Reform UK’s Nigel Farage calls the question of Englishness “an academic debate that is not worth engaging in.” Restore Britain’s Rupert Lowe says the opposite: the English are a historic people with their own ancestry, heritage, culture, traditions and national identity. That’s the core difference. Reform treats national identity as something anyone can adopt through paperwork or values. Restore treats the English (and broader British) people as a real historic nation with deep roots - not just a collection of passport holders. People vote Restore because they see rapid demographic change across towns and cities and believe acknowledging who the English actually are isn’t optional or “academic.” They want a party that will defend that heritage instead of sidestepping the debate to avoid criticism. The choice is clear: civic flexibility that avoids hard questions, or recognition of a historic people and the need to prioritise them. Let’s Restore Britain. [email protected]