Reform UK has announced it will create its own tartan as part of its bid to attract Scottish voters. The party's chairman, Dr David Bull, made the announcement at a rally in Falkirk on Saturday, describing it as an “important step in enshrining Reform's Scottish identity”.
Speaking to supporters, Dr Bull said the party would produce scarves, hats, and kilts featuring the new tartan, thanks to “enterprising and very out of the box thinking” by Martin Green. He added that details on how to purchase the items would follow soon, and joked that he could not wait to address the next Scottish meeting “in full Scottish dress as a true Scotsman”.
The announcement comes as Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and other top party figures visit Falkirk to gear up the party's Scottish Parliament election campaign. Falkirk has seen regular anti-immigration protests outside the Cladhan Hotel, which houses asylum seekers, organised by a group called Save Our Future and Our Kids Futures.
Writing in the Daily Mail ahead of the rally, Mr Farage claimed “uncontrolled migration” was changing Scottish cities “almost beyond recognition” and criticised the “open door policies” of the SNP and Labour. He said Falkirk had become “a symbol of Scotland’s anger over the asylum crisis”.
Scottish First Minister John Swinney accused Mr Farage of seeking to “whip up hate”, stating: “Nigel Farage has no interest in people in Falkirk or anywhere else in Scotland. Communities in Scotland are not props to be used in his political games.”
