Thanks for your questions for Carl Benjamin, he answered them all and that video will be released soon. Next I am requesting questions for Ben Habib. I will obviously cover the main points about Reform UK letting the media and activists shape their candidate list, but if you think of something I might not cover (and it’s not too rude or mental) please leave your question in the comments.
For Ben - what do we do about Islam in our society? Can we expel it, tightly control it, do anything about it at all? Will England remain England (and let’s face it, it is England that is mostly over run) once the percentage of UK Muslims reaches 20% - currently predicted to occur by 2050 if not before.
I went to a very rough comprehensive school in the 90's, but we studied for and sat 10 GCSE's. My teenager is just about to sit GCSE's at a high school, with a really good reputation (local authority funded, but also has a trust fund set up to pay for extras), but today they only study for and sit seven GCSE's.
Thankfully this school focuses on teaching, rather than selling overpriced uniforms, like many of the local academy schools focus on (to the detriment of academic achievement). Even so, the curriculum is dire. All throughout school, she has recived daily English lessons, yet computer science, essential knowledge for modern society and workplaces isn't even a core subject. Nearly all subjects are exam based, with very little coursework, so will be leaving school with next to no project management knowledge/experience - again, another essential workplace skill.
What will Reform UK do to overhaul our dire, old fashioned education system and ensure we have a skilled workforce for the future (rather than another generation who are focused on semantics and what someone is wearing)?
What will Reform do to protect marriage and the family as institutions, and keep the state from interfering in areas that have traditionally been the domain of spouses and parents?
And, we have heard your common sense views on home grown energy - what would Reform do to improve our water supplies? Should we not be harvesting precious rain for drought periods, particularly in view of the burgeoning population?
For Ben, when is Reform going to be a proper party, with a membership structure at local and national levels, portfolio holders with knowledge to speak on specific issues, a vetting process to find decent candidates and a slick media operation?
We thank you Ben for your support in resisting the hiving off of Northern Ireland from the UK. However, since this has failed so far and the DUP have caved to establishment pressure and restarted the NI Executive, how will resistance to the Protocol be maintained?
A question for Ben - university courses such as psychology have 24,000 students per year. Only 15-20% of graduates work as psychologists. This is an example of the mis-use of human capital in our society. What ideas do Reform have to tackle this issue?
Hi Ben. I am a member of Reform UK. I have total respect for what you, personally, have achieved to date. However, I don't understand the membership structure. When I was in UKIP, in the Forest of Dean, we had a membership group for the constituency with monthly committee meetings and regular member activities and socials. We fought local elections, with our own bank account and built up a local presence. We won county council seats and ended up running the district council I was very surprised that there was no local structure in Reform. In the Telford area that I live, I do not know any of the other members. Why has the party been set up in this manner? Will it stay the same in the future?
For Ben - what do we do about Islam in our society? Can we expel it, tightly control it, do anything about it at all? Will England remain England (and let’s face it, it is England that is mostly over run) once the percentage of UK Muslims reaches 20% - currently predicted to occur by 2050 if not before.
I went to a very rough comprehensive school in the 90's, but we studied for and sat 10 GCSE's. My teenager is just about to sit GCSE's at a high school, with a really good reputation (local authority funded, but also has a trust fund set up to pay for extras), but today they only study for and sit seven GCSE's.
Thankfully this school focuses on teaching, rather than selling overpriced uniforms, like many of the local academy schools focus on (to the detriment of academic achievement). Even so, the curriculum is dire. All throughout school, she has recived daily English lessons, yet computer science, essential knowledge for modern society and workplaces isn't even a core subject. Nearly all subjects are exam based, with very little coursework, so will be leaving school with next to no project management knowledge/experience - again, another essential workplace skill.
What will Reform UK do to overhaul our dire, old fashioned education system and ensure we have a skilled workforce for the future (rather than another generation who are focused on semantics and what someone is wearing)?
For Ben Habib:
What will Reform do to protect marriage and the family as institutions, and keep the state from interfering in areas that have traditionally been the domain of spouses and parents?
And, we have heard your common sense views on home grown energy - what would Reform do to improve our water supplies? Should we not be harvesting precious rain for drought periods, particularly in view of the burgeoning population?
For Ben, when is Reform going to be a proper party, with a membership structure at local and national levels, portfolio holders with knowledge to speak on specific issues, a vetting process to find decent candidates and a slick media operation?
We thank you Ben for your support in resisting the hiving off of Northern Ireland from the UK. However, since this has failed so far and the DUP have caved to establishment pressure and restarted the NI Executive, how will resistance to the Protocol be maintained?
A question for Ben - university courses such as psychology have 24,000 students per year. Only 15-20% of graduates work as psychologists. This is an example of the mis-use of human capital in our society. What ideas do Reform have to tackle this issue?
Sorry this is an old post and the podcast is already recorded!
No worries I just couldn't think of anything when this was first put up
Hi Ben. I am a member of Reform UK. I have total respect for what you, personally, have achieved to date. However, I don't understand the membership structure. When I was in UKIP, in the Forest of Dean, we had a membership group for the constituency with monthly committee meetings and regular member activities and socials. We fought local elections, with our own bank account and built up a local presence. We won county council seats and ended up running the district council I was very surprised that there was no local structure in Reform. In the Telford area that I live, I do not know any of the other members. Why has the party been set up in this manner? Will it stay the same in the future?