"The truth is that without securing higher, sustained economic growth, reconnecting people and politics, generating trust in the potential of democracy and importance of good government becomes almost impossible. And the appeal of the parties of the far right with their dogma of disruption, division and despair it becomes, too, alluring. Kyle added: We see it today with Reform, just as we did in previous times with the National Front and the British National party."
"It comes days after Reform UK was accused of embracing racism after it picked a former academic who argued that UK-born people from minority ethnic backgrounds were not necessarily British as the head of its new student organisation. Matthew Goodwin, who is now a hard-right activist and prominent Reform supporter, posted on X that he believed even being born and brought up in the UK did not mean that people from black, Asian or other immigrant backgrounds were always British."
Nigel Farage is portrayed as today's incarnation of Enoch Powell–style politics and Reform UK is labeled far right. Persistent economic stagnation is linked to political disconnection, arguing that without sustained higher growth, trust in democracy and good government erodes and the appeal of far-right parties increases. Comparisons are made to the National Front and the British National Party as previous beneficiaries of economic failure. Historical reference to Powell's 1968 'rivers of blood' speech is included. Reform UK faces accusations of embracing racism after appointing a former academic who questioned the Britishness of UK-born minority individuals, with a prominent supporter reiterating that view.
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