"Prime inflamer of foreigner hatred that he is, black and brown people report what they call the Farage effect in a wave of attacks: Mothin Ali, new deputy head of the Greens and a Leeds councillor, was attacked with bottles while with his family last week on Cromer beach in Norfolk, and racist abuse was hurled at them. He said that Reform rhetoric was causing people to blame immigrants and non-white people for Britain's problems."
"No wonder Farage never mentions Brexit now that its disastrous effects have struck home with most voters: Bregret grips 61%, who say leaving was more of a failure than success, only 31% still say leaving was right, while 56% think it was wrong to vote to leave the EU. Who do they blame? The Conservatives and Boris Johnson top the list, with more than two-thirds (67%) blaming Nigel Farage, the Ukip outsider who captured the Tory party."
"Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me should be the warning to all who were taken in by the snake oil last time from Farage and Johnson, both life-long charlatans and deceivers. As was the case with Brexit, leaving the ECHR sounds simple: just quit and deport the migrants to anywhere. Leave aside moral and human rights questions, which are unlikely to influence Reform backers."
Reform UK has surged to over 30% in polls, gaining membership and council seats ahead of Nigel Farage's conference. Immigration rhetoric is central to the party's appeal, with small boat arrivals repeatedly highlighted and used to stoke public anger. That rhetoric correlates with increased hostility toward black and brown people, including reported physical attacks and racist abuse. Widespread Brexit regret is evident, with 61% calling it a failure and many blaming the Conservatives, Boris Johnson, and Nigel Farage. Proposals to leave the European Convention on Human Rights are advanced as a simple fix to migration despite legal and practical complexities.
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