Job West's South Derbyshire reform president sent his resignation letter on February 10, 2025. He emphasizes that he is not confident in managing the management of Nigel Farage as the leader of the Reformed Britain and party chair Zia Yusuf, whose letter was addressed.
Job said he “joined the reforms with the intention of destroying the Uniparts (the system), and saw the catastrophic defeat of the conservatives (in the 2024 general election) as the first step in achieving a true representative government of the British people.” He added: “I wanted British reform to become a truly democratic and grassroots-led movement.”
Sadly, Job doesn't witness any democracy at work in reform, and his resignation letter explains his top-down-led party, arrogance to local branches, and his willingness to what he calls “toriization” of reform.
In a engaging conversation with Brian Gerish, Job discusses his concerns about the leadership of both Reform UK and Nigel Farage and Chairman Zia Yusuf. This dialogue will quickly lift the lid on Farage's approach and leadership similarities within UKIP and his 2025 approach in Reform UK during the party's formative years. The similarities are harsh. It is about enhancing speeches, authoritarian management protected by a circle of appointees, and restraining successful initiatives by party activists. The end result is that the party was led to a dead end and failed to achieve the political success that its members were desperate to achieve.
