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Reform’s lessons from the Lib Dems in what not to do

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25.09.2025

BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 20: Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey drums with a band as he arrives at the start of the first day of the Liberal Democrat Conference on September 20, 2025 in Bournemouth, England. The Liberal Democrats are a bigger presence in Westminster and local government since the last general and local elections. 72 Liberal Democrat MPs now sit in the Houses of Parliament and over 3000 councilors across England, giving them more influence as the third largest party. (Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)

There’s more to the Lib Dems than Ed Davey’s ridiculous stunts. If Nigel Farage wants to turn his polling lead into lasting power he would do well to learn from their effective ground game – as well as their mistakes, says Emma Revell

Reform UK is riding so high at the moment, pollsters might have to consider extending their Y-axis. I doubt therefore, that Nigel Farage is in the mood to take lessons from anyone about how to make his party a success – but perhaps he should heed some cautionary lessons from an unlikely source.

The Liberal Democrats got fewer votes than Reform at the last election – a 12.2 per cent vote share compared to 14.3 per cent – and their position in the polls has barely moved more than one percentage point in either direction since. Despite throwing himself into extra-curricular activities with the air of a sugar-fuelled eight-year........

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