they do if they don’t like it .

[@Tukulti-Ninurta]

I don’t think you can stop immigrants from voting if they are British citizens. But voting should certainly be limited to citizens. At the moment, we allow Indian students in this country to vote in our election.

[@acceleratorstudio4201]

Yes, you should absolutely vote for smaller parties. And not believe the BS about 'wasted votes'.

[@VKing-di9lo]

Real alternative or not, I know of many people who, like me, are searching for an alternative to the three main parties (if you can include the LibDems in this) I fully intend to consider the Reform Party or the Reclaim Party, if one of these parties decide to stand in my constituency. The two main parties have not proven to be fit for purpose or to do what they promise in their manifestos I’m afraid.

[@alongsleep]

Britain needs a real united populist party.

[@user-ti6th9qs8e]

Reform UK have stood in about 10 by elections and lost their deposit in each one. Winning is some way off when they can't get 5% of the vote.

[@russellwhite1581]

Would you not consider the SDP?

[@scooby1992]

The Heritage Party sound quite good as well . They care about our old buildings that need protecting . The Official Monster Raving Looney Party also have some good policies , although I cant think of any off the top of my head .

[@paulfisher8753]

Joined the SDP a few years ago, couldnt vote Labour again...

[@stuartmenziesfarrant]

Keep talking guys, we need an alliance. Think about the good of the many outweighing the needs of the few!

[@Adywebb123]

I can’t understand why these smaller parties don’t come together, they have more in common that unites them than divides them. Rename the reform party the National Conservative Party, something that people can relate to and join together, otherwise Labour will win and undo brexit

[@VKing-di9lo]

Problem may be that each of the smaller parties have a leader and they all want the top job.

[@danielearley5062]

The British don't have a generally good history with parties with 'national' in their title. With the exception of the SNP, none of them do well. Questions would be asked about Nationalism, which in the UK, is usually frowned upon. Perhaps something along the lines of the Conservative Reformist Party? It would also need to be reflected across all parts of the UK, so England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. It's interesting to see the electoral pact that the SDP and reform has, although it's only 6 seats, it shows cooperation with a goal in mind. I fear that you are correct about Labour and Brexit though.

[@ricky7o588]

The main obstacles were: Reclaim-Fox wasn't willing just to hand over his big donations to Reform blindly and was concerned about Tice wanting Fox to tone down his provocative approach. Heritage-Just weren't interested, their members are paying his wage. SDP-Their members were reluctant because they have a more left-of-centre approach than Reform, plus they had 30 staff members, how could one party afford everyone else's staff members? Do you need 5 secretary's? UKIP-Offered to join Reform, they refused, my guess is that they also wanted jobs at Reform instead of just standing. Although, there was talk about Reclaim & UKIP merging, but that has since fizzled out when they worked out it's not quite as easy as it appears to be. Reform-They're polling high, not wanting to rebrand. They've been put off Jane's swipes at them. They're concerned about Fox's recklessness. They were happy to do an electoral pact with SDP.

[@LordWalsallian]

I know William, used to be an SDP member. He’s a really great guy. My issue is neither party will make any kind of impact with the electoral system we have. It’s rigged for Tories and Labour, so why would they change it?

[@golfbulldog]

I don't think it is as fixed as it has been before. William impressed me, just need to check out his economic ideas. Will he lead to a smaller state?

[@ricky7o588]

Things have changed, a now have real news channels removing the dissent media blackout and an electorate more involved in social media than before. Nigel used to be a one man band, now there's been an explosion of recognisable right-leaning commentariat ready to stand. If we can get Reform candidates in the UK Parliament to do what UKIP/Brexit Party did in the EU Parliament, people will start moving away from the Tory Party. If UKIP can get 2 MP's without GB News and TalkTV and with a one man band in Nigel, Reform can thrive. There's never been a better time for a breakthrough.

[@scooby1992]

The SDP were good , they should never have merged with the Liberals to form the Lib Dems .

[@Pawsforthought222]

Great panel ,,thankyou😊 you give us hope for our great country lets put the Great back in Great Britain 🇬🇧♥️🇬🇧♥️🇬🇧♥️

[@Da1Dez]

These guys are the true leaders for Britain. Wonder if anyone has said Ben sounds like Tony Blair though?

[@jaghook]

Every voter in this country, and i mean every voter, should vote reform , just this once and change our parliament for the better, If we do not do this, then we deserve everything those shxxxers give us.

[@sillygoose9070]

That annoying photographer again!🤨

[@michellerowell158]

I'M VOTING REFORM

[@Horizon344]

The only issue is stopping population replacement with an IMMIGRATION REFERENDUM, & none of these parties are offering it.

[@Horizon344]

@@tiger6218 Agreed, but it was the same way with the Brexit victory, a lot of the Nigel Farage fan club (which is whom were talking about here) just weren't that bright, but they had broadly the right instincts politically & we got there in the end muddling thru somehow. We need a Meloni/Marine Le Pen with a UKIP-type movement, but at the moment he/she/it hasn't appeared in England's political landscape. Reform/UKIP at the moment are totally dead in the water with dud leaders,& It looks pretty hopeless at the moment as there's just no rallying point for this existential political battle for England, & the opposition are so dominant & command all the heights it seems. But it's always darkest before the dawn so I'm ploughing on sowing the wind pointing out the enemy's weak point - an immigration referendum.

[@stevebreedon62]

Heritage Party

[@golfbulldog]

Too small. Do they differ significantly from these 2?

[@EldarianLegend]

To anyone unsure about voting for the small parties - Reform, or another party does not need to win enough seats to actually form a majority government, not at first. To actually effect big changes, even just a few seats, even 2 to 5 is enough, and enough of the remaining candidates to lose a big enough vote share to smaller parties in individual seats. That alone would scare the living crap out of Lab/Con and they will start to make more policies to pander to those dissident votes. It worked that way before with UKIP in 2014, they got such a huge vote share that Cameron pissed his little panties and gave us the Brexit referendum. In 2024, that is all we need to do, 10 million votes country wide is enough, 2 seats (preferably more of course) is enough. From there others will see we can win and we can grow, but also force the Tories and Labour to reconsider their agendas. Yes, of course getting 300 seats would be amazing but you know the system isnt designed that way. It serves the big parties for now, and also many people will still be unconvinced it can work. So, we aim to win, but be happy with just a few smaller victories until we get a foothold. Regardless of if thats Reform, Reclaim, Heritage, SDP or whoever, just tick any box that isnt the big 2 and we can start to regain our country.

[@davidbettney785]

Great Pact with SDP and Reform in South Yorkshire :)

[@colin_a]

That question of "Why don't you all get together" keeps coming to mind.. There seems to be a broad synergy between them.. I don't however agree with the SDP and their plans for EV's. Anything with a battery will cause massive damage to the environment, a total non-starter for me. If the technology improves, then let's discuss it, but based on what we have now.., it's an awful policy, building a structure to charge these would also have a massive impact. Petrol and Diesel are still the best we have, and new innovations can clean them up better than ever, also consider that keeping existing vehicles on the road means fewer emissions than building new and starting all over again.

[@gillps5130]

Nice pun

[@MikeNewland]

OK Habib how many branches have you got and is there any grass roots activism? Or is it essentially just a paper party turning up at elections with no local presence.

[@LordWalsallian]

THIS! If they don’t care enough to put up Local Election candidates, then why should I care to vote for them in a General Election. I couldn’t vote Reform at the last LE, they weren’t there. So I gave nobody my vote.

[@MikeNewland]

@@LordWalsallian It's an office collecting your money and hardly anyone wants to see it. Fantasy world.

[@istvantoth7431]

Yes, you should definitely start voting for the For Britain Movement. Before it's too late.

[@bigCyril]

They are no longer in existence.

[@istvantoth7431]

​@@bigCyrilsince when?

[@evolassunglasses4673]

​​@@istvantoth7431think about 6 months ago.

[@goodlookinouthomie1757]

Yeeted by the regime just the same as the BNP were.

[@ricky7o588]

Anne Marie Waters is standing for UKIP now.

[@golfbulldog]

Reclaim the power, Reform the laws, Restore the Nation. RRR (R cubed) in that order.

[@clivebonneywell6967]

For the common good they should unite that would be a game changer otherwise it will just split the vote

[@mrror8933]

Clearly they can't, their projects are not the same.

[@goodlookinouthomie1757]

"Look at the far right gammons" the left will say. And I say yeah... great isn't it? And we're comin' for ya.

[@carolarmer1204]

if all the smaller parties are truly serious , then they should unite , its as simple as that and the only chance we have of getting change .

[@Angela-cc1hd]

Its About time people stopped voting for cons/ lab these 2 party's are so confident that one or other of them will always get in that they have become Arrogant and conceited!!

[@jamesbarbour8400]

Not to mention complacent !

[@moraymac2922]

Political parties become subject to corruption and capture from external influences as they grow in size and influence. It’s leaders abandon core values, former supporters drift away and the party membership and vote share begins to disintegrate. The SNP is a case in point.

[@stuartmenziesfarrant]

Ben Habib is absolutely right about the Tories!!

[@JayneFrogWoo]

Why don't you three become one party? You'd stand a greater chance of getting a larger vote.

[@JeffSBoro]

You should never vote lib/lab/con/grn, so if you are going to vote, it must be a small party.

[@claudiavivarelli7571]

Great talk. Would have like to ask about the role of the Civil Service

[@ritavickers4807]

I will vote reclaim

[@hannannah1uk]

Why did Fox set uo Reclaim when Reform was already established? Why did he stand for mayor against the Tory candidate thereby letting in Khan for another term?

[@carolegeorge242]

Ok loads about what the SDP will do but no solutions. The same unfortunately from Reform. It’s all very well talking,but how are they going to put all of this into practise especially when contending with the establishment who will block every policy they don’t like. This country has been run for years by the civil service.

[@tonynolan5406]

all parties have paymasters vote for independant candidates help them keep their deposits

[@Blog4Justice]

What I want is NET ZERO immigration combined with immigration ROLLBACK.

[@patriciakirkman-kj5kg]

Reform all the way

[@StokieStokie]

I wouldn’t vote for any of the parties currently occupying parliament. If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change, change must first take place from within

[@christopherjones67]

I respect these smaller parties & my mantra always was if you dont vote Tory you let Labour in. As a Tory Member since 1989 all Ill say is there both the same now. Essentially they are both Blairite.

[@mcpanorama]

One of the most difficult questions I had to address in my book St George and the Dragons was what were the values the saint symbolizes.

[@Libertarian1111]

Although I am fully With Ben on this, their were some interesting points made by Richard However, one point I strongly disagree with Richard was when he said that no country has industrialized without being protectionist, which simply isn't true For example, Eastern Europe only properly industrialized when they opened up to the world as is the case with India, South Korea, Japan, Etc.. On the other hand, India was doing terribly bad up until they opened up to the world However, I do believe sometimes in using tariffs as retaliatory measures against countries who cheat us For example, I believe Trumps tariffs on China, France and some other countries were the right thing as those countries were taking America for granted

[@bobby_bretwalda]

Maybe I'm biased because I already preferred the SDP over Reform but I feel like SDP's policies seem far more socially Conservative than those of Reform...

[@sparkyinsertnamehere6673]

I like both parties and will definitely vote for one of them, but have trouble with the 'free market' tilt of Reform. We do need to help our industrial base recover and stop being the one trick pony economy of financial services that we have become. Not sure yet, but feel more drawn to the SDP, but wish them both well.

[@lawsonspedding6136]

Ben is right, let’s get rid of the Tories !

[@oratorrr]

'My dealer really believes in me' cracked me up. When is Mr Clouston's appearance on 'Live at The Apollo'?

[@applin121]

It’s a pity that none of you appear to have any plans to put up any candidates in Hampshire.

[@ricky7o588]

Reform will be standing in the General Election there 100%. Local elections will take a bit more time growing grassroots to field candidates locally.

[@susanspeed2298]

We are voting Reform. The present mainstream parties are terrible.

[@malpreece5008]

The country would be so much better off if the House of Commons was divided between Reform/Heritage and the SDP.

[@colinreay2678]

Voting should be mandatory for all who pay tax, there should also be a, None of the above, so that those who wish to rule us know the extent of their mandate

[@Tukulti-Ninurta]

I can guarantee to Ben happy keep that when he goes knocking on doors in the upcoming by-elections, not a single person will raise the issue of the Northern Ireland protocol. What Brexiteers such as him don’t understand is that while Northern Ireland is indeed legally part of the United Kingdom, it is not psychologically part of it. Most English people do not regard it as part of their country, they regard it as abroad. English people do not feel any sense of solidarity with Northern Ireland Unionists. Indeed, English people tend to classify anyone born on the island of Ireland as Irish. Given that most people in Northern Ireland support the protocol and most people in England don’t give a monkeys about it, why make start a trade war with the EU about it (which is what’ll would happen)? Actually, I would go further than this. I think the attachment of parties like Reform and the SDP to the union with Scotland is mystifying and depressing. If you want genuine conservatism in England, a good first step would be to remove 59 non-Conservative MPs from the English Parliament. This could be done by legislating to reduce Scottish public spending to English levels, thereby eliminating the economic case for the union, and then giving Scotland a referendum!

[@antonrudenham3259]

I'm English and I obviously think of the Irish as Irish, but not in the same way I think of the Italians as Italians. The Irish aren't foreigners, the Italians are.

[@kennethhawley1063]

Only vote for someone you actually agree with and support. Do not vote for the least worst candidate. Voting for the least worst candidate means you are not being given suitable choices, which is why Parliament is stuffed full of MPs with no connection to the electorate and who represent other oganisations such as the EU or the WEF. It is better not to vote at all if you cannot find a candidate you truly support.

[@davidevans5955]

The vision for Britain at the moment with the Conservatives and labour is very bleak

[@Pawsforthought222]

So am l❤ Reform is for the people,for Britain ....C&L have let us get in a terrible mess

[@DrawnInk1]

If these parties are at all serious then they need to unite otherwise the status quo will remain the same. They won’t though because of egos.

[@kayedal-haddad]

It would have been interesting to hear Reclaim vision for Britain!

[@ricky7o588]

Their manifesto is on their website.

[@wanhunglowmedicalcondition1038]

Splitting the vote will not save the country. They need to unite.

[@evolassunglasses4673]

They shouldn't stand in the same areas.

[@hugh_mungus123]

It seems nonsensical that these parties haven’t put their resources and people who are standing for them together in order to actually get seats in parliament. There needs to be a wider conquering strategy otherwise labour will just win where conservatives fail.

[@redprince3158]

VOTE REFORM UK 😀

[@larrydickman5936]

The title of this video should be called " Vote for parties that don't matter"

[@bri5490]

Reform/Reclaim/SDP you should amalgamate, but be a broad church. as long as we agree on the mission, than little disagreements could be settled through dialogue and compromise. All the Parties in Parliament are broad churches. Unite or split the vote!

[@jeannecox948]

Thankyou The Reform Party, I hope hoards of the British public respond to your policies and vote for you. Get rid of this tory party, and whatever happens, never let those left wing loonies Labour anywhere near power ever again! Please give us proper people out here some hope for the future!