The Labour government is now in crisis with a leadership election impending. They have clearly lost their working-class base which has now largely migrated to Reform. Keir Starmer is taking the blame for his lacklustre communication skills and his unpopularity on the doorstep. But Labour activists are deluding themselves that a change of leader will improve matters. The underlying problem is not even confined to the Labour party itself but embraces the broader ruling elite.
The dominant values of this elite are an obsession with the interests of minorities - racial, cultural, sexual and religious, coupled with a disdain for white working people who are now perceived as far right bigots, hostile to the prevailing ‘progressive’ agenda that has been adopted by all the traditional parties including many Conservatives.
The moment of revelation for the British public was the response of Keir Starmer to the unrest which took place in many working-class areas following the Southport atrocity. Instead of sympathising with their outrage the prime minister denounced their concerns and branded them all as far right agitators for blaming the murders on an asylum seeker, which subsequently turned out to be very close to the truth.
Since then, the working-class electorate has concluded that the Labour party no longer represents their interests. Reform UK have responded to this new reality, pledging to address their concerns over the unsustainable levels of global immigration which is destroying the cohesion of their communities and the identity of the nation. None of the other political parties have shown much awareness or interest in this matter.
These local election results have given a huge boost to the credibility of Reform, and it is to be hoped that a bandwagon effect has been created that will result in increasing electoral support for them, as they provide the only viable vehicle for the kind of change that the public are demanding.
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