Reform to make its own tartan in bid to woo Scottish voters
Forget badges or plain t-shirts – Reform UK has announced it will be making its own tartan in a bid to appeal to Scottish voters.
Speaking at a rally in Falkirk on Saturday afternoon, Reform chairman Dr. David Bull said the party would take “an important step in celebrating the Reformation’s Scottish identity” and promised members “scarves, hats and skirts”.
The announcement was greeted with cheers from the chamber of supporters who gathered to hear speeches from Reform Scotland councilors and senior figures in the party, including leader Nigel Farage.
“I am delighted to announce that today we have taken a significant step forward in celebrating the Scottish identity of the Reformation,” Dr Bull said. “I am delighted to announce that, thanks to Martin Green’s entrepreneurial and out-of-the-box thinking, we will be commissioning our own tartan so that we can then produce scarves, hats, skirts etc for our members north of the border.”
He said details on how to buy the products were “coming soon” and added: “Personally, I can’t wait to speak as a true Scotsman in full Scottish regalia at our next Scottish meeting.”
It comes as Mr Farage and other senior Reform figures visit Falkirk to step up the Scottish Parliament election campaign.
Falkirk has been the site of regular anti-immigration protests outside the Cladhan Hotel, which is used to accommodate asylum seekers.
These are usually organized by a group called Save Our Future and Our Children’s Futures. The group says local residents want action following crimes allegedly committed by people staying at the Cladhan Hotel.
The group Falkirk for All, which has been organizing opposition counter-demonstrations outside Cladhan, will hold a “unity march” in the town on Saturday.
Ahead of the rally, Mr Farage claimed “uncontrolled immigration” had changed Scottish cities “almost beyond recognition”. writing in Daily MailThe Reform leader criticized what he described as “open door policies” by the SNP and Labor.
“Today I will be in Falkirk, Scotland, at a sold-out Reform UK rally and speaking to Scots who are fed up with all this,” he wrote. “Falkirk has become a symbol of Scotland’s anger over the asylum crisis.”
He added: “Scottish politics has now become a direct struggle between the SNP, the party of the old order, and the Reform, the party of radical change. “The old system is broken.
“The public knows this and has had enough. Those who express surprise at the rise of Reformation in the Scottish Parliament should try to answer the question: after 26 years of SNP and Labor rule in Scotland, how has life in this proud nation changed for the better?”
Ahead of the rally, Scottish first minister John Swinney accused Mr Farage of trying to “incite hatred”.
“Nigel Farage has nothing to do with the people in Falkirk or anywhere else in Scotland,” he said. “Farage needs to understand that communities in Scotland are not the stuff of political games.
