Reform UK’s Manifesto Explained

With Reform surging in the polls, Farage is proving to be a real headache for the Tories, but even if they do steal some seats, what's in their manifesto? So in this video, we break down their campaign promises and the questionable maths behind them.

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[teelo]

So glad you're giving attention to the minor parties like Reform, Greens, and Tories.

[DavidBennettPiano]

It's easy to make promises when you know you won't have to keep them

[recklessnova]

I was genuinely shocked when the small boats graph came up, that a lot more than what’s portrayed by the media.

[mattharris]

As soon as they said "Reject 2 job offers" Yes Prime Minister came to mind lol

[industrialmonk]

I would love manifestos to be contracts then we can take all these politicians to court for breach of contract but the penalty should be prison + reimbursement of personal & public losses.

[Snufflegrunt]

Correction: The boats didn't start arriving in 2020. They've been a thing since the Arab Spring and really took off when the Libyan, Syrian and Daesh wars started. So... over a decade.

[elmax]

How are they still asylum seekers when coming from france???

[MarkPTP]

'Today was the best Conservative budget since 1986' - Nigel Farage, 23/09/2022 (the day of Liz Truss' minibudget)

[LoganBerry]

I didnt expect a Rudy Guliani shout out in a UK party menifesto released in 2024

[luisfilipe]

A court that has no real power and anyone can ignore its rulings truly a beacon of international law

[finnle]

Farage: "Manifesto" means "lie".
TLDR: Let's see Farage's "manifesto".

[AerrowW]

Of all the things in this video how the hell does it make sense that the treasury pays the bank of england.

[Twiggy]

Reform wanting to get rid of the first pas the post system is a surprise and positive imo.

[ironsoul]

People were lied to once and they still believe these politicians... I fear for the future of the UK

[thecactusman]

As an American who loosely follows UK politics from a great distance, a lot of this sounds like Farage's claims about Brexit. Populist appeals with dubious math that suspiciously looks like it could benefit a variety of wealthy private corporate interests. Lots of discussion about getting rid of immigrant workers, but no discussion about how to rebuild the British manufacturing sector to compete with its neighbors in Europe or further afield in China, Japan, and the USA.

[theoroberts]

How do people not see that these policies benefit the rich

[bonner-qvmi]

Great video, The first $100, 000 invested was amazing. But when you hit $300, 000 it’s like smashing the glass ceiling! I cried.

[steffplaysmapping]

Looking into from outside Britain, I hope that Labour doesn't get a plain majority and has to negotiate with the pro-PR parties. FPTP is an Anglo-American joke of democracy, which always breeds a two-party system

[matthewtalbot-paine]

It's nice to see you have such an unbiased take on this. Or if there is bias it's not too egregious.

[karliszemitis]

I am still baffled that anyone actually wants to immigrate to UK. Even as a successful professional, the salaries there are about the same as in Baltic states these days, almost anywhere in EU is better than UK to live, isn't it?