Mumsnet backing Reform?

@Somemum1 Im confused by Reforms aims. We absolutely need growth etc but it isn’t an easy thing to achieve without huge investment. How do they raise this money whilst simultaneously cutting taxes?

How bloody depressing.I'd give it up if I was Justine.

I used to vote Green / Libdem / Labour, but I will be voting Reform at the council elections in May, and at the next General Election, for the following reasons:

1. I am not racist, I am very happy to welcome anyone of any colour, race or religion who wants to help our country thrive and accept our values. BUT I believe that many illegal immigrants and some legal ones despise Western values, come here to exploit our generosity, and want to change our country to respect their own views. As women we are kind and tend to want to help everyone, but we have been taken advantage of, with no respect in return.

2. The country is broke. We need to change taxes and welfare to incentivise businesses, get people working and attract investment and talent.

3. We need to stop spending fortunes on housing, welfare, legal aid, health, policing and prison for people who should not be in this country and don't need to be - I am happy to help genuine asylum seekers, but many of those granted Leave to Remain go back to visit their supposedly dangerous countries.

4. We need to tackle crime, particularly against women and girls. Sexual violence has risen dramatically, and unfortunately I think this is due to cultural differences between Britain and some of the countries that immigrants come from. Forgive me for wanting our children to be safe.

It won't be easy, but Reform's policies are to:
End illegal immigration, deport illegal immigrants, increase policing, reward working and productivity, scrap net zero to lower fuel costs for businesses and people, support farmers and manufacturing, rebuild our armed forces, encourage families
All of which I agree with.
(I used to back net zero, and I still care deeply for the environment, but I feel we have made poor choices too quickly, handicapping our economy, when our country's impact on global warming is very low. Decisions such as reducing UK steel production then importing it worsen global emissions, and damage our economy)

In addition, I can't vote for any other party, because:

Labour is increasing the welfare state and increasing tax, driving wealthy investors and talent overseas. This stifles economic growth.
Mostly Labour councils covered up the grooming gangs.

Conservatives are now saying everything they promised and should have done in their last 14 years in power. No one can trust them now

Greens are now nothing to do with the environment. They have formed a coalition between Socialists and Islamists. The last time that alliance took over a country together, Iran, it resulted in Socialists being massacred and hardline Islam taking over. Socialism sounds good in theory, but has never been good for the people in practice.

Libdems - want same high tax, high welfare policies as Labour, resulting in low growth economy. Won't stop immigration

Your Party - as per Greens but more extreme on Socialism and Islamism

Would be very interested to hear different opinions on the above!

How can you be better off when you’re dead? If your estate is worth £6 million, surely your heirs won’t miss a fraction of it?

We would be at least £500k better off with Reform purely due to their pledge to scrap inheritance tax. And that’s before I calculate how much DH would save on corporation tax for his business. While I don’t love all their policies, I will vote for Reform if they keep these policies in their manifesto.

You do realise that we were able to turn back small boats as part of our membership of the EU, don't you.

Let’s give them a chance? This is por luck!! This is the future of the country!!

please just have a look at what is happening in the USA to get a glimpse of what to expect with Farage. It truly is scary.

Coming out the ECHR will allow small boats to be stopped and illegal entrants returned .
Stopping Net Zero from bankrupting the nation .
Reducing the Welfare Bill
Reducing red tape and business rates to help growth .

I believe the above are some of their plans .

The country needs change to halt the terminal decline of this country . Labour are totally shambolic , the Tories have done little in the last 14 yrs to make people better off , the Greens and Lib Dem’s are inconsequential so let’s give Reform a chance .

End illegal immigration, deport illegal immigrants, increase policing, reward working and productivity, scrap net zero to lower fuel costs for businesses and people, support farmers and manufacturing, rebuild our armed forces, encourage families

But how will they achieve this? We have an ageing population, that costs. How can services be improved whilst reducing tax take?! I want to believe utopia too!