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Keir Starmer abandoned net zero to court Reform voters. He failed
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this post was submitted on 01 Mar 2026
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As an American, following the recent move to the Green Party in the UK, I wanted to find more information about the Reform party I had also heard about, since I was mostly familiar with Labour and the Tories.
I was surprised that apparently, one of the most common reasons to criticize the UK Reform party is that they're perceived to be racist. And perception is quite important to voters deciding which party to support. How would Labour plan to court this type of voter? It doesn't make sense to me. To date, they'd be voting for Reform instead of Conservative due to their far-right-wing views, right? Or am I just oversimplifying/misunderstanding?
Nah, you pretty much nailed it in one. That's why I wrote in my other comment, I don't believe it, it doesn't pass the sniff test.
Perceived? That might be because they are viciously, loudly racist and xenophobic. They're running the MAGA playbook and the local billionaire degenerates are happy to fund them. Not just local ones, either.