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Reform Party...its's going sooo well

Today the Daily Telegraph's headline is that the tories should be worried about the Reform Party.   I think they are right, a little, but on the very same day, the Reform Party completely changed its immigration policy.   Nigel did a 180.

The question, therefore, is should the Tories be worried?  Yes because Reform will take away the "little Englander" vote, you knew them -- they hate all foreigners but have never met one!  Yes, those people.   Tories should not be worried because if Reform can change one of its most important party platforms on the fly, it means that they will say more crazy stuff.  You can trust Nigel on that one!

The reality is that the Tories will get a sound trashing in a few days.   Assuming that Labour doesn't score an own goal, the new prime minister will have one of the largest parliamentary majority since the war.   Nigel and his friends will appropriate the more radical elements of the Tories (unfortunately Liz and Boris are going to stick around), but this will give the necessary time for the party to figure out what is, and what it stands for in a post-Brexit Britain.  Also, an opportunity to clear out the place of all the dead wood.   

The more extremist Reform becomes the better for the Tories.   Rishi and his friends should aim to force Nigel to go extreme or go home.   

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