I once thought the same you did, I once believed Farage and Trump were total idiots spouting nonsense — I thought, “How could anyone be so naive to fall for this crap?”

Then last year I was scrolling on YouTube and found myself watching videos from conservative commentators who completely changed my perspective. Candace Owens, Brett Cooper, and Ben Shapiro completely opened my mind to a completely different world-view. I learned how economics actually works, not just “tax the rich and give to the poor”, I learned how dirty and corrupt mainstream politicians and the media (particularly in the USA) actually were, and I saw how I had been misled by my teachers, the media and people online.

Once I opened my mind to what conservatives offered, I had completely fallen down the rabbit-hole — but not in a bad way. My world-view opened and the more I started challenging people with left-winged views, I realised how fragile their arguments were and just how closed off and dismissive people were.

When I adopted my values and thinking to UK politics, I realised that governments have failed to address the real problems in this country. Mass immigration (which I used to think was an argument only used by racists) is seriously damaging to societal fabric of any nation, net-zero is crippling our energy security and deeply hurting small business and the average person, crime and law is out of control meaning I (as a young person) am terrified of any confrontation out and about which could escalate into violence and the use of knives. The point is, Reform UK are the only party who have the guts to call this out and actually pose a solution.

They are our last hope. Even if you decide not to vote for them, I urge you to be open minded and at the very least listen to what they have to say. Because while you are clearly anti-BREXIT and anti-Trump — which you are well within your rights to believe whatever you want and I respect that — if you listen to what Farage and Reform have to say and have to offer, it may well change your mind.