Nigel Farage has never tried to hide his contempt for Scotland’s political will.
The man who pushed Brexit down our throats now wants the keys to Number 10.
And if the latest polls are to be believed, he might just get them.
Reform UK, his hard-right party, is gaining traction in England, buoyed by frustration, fearmongering, and flag-waving nationalism.
But while his support may be rising south of the border, here in Scotland his views remain fundamentally out of step with who we are and what we believe.
This is the man who called devolution a “disaster” and said the Scottish Parliament should never have existed.
This is the man who was chased out of Edinburgh and responded by accusing Scots of “anti-English racism”.
This is the man who mocked our leaders, ridiculed the idea of independence, and treated Scotland like an irritating afterthought.
He doesn’t just oppose independence — he opposes the very idea that Scotland should think for itself.
Farage-style politics is built on scapegoating, division, and a fantasy of a Britain that never really existed.
It’s a worldview rooted in Empire nostalgia, waving union flags while tearing apart the very union he claims to protect.
In Scotland, we voted overwhelmingly to remain in the EU.
We’ve consistently rejected the politics of hate and exclusion that Farage pedals.
We believe in fairness, equality, and internationalism — not barbed wire borders and cheap populism.
The Scottish political compass is pointing in a very different direction from Westminster, and it has been for years.
Farage wants to strip powers back to the centre, abolish the Senedd and Holyrood, and silence the voices of the nations.
He doesn’t believe in a partnership of equals.
He believes in a one-size-fits-England rulebook, where everyone else is expected to fall in line.
Scotland has never been more politically alienated from the direction of the UK.
And if Farage does make it to Number 10, that gap will turn into a chasm.
A Farage-led government would be the final nail in the coffin for any pretence of shared governance or respect for Scotland’s democratic will.
The rise of Reform UK isn’t just a political tremor — it’s a warning.
If this is the future of the UK, then we in Scotland need to start asking ourselves some very serious questions.
Because the only thing worse than another Westminster government ignoring us is one actively working against us.
This isn’t just about party politics.
It’s about who we are — and who gets to decide.
