Our virtual community – Tory voters of 2019 figuring out where to vote in the general election – was less certain about where other, larger parties were putting their ideological flags.
This is amazing in a lot of ways. The party does not have Nigel Farage’s full-time worldwide pulling power behind it. Aside from News, it doesn’t often garner a lot of attention in newspapers, radio, or television.
Its experience in by-elections has been difficult. It has never participated in a general election. Furthermore, the name Reform would not stick out on a voting sheet.
However, it had definitely cut through, and for many on the panel, it represented more than just the sum of policies, regardless of whether they were deemed appealing or repulsive by The Voters Panel members.
“I think the thing that stands out about Reform for me is that they want to bring back and get Britain great,” Alison, 65, a member of the audience, remarked.
