Richard Tice made abundantly clear yesterday where Reform's sympathies lie. The party exists to enhance the well-being of employers and landlords.\u00a0 It exists to assist the exploitation of workers and renters. And, it also intends to facilitate the end of sustainable human life on Earth.<\/p>\n
In a speech yesterday, he did, as the Guardian notes<\/a>:<\/p>\n pledge to introduce a \u201cgreat repeal act\u201d that would abolish Labour legislation on workers\u2019 rights and protection for tenants.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n He also promised<\/p>\n a bonfire of regulations, including an end to net zero targets and a new push for home-produced shale gas using fracking.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n In particualr:<\/p>\n Tice said a Reform government would repeal the Employment Rights Act and the Renters\u2019 Rights Act, two of the flagship pieces of legislation passed by Keir Starmer\u2019s government.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n As the Guardian noted:<\/p>\n The Employment Rights Act,\u00a0passed in December<\/a>, offers significant new rights connected to sick pay, parental leave and zero-hours contracts, including rights to guaranteed hours and payment for short-notice cancellation of shifts, and a ban on most fire-and-rehire practices.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n And as the added<\/p>\n The Renters\u2019 Rights Act ... abolishes \u201cno fault evictions\u201d, which allow landlords to remove tenants without giving a reason, replaces fixed-term tenancies with open-ended agreements and introduces new duties over health hazards.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n There is, of course, no surprise in any of this. What is a surprise is that many of those voting for Reform will not have noticed how severely it intends to harm their well-being.<\/p>\n\n
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