As I have a postal vote for the General Election, it was time to decide who to vote for. I covered some points from the main party manifestos in previous blog posts. None of those manifestos excited me and I have now read the Reform Party manifesto (or “Our Contract With You” as they call it – see link below).
On Transport they say this:
CRITICAL REFORMS NEEDED IN THE FIRST 100 DAYS: Scrap HS2 Save £25 billion by scrapping the rest of this bloated vanity project. Stop the War on Drivers Legislate to ban ULEZ Clean Air Zones and Low Traffic Neighbourhoods. Scrapping Net Zero means no more bans on petrol and diesel cars and no legal requirements for manufacturers to sell electric cars. We will keep the speed limit low where safety is critical. Otherwise, 20 MPH zones will be scrapped. Accelerate Transport Infrastructure Focus on our coastal regions, Wales, the North, and the Midlands. Improve existing rail and road links. Integrated services are critical. Thereafter: Tighter Regulation and New Ownership Model for Critical National Infrastructure The British taxpayer needs to be in control of Britain’s utilities.
There is much in there that I endorse and little that I would disagree with so I have voted for the local Reform candidate. They may not win in my local constituency or win enough seats to have an impact in Parliament in the coming election but I would like to see Reform continue to develop so as to have a major impact on UK politics. They do have a number of good leaders with sensible views – I include Farage, Tice, Habib, Bull, et al.
In conclusion Reform has a better platform than the other major parties and a more practical one. So I have voted for them.
Reform Party manifesto: https://assets.nationbuilder.com/reformuk/pages/253/attachments/original/1718625371/Reform_UK_Our_Contract_with_You.pdf?1718625371
Roger Lawson
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Hi Roger
Thanks for your thoughts, but I beg you NOT to turn the excellent FFDF into a political campaigning machine. Furthermore, climate change (global warming) IS happening and it is totally irresponsible of FFDF, ABD and others to deny this reality, especially given the part played by CO2 from internal combustion engines worldwide.
Comment noted thanks but it is impossible to ignore who might be running the country, the policies they will follow and the impact on road transport.
Roger L.
I also voted by post for Reform our political system is in serious need of root and branch reform we will have to see what sort of turnout there is at the election usually the winner does not pole a majority in the vote % stakes I have no fear personally of coalition governments one party with all the power is one too many.
Chris R