Reform by-election candidate described Farage's economic plans as utterly toxic'

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"The Reform candidate in an upcoming Westminster by-election once described his party's economic plans as an utterly toxic combination. Matt Goodwin said that he cannot stress enough how UNPOPULAR slashing taxes and cutting spending on public services is in a post on LinkedIn three years ago. The former academic was pointing to polling from the highly respected British Social Attitudes survey which showed that reducing both was backed by just 6 per cent of the public."

"In November, Nigel Farage said his party will cut spending and we want to cut taxes. And last month he doubled down, saying: We are going to reduce excessive government spending. Mr Goodwin hit the headlines last week after The Independent revealed he had called for women and young girls to be given a biological reality check as he warned of an impending fertility crisis."

The Independent sends reporters to develop breaking stories, investigates topics from reproductive rights to climate change and Big Tech, and produces documentaries such as 'The A Word' about American women fighting for reproductive rights. The outlet emphasizes parsing facts from messaging, avoiding paywalls, and relying on donations to fund reporters and keep journalism accessible. In UK politics, a Reform candidate described his party's economic plans as an 'utterly toxic combination.' Matt Goodwin warned that slashing taxes and cutting public services is deeply unpopular, citing British Social Attitudes polling showing only 6% support. Nigel Farage pledged cuts to spending and taxes, while Goodwin drew controversy over remarks on fertility and taxing the childless.

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