Laurence Fox launching a new political party to fight the culture wars...
 

Actor Laurence Fox is launching a political party to fight the culture wars after raising over £1 million, including substantial sums from former Tory donors, The Telegraph can disclose.

Fox hopes to stand dozens of candidates for his new party at the next general election to provide a political movement for people who are "tired of being told that we represent the very thing we have, in history, stood together against".

His aims include reforming publicly funded institutions, likely to include the BBC, and celebrating Britain's history and global contribution.

The new party (provisionally called "Reclaim") could launch as soon as next month. The party's name is subject to approval by the Electoral Commission. Papers are due to be submitted to the electoral regulator in the middle of this week.

In a statement to The Telegraph, Fox said: "Over many years it has become clear that our politicians have lost touch with the people they represent and govern.

"Moreover, our public institutions now work to an agenda beyond their main purpose. Our modern United Kingdom was borne out of the respectful inclusion of so many individual voices.

"It is steeped in the innate values of families and communities, diverse in the truest sense but united in the want and need to call this island home.

"The people of the United Kingdom are tired of being told that we represent the very thing we have, in history, stood together against.

"We are all privileged to be the custodians of our shared heritage. We can reclaim a respectful nation where all are included and none are ashamed to have somewhere to call home.

"I have been so encouraged by the support I have received by those wishing to add their voices to this reclamation of our values.

"Our country is now in desperate need of a new political movement which promises to make our future a shared endeavour, not a divisive one. This is now my endeavour."

One Westminster source described the new party as a version of the UK Independence Party for the culture wars which could attract hundreds of thousands of disaffected Tory voters at the next general election.

The source said: "This is basically a Ukip for culture and is exactly what the Tory party should be frightened about."

Sources close to Reclaim stressed that it did not see itself as of the left or right in British politics insisting "it is a broad church, acknowledging left and right are dying distinctions".

Reclaim has three stated objectives, according to plans seen by The Telegraph.

The first is "to promote an open space through full protection of the fundamental freedoms of speech, expression, thought, association and academic inquiry. To stand in full opposition to laws and other measures which undermine those freedoms".

The second objective is "to reform publicly funded, controlled and operated institutions to ensure that they deliver on their primary purpose, free from political bias or agendas beyond their scope.

"This program of reform will cover, although not be exclusive to, our system of democracy, education, law enforcement, the civil service, public media, charitable organisations and other non-governmental organisations in receipt of public funds."

The third objective is "to preserve and celebrate our shared national history, cultural inheritance and global contribution".

Planning has been underway for the past two months.

More than £1 million had been pledged from business people including former Tory donor Jeremy Hosking. A spokesman for Mr Hosking declined to comment.

A staff to run the party is currently being recruited ahead of Reclaim's expected launch next month.

Rada-educated Fox, 42, the son of actor James Fox, is best known for playing the lead role of DS James Hathaway in the British TV drama series Lewis from 2006 to 2015.

But he burst onto the political scene in January when he hit back at claims the media's treatment of the Duchess of Sussex amounted to "racism", telling the audience on BBC 1's QuestionTime: "It's not racism ... we're the most tolerant, lovely country in Europe."

Fox also attracted attention on the BBC programme for comments about climate change. Joking about the hypocrisy of celebrities who fly regularly, Fox said: "The carbon footprint's huge. But we make up for it by preaching to everyone how they should change their life."

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Laurence wanting to fight the Tories, LOL good luck with that :laugh2:

many have tried before you and failed


we do not care about a privileged upper-class twat seeking attention on social media's

:bored:

I swear these "culture wars" are only in the heads of weirdos who need to get out more.

Reclaim

While we are Stuck in Covid-19.

This is a Joker


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Anyway 4 years to go

"Lozza Fox hopes to stand dozens of candidates for his new party at the next general election"

He really is insufferable

Maybe this could get him back on
GMBHD itv on Monday.


Covid-19
is destroying the World
Lozza needs to debate - that.

more political choice is never a bad thing

true

Because the far right really aren’t represented enough by todays media

Yes if it's a Real Choice.

Saying Reclaim
is not a choice
it's a bunch of Nutters

Another right wing party? Great just what we need :/

Designed to spit the labour vote just like UKIP did initially.

He really is milking the gammon support isn’t he? Bless him, anything to pay the mortgage

He is Musician as well a Actor

It’s like saying Bob is a singer as well as a builder

It's pointless.
Sorry I'm going off on my PR stance again here.

Multi parties leave most with no real chance of any real breakthrough in this electoral system.

What is needed is a better and more reliable, while controlled choice of the parties in existence already, whichever take power.

So without a change in the electoral system to PR.
An agenda can be influenced with little electoral success as voters feel their votes are wasted.

When the two main parties took over 80% of the votes cast, this system largely worked with strong but accountable government.

That's not so now.
Certainly since 2005 which was a shocking result , where Labour and the Cons had only 68% of the votes combined.
Yet Labour got a 58 overall majority on barely 35%+ of the votes.

So no matter the reasons for this likely new party, it's not a real choice because it could in effect take into almost double figures of votes, yet get none to a couple of seats.

Another one just splitting the votes doesn't serve the Nation at all.
It just allows a bigger Party, to get around 40% or even less of the actual votes cast but a thumping overall majority, to do whatever they like even with well over half of voters never supporting the policies.

Reforming properly the Parties we currently have and then getting an electoral system that serves the majority, not the minority.
That would in my view bring more accountable in a real sense, government.

what always happens, without fail, is that the major parties are forced to take on policies of the minor parties to erode their popularity. This can be good or bad depending on your political stance, but it is effective

From the Telegraph Pay Site:


[Actor Laurence Fox is launching a political party
to fight the culture wars after raising over £1 million,
including substantial sums from
former Tory donors, The Telegraph can disclose.
Fox hopes to stand dozens of candidates for
his new party at the next general election
to provide a political movement for people
who are "tired of being told that we represent
the very thing we have, in history,
stood together against".
His aims include reforming publicly funded institutions,
likely to include the BBC, and celebrating
Britain's history and global contribution.
The new party (provisionally called "Reclaim")
could launch as soon as next month.
The party's name is subject to approval
by the Electoral Commission.
Papers are due to be submitted to
the electoral regulator in the middle of this week.
In a statement to The Telegraph,
Fox said: "Over many years it has become clear that
our politicians have lost touch with the people
they represent and govern.
"Moreover, our public institutions now work
to an agenda beyond their main purpose.
Our modern United Kingdom was borne
out of the respectful inclusion of so many
individual voices.
"It is steeped in the innate values of families
and communities, diverse in the truest sense
but united in the want and need to
call this island home.
"The people of the United Kingdom are tired of
being told that we represent the very thing we have,
in history, stood together against.
"We are all privileged to be the custodians
of our shared heritage.
We can reclaim a respectful nation where all are
included and none are ashamed to
have somewhere to call home.
"I have been so encouraged by the support
I have received by those wishing to add
their voices to this reclamation of our values.
"Our country is now in desperate need of a
new political movement which promises to
make our future a shared endeavour,
not a divisive one. This is now my endeavour."
One Westminster source described the
new party as a version of the UK Independence Party
for the culture wars which could attract hundreds
of thousands of disaffected Tory voters at the next general election.
The source said: "This is basically a Ukip for
culture and is exactly what the Tory party
should be frightened about."
Sources close to Reclaim stressed that it
did not see itself as of the left or right
in British politics insisting "it is a broad church,
acknowledging left and right are dying distinctions".
Reclaim has three stated objectives,
according to plans seen by The Telegraph.
The first is "to promote an open space
through full protection of the
fundamental freedoms of speech,
expression, thought, association and academic inquiry.
To stand in full opposition to laws and
other measures which undermine those freedoms".
The second objective is "to reform publicly funded,
controlled and operated institutions to ensure
that they deliver on their primary purpose,
free from political bias or agendas
beyond their scope.
"This program of reform will cover,
although not be exclusive to,
our system of democracy, education,
law enforcement, the civil service, public media,
charitable organisations and other
non-governmental organisations in receipt
of public funds."
The third objective is
"to preserve and celebrate our shared national history,
cultural inheritance and global contribution".
Planning has been underway for the past two months.
More than £1 million had been pledged from
business people including former
Tory donor Jeremy Hosking.
A spokesman for Mr Hosking declined to comment.
A staff to run the party is currently being
recruited ahead of Reclaim's expected
launch next month.
Rada-educated Fox, 42, the son of
actor James Fox, is best known for playing
the lead role of DS James Hathaway in the
British TV drama series Lewis from 2006 to 2015.]

Is there a list of these values we need reclaiming?..

None of these are bad, or even particularly right wing tbh.

Communities and families are certainly something which it would be beneficial for everyone to be invested in, but as values it's hard to legislate. Maybe churches and community centres should be given more money to find ways to bring people together? And tax breaks for married parents would be good.

Whay not call it Reclaim Britain First


:amazed:

Oh.... I just got what this is about. It's due to right wing speakers not being welcome in universities.

hate speech is still hate speech whether someone is a member of a political party or not, so that won't change anything

If someone's been booked to speak at a university, why should their audience be denied it? People who don't like the speaker don't have to attend :shrug:

safe space and all that

Could due to a Nazi Type Britain First group.