The Reform Party's Crime Agenda

This chapter examines the Reform party's Summer of Crime campaign led by Nigel Farage, focusing on law and order policies and proposed initiatives like hiring more police and special prison regimes. It highlights the controversial strategy of outsourcing prisoners and the implications of deporting foreign criminals, while also contrasting Farage's evolving political ideology from Thatcherite principles to expansive state policies. Additionally, the chapter discusses the political ramifications of defections to the Reform party and the public's perception of crime amidst shifting narratives and actual trends.