Keep voting for more of the same guys! Nothing can ever change.
Underscore_Blues on
Snuck in the online safety act scrapping. I doubt Reform would actually scrap it anyway, but how would it ‘clobber’ Brits when it’s what we had before?
DmitriBogrov on
The mirror’s pro labour tribalism really harms the article. Turning the NHS into an insurance based service and wholesale scrapping the workers rights bill is a lot more severe than stopping the OSA which half the opposition parties pledge to do.
FlaviousTiberius on
Most of them are shit but acting like scrapping the OSA would “clobber brits” is pretty ridiculous. I’d be more concerned about them not scrapping it considering the same evangelicals in the US who’ve been pushing OSAlike policies over there are funding reform.
coffeewalnut08 on
* Hundreds of billions of unspecified public spending cuts. Reform has pledged to reduce the size of the state to 35% of GDP, which would require nearly £300 billion of public spending cuts.
* Cut the NHS by £26 billion. Reform UK have suggested cutting the NHS by £26 billion and giving tax breaks to people who can afford private healthcare. In May of this year, Mr Tice said “instead of giving £26bn to the already bloated wasteful NHS, we proposed easing pressure on the health service by incentivising those who can afford to pay more to go independent with a tax break.”
* Replacing the NHS with an insurance model. Mr Farage has previously claimed he does not think the NHS should be funded through general taxation, and is open to funding it through insurance instead.
* Cut taxes for foreign millionaires and billionaires living in the UK. This would be through something called the Britannia Card – which would see the super-rich from overseas pay £250,000 to avoid tax on overseas earnings and inheritance tax. It would let wealthy tycoons from overseas get “non-dom” tax status if they pay a one-off fee of £250,000. Tax expert Dan Neidle says the policy could cost the UK £35bn over five years in lost revenue.
* Abolish Indefinite Leave to Remain and deport hundreds of thousands of people. In September Mr Farage announced that if he gets into No10, he would scrap indefinite leave to remain (ILR) – meaning hundreds of thousands of legal migrants could face deportation.
* Scrap net zero. Reform has said it will “wage war” on clean energy projects, putting hundreds of thousands of jobs at risk all over the country. Labour say Mr Farage’s “war on clean energy” would threaten over 950,000 jobs in thriving industries across the country. Analysis found this could starve Welsh industry of investment and deny factories vital investment, threatening 39,873 industrial jobs. Reducing investment in home-grown clean power will also make the UK more reliant on imported gas.
* Allow fracking. Reform UK want to allow fracking – shale gas drilling – all over the country, despite concerns over earthquakes and environmental impacts.
* EU trade war. Mr Farage has been accused of risking a trade war with Europe over plans to strip EU citizens for claiming benefits in the UK. If the EU refused to accept the terms, a Reform UK government would likely take unilateral action, regardless of the threat of trade retaliation.
* Scrap Online Safety Act. Reform UK want to rip up the Online Safety Act that protects children and adults online, but have failed to say what they would replace it with.
* Scrap workers’ rights. Reform UK wants to scrap the newly-passed Employment Rights Act entirely. Mr Tice has said: “You’ve got to scrap the whole Employment Rights Bill, lock stock and barrel.”
don_crack on
I want there to be change but Farage isn’t the right person to take on the establishment.
Hopefully reform voters will wake up to this fact.
Orangesteel on
Reform policies hurt their supporters demographic the most, the working class. Just like MAGA policies in the US. Horrible and yet people still seem determined to vote for them. Despite the horrific background Farage carries for racism and grifting.
ItalianCoffeeMorning on
Genuinely don’t look bad at all. Any of them. I don’t get the article
FreeTheDimple on
Allowing some rich people to opt out of taxation on the public services that they don’t want is a ridiculous idea. Healthcare workers would flock to the higher paid jobs, leaving the NHS in tatters. Which in turn would pull more people to the functional private system. Further destabilising the NHS.
A typical household in the US can pay £15,000 per year in health insurance premiums for a family of 4. All well and good to not have to wait as long if you make a million a year from peddling hate like Mr. Farage. But it would descimate almost everyone I know. A huge proportion of the country would have no choice but to go without insurance, and if they suddenly need surgery or medicine or cancer treatment, then you’ll need to sell your house, if you have one. Or doctors may have to choose to let you die.
We cannot possibly allow this future. Vote tactically against Reform.
2-Girls-1-FA-cup on
He is pure evil. All these policies are designed to stoke division and raise the value of his portfolio.
How this country can be so disgustingly thick to think of this guy as anything other than evil makes me sick
met22land on
Well gee willickers, Mistress Meeker! It’s not like the other parties have clobbered us! And at least Reform are putting the English first (cough cough £250k payouts).
Professional-Sea2875 on
It’s insane that we could get the far right twats who fucked up the UK with Brexit to further fuck up the UK because of FPTP stupidity. We needed PR many decades ago.
teknotel on
10 reform policies that would clobber **jobless** brits
JBobSpig on
Guys it doesn’t matter how bad things are, do not fucking vote reform, if you’re a moderate person, a leftie or an absolute racist looney, reform are not going to do what’s right for you.
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Keep voting for more of the same guys! Nothing can ever change.
Snuck in the online safety act scrapping. I doubt Reform would actually scrap it anyway, but how would it ‘clobber’ Brits when it’s what we had before?
The mirror’s pro labour tribalism really harms the article. Turning the NHS into an insurance based service and wholesale scrapping the workers rights bill is a lot more severe than stopping the OSA which half the opposition parties pledge to do.
Most of them are shit but acting like scrapping the OSA would “clobber brits” is pretty ridiculous. I’d be more concerned about them not scrapping it considering the same evangelicals in the US who’ve been pushing OSAlike policies over there are funding reform.
* Hundreds of billions of unspecified public spending cuts. Reform has pledged to reduce the size of the state to 35% of GDP, which would require nearly £300 billion of public spending cuts.
* Cut the NHS by £26 billion. Reform UK have suggested cutting the NHS by £26 billion and giving tax breaks to people who can afford private healthcare. In May of this year, Mr Tice said “instead of giving £26bn to the already bloated wasteful NHS, we proposed easing pressure on the health service by incentivising those who can afford to pay more to go independent with a tax break.”
* Replacing the NHS with an insurance model. Mr Farage has previously claimed he does not think the NHS should be funded through general taxation, and is open to funding it through insurance instead.
* Cut taxes for foreign millionaires and billionaires living in the UK. This would be through something called the Britannia Card – which would see the super-rich from overseas pay £250,000 to avoid tax on overseas earnings and inheritance tax. It would let wealthy tycoons from overseas get “non-dom” tax status if they pay a one-off fee of £250,000. Tax expert Dan Neidle says the policy could cost the UK £35bn over five years in lost revenue.
* Abolish Indefinite Leave to Remain and deport hundreds of thousands of people. In September Mr Farage announced that if he gets into No10, he would scrap indefinite leave to remain (ILR) – meaning hundreds of thousands of legal migrants could face deportation.
* Scrap net zero. Reform has said it will “wage war” on clean energy projects, putting hundreds of thousands of jobs at risk all over the country. Labour say Mr Farage’s “war on clean energy” would threaten over 950,000 jobs in thriving industries across the country. Analysis found this could starve Welsh industry of investment and deny factories vital investment, threatening 39,873 industrial jobs. Reducing investment in home-grown clean power will also make the UK more reliant on imported gas.
* Allow fracking. Reform UK want to allow fracking – shale gas drilling – all over the country, despite concerns over earthquakes and environmental impacts.
* EU trade war. Mr Farage has been accused of risking a trade war with Europe over plans to strip EU citizens for claiming benefits in the UK. If the EU refused to accept the terms, a Reform UK government would likely take unilateral action, regardless of the threat of trade retaliation.
* Scrap Online Safety Act. Reform UK want to rip up the Online Safety Act that protects children and adults online, but have failed to say what they would replace it with.
* Scrap workers’ rights. Reform UK wants to scrap the newly-passed Employment Rights Act entirely. Mr Tice has said: “You’ve got to scrap the whole Employment Rights Bill, lock stock and barrel.”
I want there to be change but Farage isn’t the right person to take on the establishment.
Hopefully reform voters will wake up to this fact.
Reform policies hurt their supporters demographic the most, the working class. Just like MAGA policies in the US. Horrible and yet people still seem determined to vote for them. Despite the horrific background Farage carries for racism and grifting.
Genuinely don’t look bad at all. Any of them. I don’t get the article
Allowing some rich people to opt out of taxation on the public services that they don’t want is a ridiculous idea. Healthcare workers would flock to the higher paid jobs, leaving the NHS in tatters. Which in turn would pull more people to the functional private system. Further destabilising the NHS.
A typical household in the US can pay £15,000 per year in health insurance premiums for a family of 4. All well and good to not have to wait as long if you make a million a year from peddling hate like Mr. Farage. But it would descimate almost everyone I know. A huge proportion of the country would have no choice but to go without insurance, and if they suddenly need surgery or medicine or cancer treatment, then you’ll need to sell your house, if you have one. Or doctors may have to choose to let you die.
We cannot possibly allow this future. Vote tactically against Reform.
He is pure evil. All these policies are designed to stoke division and raise the value of his portfolio.
How this country can be so disgustingly thick to think of this guy as anything other than evil makes me sick
Well gee willickers, Mistress Meeker! It’s not like the other parties have clobbered us! And at least Reform are putting the English first (cough cough £250k payouts).
It’s insane that we could get the far right twats who fucked up the UK with Brexit to further fuck up the UK because of FPTP stupidity. We needed PR many decades ago.
10 reform policies that would clobber **jobless** brits
Guys it doesn’t matter how bad things are, do not fucking vote reform, if you’re a moderate person, a leftie or an absolute racist looney, reform are not going to do what’s right for you.