Click here: to donate by Credit Card
Or here: to donate by PayPal
Or by mail to: Free Republic, LLC - PO Box 9771 - Fresno, CA 93794
Thank you very much and God bless you.
Posted on 06/06/2026 8:29:55 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Nigel Farage went into the 2024 election with the claim that Reform UK was now the “real opposition” party – and today half of Britons agree. The share of the country who see Mr Farage’s party as the main opposition to Labour has soared from 37% in May last year to 49%.
Back in 2024 – days after he stunned the country by announcing he would return to frontline politics and stand in the Essex seat of Clacton – Mr Farage told the Sunday Express: “We’re the real opposition now.”
Ipsos polling reveals just one in five (21%) people consider the Conservatives to be the main opposition, even though the Tories have 116 MPs and Reform boasts just eight. Only 5% of Britons consider the Liberal Democrats or the Green party the main opposition, while 16% say they do not know who holds this role.
And in the latest sign that Reform could lead the next Government, one in three voters say they are likely to consider voting for them – more than for Labour (31%), the Liberal Democrats (29%), the Conservatives (28%), the Greens (26%) and Restore Britain (19%).
When asked what they expect would be the most positive thing if Reform forms the next Government, 35% said “they would get immigration under control’. A quarter think they represent traditional British values, and one in five expects they would bring “real change” to the country and are in touch with what “real people” think.
However, many Britons are concerned at the impact a Reform Government could have one nation, with 43% thinking it would make the country more divided and 41% claiming Mr Farage would be a “bad prime minister”.
(Excerpt) Read more at express.co.uk ...
|
|
Click here: to donate by Credit Card Or here: to donate by PayPal Or by mail to: Free Republic, LLC - PO Box 9771 - Fresno, CA 93794 Thank you very much and God bless you. |
Rearranging the deck chairs on The Titanic.
I don’t consider Farage to be be serious. He talks a good game, but he’s a politician seeking power. In my opinion, Rupert Lowe and Restore Britain are far more serious about making real changes.
Nigel Farage isn’t what we would consider super conservative but he’s 1000% better than Starmer or any of the recent PMs.
Yes.
I agree with that.
> In my opinion, Rupert Lowe and Restore Britain are far more serious about making real changes. <
It looks that way to me as well. Unfortunately, they’re polling at well less than 10% of the voting British public (the last time I looked).
The Tories + Reform + Restore could form a coalition government. But would that government be bold enough to make the necessary changes?
the tories have already shown they’re a huge part of the problem. Their rejection at the poling station is why labour now has the number of mps they now do. It wasn’t a vote for labour, it was a huge vote against the tories
“he’s 1000% better than Starmer or any of the recent PM”.
The expression damning with faint praise fits perfectly. Farge would be interchangeable with Thune or even Pence. Reform just means a slower death for the UK. Nigel lacks the courage to ally with restore. Such an alliance may actually save England but nope.
The Republicans will share the same fate as the Tories if they reject MAGA.
Unless he is willing to sink the boats and implement mass deportation, his efforts will be futile. Enoch Powell was right.
Farage talks a good game, but he’s a gentleman and considers fighting to be ungentlemanly.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.