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Julie Cousens's avatar

Really like Ben and what he has to say. Just worried that the Reform surge is now is so substantial, voters won't want to risk giving him their vote for fear of letting Labour in again via the back door. In an ideal world I'd choose Ben, though. I vastly prefer what Ben has to say!! Wish he and Rupert were in the same party. I see what Rupert is trying to achieve. Personally, I think Rupert ever joining the Tories would be a mistake. They have been taken over by Lib Dems and are a toxic brand, which the public are far from ready to forgive. Good luck, Ben. A rare breed in politics..a decent bloke!!

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Ed Baines's avatar

I'm puzzled at the negative sentiments in the comments. At the very least, Ben's ideas being articulated should positively influence the pretenders.

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Martin's avatar

I'm disappointed he's not working with Rupert Lowe. They'd have made a strong team IMO.

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Kirsty Cruickshank's avatar

Always enjoy listening to Ben, but it's time the plethora of parties on the right that are not Reform joined forces, taking their members with them into a single entity. None of the "normies" care about them - they just see Farage and assume he'll kick all of the undesirables and unnecessary millions out who are sucking the life out of our beloved country. And then lead them to sunny uplands. Reform have stolen the SDP's clothes (right on culture, left leaning social market economics) but they have no idea how to wear them. I still have no idea what their vision of Britain is and the philosophical ideas underpinning it.

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Catriona's avatar

Great interview, really positive.

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Martin's avatar

Very timely interview. I like Ben and I really hope this works out but I'm not sure it will. I don't see how having about 10 parties losing their deposits is going to help. The left always support each other, we don't.

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richard leppington's avatar

Give it up Ben. I have a lot of respect for you, but Reform UK is the only game in town on the right. All you will do is to take some activists away and end up going nowhere. Your party will disappear in a year. It has been hard enough setting up a branch structure and functioning head office with Reform UK. I am afraid you have no chance. 30,000 members is a pipe dream. This is a real shame.

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Mike's avatar

Farage is not the answer. He is a complete and utter charlatan.

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richard leppington's avatar

Why? I have been involved in patriotic political organisations and parties for 50 years. It was only when Nigel came on the scene with UKIP that the right really started to go somewhere. I am not his biggest fan but there is no doubt that he cuts through and Reform is our only hope to get our country back

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Mike's avatar

Uniparty third member.

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richard leppington's avatar

We will see. I don't see any evidence of this in my branch

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Pauline Bourqui's avatar

This will be really interesting, especially as I have many questions about forming a new party at this present time!!!

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Peter B's avatar

I have always rated Ben Habib, however, Reform, with all its many failings will be the only viable alternative to the uniparty at the next General Election.

I wish that Ben Habib, Rupert Lowe, Pete North and others were helping Reform, but sadly that is unlikely.

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Martin B's avatar

I respect Ben and he is a decent guy with Britain/England at its core, but the party name is awful and also Rupert not being part of it, as well as releasing his new movement on the same day is unfortunate. Appreciate its early days though, but fighting Reform is a tough ask now.

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Mike's avatar

Sorry to say first time I’ve not finished an episode. Decent guy but as he says he thought he had Rupert onside. Without him it’s nothing.

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Free Lemming's avatar

There's one way out of this, one way only, and it doesn't involve politely asking a parasitic system run by psychopaths to not be quite so parasitic and psychopathic.

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Thomas Lambert's avatar

Fair play to you Ben, but I think you're barking up the wrong tree, has the feel of Lawrence Fox's Reclaim Party - a good idea but will inevitably be consigned to history as Reform marches on. Hold the line, hold your noses and stick with Reform and chip in to Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain Movement while you're at it so he can apply pressure in a way that won't pull votes from Farage. They goal has to be the end of the uniparty and I know Farage and Tice might say some silly centrist things occasionally, but they *get it* and we have to stick with them as they are the only realistic option.

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Carter's avatar

Saddened but not entirely surprised that Rupert Lowe is a devotee of Objectivism.

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Carter's avatar

Just to be clear, I support Rupert in all his objectives, pun intended. To paraphrase O'Sullivan's Law that any organisation which is not specifically right leaning becomes left wing over time, experience suggests any movement that is not intentionally Christian will become secular in short order. Without an objective moral root, it could easily drift into subjectivism and relativism.

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Judith's avatar

I’d rather you and Rupert joined the Conservative Party and dragged it to centre right. The wets would leave and whoever the leader is, if they make sure they are replaced by real RW people we will know which way the wind blows.

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Steven Potter's avatar

Yay! I’ve missed this you slacker! ;) (Hope you had a good break mate :) )

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