1.0Politics.co.ukhttps://www.politics.co.ukMario Creaturahttps://www.politics.co.uk/author/mariocreatura/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Sh6dgCE5ma"><a href="https://www.politics.co.uk/comment/2026/01/19/reform-isnt-building-a-party-of-government-its-building-a-retirement-home/">Reform isn’t building a party of government. It’s building a retirement home</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.politics.co.uk/comment/2026/01/19/reform-isnt-building-a-party-of-government-its-building-a-retirement-home/embed/#?secret=Sh6dgCE5ma" width="600" height="338" title="“Reform isn’t building a party of government. It’s building a retirement home” — Politics.co.uk" data-secret="Sh6dgCE5ma" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.politics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot-2024-12-11-at-11.04.08-1024x573.png1024573Reform’s decision to welcome Robert Jenrick tells us far more about what kind of political project it really is than any speech, slogan or rally ever could. This is not the behaviour of a serious insurgent movement preparing for government. It is the behaviour of a party more interested in Punch and Judy politics than... Read more »