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Reform must move from being "none of the above" choice to credible alternative. That starts with getting their hours in order.

Prior to Zia's arrival we had been pretty effective in the election. His Chairmanship was a disaster, numerous sackings and no progress. I'm told by close observers that he is petulant, impatient and arrogant (no surprise given his background Goldmans and a tech start up). His speech was an embarrassment and he is not a people person. He should never have been chairman. We (Reform) now desperately need a proper one - Rupert Lowe being the obvious candidate.

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Nigel Farage, in my humble opinion, has never been "the answer". He's far too old and establishment isn't he? He's one of the boys, old school tie network, wanker banker sort of a bloke. People support Reform because it isn't Labour or Tory not because they actually think it is a "proper" party with a proper manifesto, shadow cabinet or any real professionalism. It's just a vote for "none of the above". Rupert Lowe, like Andrew Bridgen, will get nowhere because he's not willing to grease palms and toe lines because he doesn't see politics as a stepping stone to the next career. I do think most politicians and commentators really don't see what the rest of us see - they are in such a bubble they can't see the reality. Of course Mr Yusuf witters on about dead white heroes because he wants the support of their descendants but he isn't British and doesn't really care about what went on before he arrived. Like all Muslims everywhere in the world, he is a follower of Islam and Islam has no country. It only has followers and believers.

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