Nick Candy’s defection proves Reform is the only party with momentum.
The party’s new treasurer understands that that millions of voters are sick of the status quo with the Tories and Labour
Ever since the stunning result achieved by Reform UK in July’s general election, it’s been clear that ours is the only mainstream political party in Britain which has any momentum. Nick Candy’s decision to resign from the Conservatives in order to become Reform UK’s treasurer is just the latest proof that we are on the march in a way that Labour and the Tories can only dream of.
As an entrepreneur with a formidable track record in business, Nick is one of Britain’s great success stories of recent decades. He and his brother, Christian, began their property empire in 1995, buying a one-bedroom flat in west London with a £6,000 loan from their grandmother. Thirty years later, through relentless hard work and brave decision-making, the Candy’s are self-made billionaires.
Over that time, Nick has brought significant wealth and investment to the United Kingdom, exemplifying the very best of British talent and spirit. Having been a Conservative member and donor since 2009, he has also given large sums of money to that party under various leaders and helped to raise millions more, contributing to many of its best campaigns.
Yet after giving the matter a considerable amount of thought, he has concluded that he can no longer support the party of Churchill and Thatcher. For all the talk of the Tories having learned lessons from their disastrous showing in July, Nick is crystal clear: there have been too many broken promises on too many issues. He has decided that enough is enough.
Nick also believes there has been a complete breakdown of trust when it comes to the way this country’s wealth creators are treated. As far as he is concerned, Reform UK represents the future of British politics. To that end, he will take up his new post in the new year. His first job will be to raise enough funds to help Reform UK fight the English County Council elections in May. Ultimately, he will turn his attention to ensuring that Reform UK wins the next general election.
There is nothing coincidental about Nick’s move. The truth of the matter is that millions of voters are sick of being misled, they are tired of the unfair tax burden they face and they have stopped believing a word that either Sir Keir Starmer or Kemi Badenoch have to say.
Whether it is the unfathomable numbers of immigrants arriving in Britain, the mad dash for net zero, the housing crisis, or the erosion of freedom of speech and freedom of thought, people cannot and will not accept the status quo anymore.
More than that, they know that there is very little to distinguish the two old parties these days. As I have often commented, hardly a cigarette paper sits between Labour and the Conservatives when it comes to addressing most people’s concerns and worries. Both seem quite happy to have adopted a social democrat model and mindset. Reform UK offers fresh answers to the many problems which have plagued Britain for years. Recent polling bears this out.
Just last week, Reform UK pulled ahead of Labour in one national poll for the first time. Coming just five months after Labour’s landslide, this was an extraordinary indictment of Starmer’s government. But it was no flash in the pan. An analysis of nine other polls that have been carried out in recent months puts Reform UK on an average of 20 per cent, up from 14 per cent at the general election. By contrast, Labour has gone very firmly backwards, from 34 per cent to 28 per cent. The Tories are, on average, barely taking advantage of the government’s woes having gone from 24 to 26 per cent.
In July, Reform UK polled 4.1 million votes – 600,000 more than the Liberal Democrats – and secured five parliamentary seats in Westminster. The platform from which we now operate is growing stronger by the day. Membership has comfortably passed 105,000 and our party has 400 branches around the UK.
I welcome Nick Candy to Reform UK. His acute business sense will be a huge asset to this burgeoning organisation that is set to transform British politics. DT.
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