Reform UK Now More Than a Protest Movement
With Reform UK doing so well in the polls, in a well time intervention, the team behind the British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey has published a fascinating insight into the characteristics of those supporting Nigel Farage’s party. Key data in it is as follows: Reform voters are generally older Older voters are more likely than younger ones to say they support Reform UK. The BSA study suggests that among those aged 55 and over 27% said they backed Reform, nine points more than the same figure among those aged below 35. The BSA notes that this is “the very opposite of that for the Greens who are much more popular among younger than older people.” The BSA continues by observing that in general, support for Reform UK is up 12 points compared to how it performed in the 2024 General Election among those aged 55 and over, twice as much as the rise in support the party has secured in the same period among those under the age of 35. Impact of education on Reform support Amo...