As Nigel Farage prepares to abandon pledges of up to £90 billion in tax cuts, there will be plenty of people arguing that his Reform party is giving up on its free market, small state roots. Other critics may say this is proof that Reform is shifting further to the left and pandering to its new voters in the old Labour heartlands. A few critics may well even accuse it of joining the ‘uniparty’. Perhaps so. And yet, with its dominant lead in the polls, Reform also had to get rid of a set of policies that often gave the impression they had been scribbled on the back of a fag packet close to closing time. The crucial question will be whether it can come up with a credible plan for the economy instead.

Reform had to get rid of a set of policies that often gave the impression they had been scr

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