Rise of Reform – Helen Dale

Rise of Reform – Helen Dale

“Always bet on self-interest, it’s the only horse that’s trying,” is one of my late dad’s lines, and I first heard it from him aged six or so. By that logic, Nigel Farage (leader of Reform UK) and Ed Davey (leader of the Liberal Democrats) are the only triers—respectively leading and running third in the horserace of UK politics—and the only two ponies gaining ground. Reform has now achieved—or bettered—30 percent in national polls and the most …