Are you planning to vote tomorrow? I’m not, because there’s nothing happening in my local area. But many people believe something big could happen across the country a political shake-up we haven’t seen in years.
A lot of voters are unhappy with Labour and Keir Starmer. Some feel he and his team have become too focused on giving out freebies, trying to please the unions, raising taxes, and ignoring the needs of pensioners and working-class people.
They think Labour deserves to be taught a lesson. But at the same time, the Conservatives are in such a mess that they might not be able to do anything about it. That’s why many are looking at Reform UK and wondering if this is their moment to shine.
Thinking back to the 1997 general election, people thought the Conservatives were done for back then too. But I never believed they’d disappear completely. That time, there were three big reasons why the Tory vote collapsed. First, John Major wasn’t seen as a strong Prime Minister.
Second, the party was tearing itself apart after Margaret Thatcher was pushed out, and those wounds didn’t heal for years. And third, they faced someone incredibly skilled—Tony Blair.
Now, I personally think Blair caused a lot of problems for the UK, from letting too many immigrants in to supporting wars that created chaos in the Middle East. But whether you liked him or not, you couldn’t deny he was brilliant at selling himself. He made people believe he was bringing something fresh and hopeful. Of course, many later felt betrayed, but that didn’t stop him from winning big.
Starmer, on the other hand, is not like Blair. He didn’t get to the top because people were excited about him. He got there because voters were just sick and tired of how the Conservatives had been behaving. After Boris Johnson left, we got Liz Truss, who made a mess of the economy.
Now we have Rishi Sunak, who may be more polished, but many still feel he got there through backroom deals. It’s like the job of Prime Minister was being passed around without care for what the public actually wanted. Both major parties seem too focused on their own internal drama and power games, not on helping everyday people.
That’s where Nigel Farage comes in. He’s trying to present himself as a straight-talking, regular guy who understands the public better than the others. If you had to choose someone to grab a pint with Keir, Kemi, or Nigel many would probably pick Nigel. In 1997, there was no one like him. People were fed up with the Tories and gave their trust to Blair. But now, voters are fed up with both main parties.
Farage says this could be the moment the Conservatives lose their grip on mainstream politics completely—just like what happened to the Liberal Party years ago. He believes Reform could rise and take their place. Whether that’s true or not, we’ll find out soon.
But if voters wake up after the election and we’ve entered a new political era, Labour and the Conservatives will have no one to blame but themselves. They’ve ignored the public for too long, and now the public might be ready to push back.
