Reform’s bumper rally is still going on in Birmingham tonight to launch their locals campaign. Watch it below…
LIVE: Reform UK launches local election campaign in style. ⬇️ https://t.co/8hp4SO2D8J
— Reform UK (@reformparty_uk) March 28, 2025
Arron Banks – well known to co-conspirators – has been announced as Reform’s candidate for West of England Mayor. Banks says in his campaign video he had a look at what the mayor has done and concluded he has “achieved nothing.” It should be quite some campaign. Somewhere, Cadwalladr stirs…
UPDATE: Here’s Banks’ announcement video:
Introducing Reform UK’s candidate for West of England Mayor, @Arron_Banks!
Britain needs Reform. 🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/8seSeG76UQ
— Reform UK (@reformparty_uk) March 28, 2025
Andy Haldane, Burnham’s recent adviser on the economy who has not taken up a No10 job, told Andrew Marr on LBC:
“The market now suspects that this is a traditional tax-and-spend socialist government with better TikTok videos…
imposing windfall taxes on oil & gas or on banks or upping capital gains tax would […] repeat the mistake that Rachel made […] The Achilles heel, the fiscal Achilles heel of this government thus far has been its unwillingness and/or inability to cut public spending.”