People are idiots who happily vote for a catchy slogan from a lovable rascal, than vote for their interests. Especially if said rascal has the financial banking of a few billionaires, can spread the slogan far and wide across all media, and can even cow the official news sources to feature it
(Although I would be careful with the 92% number, it’s technically accurate but will be misleading if you try to extrapolate policy from it, since the donors aren’t single-issue donors)
People are idiots who happily vote for a catchy slogan from a lovable rascal, than vote for their interests. Especially if said rascal has the financial banking of a few billionaires, can spread the slogan far and wide across all media, and can even cow the official news sources to feature it
Fun fact, most of reform’s donors are either deeply invested in the fossil fuel industry or outright climate change deniers.
https://www.desmog.com/2024/06/04/nigel-farage-reform-uk-party-2-3-million-fossil-fuel-interests-climate-deniers-polluters-since-2019-election/
(Although I would be careful with the 92% number, it’s technically accurate but will be misleading if you try to extrapolate policy from it, since the donors aren’t single-issue donors)