Nigel Farage’s ascent to power is not inevitable, and his party’s success in the May elections will expose its major weaknesses Nigel Farage’s ascent to power is not inevitable, and his party’s success in the May elections will expose its major weaknesses T here is no sugarcoating the fact that on the basis of last week’s elections, Reform UK is now the largest party in British politics, if only by vote share. It is still a long way from ever winning power at Westminster, but we don’t need to