Sam Wigley

This is one of the worst interviews I have heard. It is an embarrassment for the nation.

A Reform UK government will end the war on the countryside.

Nick Timothy and Nigel Farage are right, and Sadiq Khan and Keir Starmer are wrong. Small groups of people, of whatever religion, praying in public places is fine. And as a Christian country we should allow a special privilege for churches to lead services in our national spaces, like the Palm Sunday celebration that happens in Trafalgar Square. What we don't want is mass ritual observances intended to claim the civic realm for another religion, or assert the domination of another culture over our own Christian traditions. What happens in our national spaces is not neutral. People use Trafalgar Square, for celebrations and demonstrations, to make a point about the kind of country they want us to be. The Palm Sunday pageant reminds us of who we are - not as individuals (many or most of us don't identify as Christians at all) but as a national community, with the roots of our institutions in the ground of the Bible and our most solemn communal moments, from coronations to funerals, mediated through the liturgies of the Church. A mass Adhan held there, or in any town square, is making a different point: that Britain is not a Christian country, and that - inshallah - one day it shall be Muslim. This is unacceptable to the British public and indeed incompatible with our constitution. As ever with these debates, the issue is partly one of kind and partly one of degree. There is an issue with Islam itself as a religion which in most interpretations does not admit of pluralism or freedom of conscience, and therefore is inherently aggrandising, including over territory. But with a bit of confidence and a bit of toleration we could handle that - if it were not for the issue of degree. It is the scale of Islam in Britain, and the ambition of its leaders for greater scale, that makes the problem. The numbers of people who assembled for the adhan in Trafalgar Square, clearly and openly claiming the territory for a faith with no connection (indeed, with strong doctrinal disagreement) with the model of Western liberal democracy that Britain has developed and exported to the world - that is the problem. The numbers, whether everyone there understood it this way or not (and I suspect many did), convey an explicit threat to the foundations of our country. Being relaxed about other people's religion is a good thing, a very British thing. I don't mind modern druids dancing around Stonehenge in my constituency (arguably, though the historicity is tenuous, they have a claim to the place). I don't mind small groups of Hindus or Buddhists or Muslims demonstrating the reality of Britain's religious toleration by worshiping in Trafalgar Square. But let's not kid ourselves about this adhan, or pretend that we're just seeing another harmless expression of Britain's religious diversity. We are seeing an abuse of liberalism, led by people who are not themselves liberal; or - let us imagine they are acting in good faith - who are themselves deceived about what they are doing. It should not happen again. And it would be good to hear the Church of England say so.

@denbypottery is a proud British institution that has been apart of the fabric of of our nation for over 200 years. The failures of this Government and the last have placed an almost insurmountable challenge onto British businesses. Anyone who can support this great company should do so - perhaps together we can keep it from falling into the annals of history. denbypottery.com/pages/save-den…

Keir Starmer has created this sorry situation. There was no need for any UK govt to push ahead with the discussions on the BIOT, and his weakness in trying to hand them over to Mauritius as well as failing to adequately protect the British SBA in Cyprus from attack will now see every British Overseas Territory questioned and challenged.

It does not have to be like this. Reform will leave the ECHR. Derogate from a multitude of international treaties. Ensure the rights of British people reign supreme.

I don’t think this was a Farage promise. This was part of the BoJo Brexit campaign which was separate from Farage. Anyway hardly matters. Far from an extra £350m a week we now spend a billion more per week on the NHS compared with the time of the 2016 Brexit referendum and nobody can see any improvement.

Happy St Patrick's Day ☘️ 2 Royal Irish celebrated in the traditional spirit of the regiment.🫡 The parade and shamrock giving were held at Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland The battalion came together with veterans of the regiment and the ACF to march through the town onto the parade square with the regimental band.

A brilliant resolution, but one that should never have been necessary in the first place.

Context - It's my photo and I am the branch chair for Reform UK in Sleaford and North Hykeham. HQ are provided the photos to use in their publications. Lincolnshire is the Tories back yard. Yes, we gained the seat from the Lincolnshire Independents, but NKDC is Tory and we are taking the fight to them.

@reformparty_uk Context! This was won from Lincolnshire Independents Reform are trying to create a false narrative (yes...again😩) Also they seem to have such little involvement that they just photoshoped the SAME photo as one of the comments from the linked post x.com/ElectionMapsUK…

Congratulations to Cllr Alexander Buchanan on winning his seat in the Tories’ Lincolnshire backyard last night. Reform UK has all the momentum. 🚀

@ElectionMapsUK Vote Reform, Get Reform!

Sleaford Westholme (North Kesteven) Council By-Election Result: ➡️ RFM: 45.1% (New) 🏘️ LI: 16.1% (-13.4) 🌳 CON: 15.0% (New) 🌍 GRN: 10.2% (New) 🙋 Ind: 9.1% (-20.2) 🙋 Ind: 2.2% (New) 🔶 LDM: 2.2% (New) No LAB (-23.2) or Ind (-18.0) as previous. Reform GAIN from Lincolnshire Independents. Changes w/ 2023.

🚨BREAKING🚨 VICTORY in Sleaford Westholme for Reform UK. Alexander Buchanan wins with 45% – a massive gain! Well done to Sandy, and huge thanks to all the volunteers who put hours of work in to make this victory happen. Vote Reform, Get Reform!

@SaarNil72 @Ann291252 @reformparty_uk @ReformDaily_ We dont count our chickens and will be working right up to 10pm, but we had another by-election last week in the same town and we won that. 🤔🇬🇧

@SamW4Reform @Ann291252 @reformparty_uk @ReformDaily_ What’s the likelihood?

Polling day is tomorrow, 12 March, in the Sleaford Westholme by-election for North Kesteven District Council. Huge thank you to Alexander Buchanan, Reform UK's dedicated candidate – pounding the pavements every single day for the past 5 weeks, championing common sense, real local change, and putting Sleaford first. Lincolnshire needs Reform! @ReformSleaford @TiceRichard

Only ⁦@reformparty_uk⁩ can be trusted to cut your bills Lower fuel duty Lower energy costs by scrapping Net Stupid Zero Reform are on the side of workers digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/2370/read…

Farage doesnt need to undermine the British Government. Labour are perfectly capable of doing that themselves.

Aggregate Result of the 214 Council By-Elections (for 217 Seats) since the 2025 Local Elections: RFM: 75 (+63) LDM: 60 (+21) CON: 25 (-23) LAB: 17 (-51) GRN: 17 (+3) Ind: 9 (-8) Local: 5 (-5) PLC: 5 (+1) SNP: 4 (-1) Dashboard: electionmaps.uk/byelections-si…

This lot are not going to ever secure our borders...

Supporting Labour or the Tories is a luxury belief.

@OtherBellamy @reformparty_uk @ReformDaily_ A team effort David! It is a win for every one of us, not just a select few.

@SamW4Reform @reformparty_uk @ReformDaily_ Well done Sam.

🚨BREAKING: Reform UK WINS in Sleaford Town Council by-election! We took 445 votes (38%) – crushing the Tories (288), Greens (241) & Independents (198). Another seat claimed, another step towards real change. The people have spoken. Vote Reform, Get Reform! #VoteReformUK