Tickets are on sale for this year’s Reform UK conference – and it will no doubt stagger you that access to its luminaries depends on how much cash you’re willing to put into the money-mad party’s coffers.
The standard members’ fee is £55 for the two-day event at Birmingham’s NEC in September, allowing lucky Reformers “access to the exhibition hall and main auditorium across both days” (there is a £25 “young member” ticket for those under 25, but this is only thought applicable to fresh-faced Warwickshire Council leader George Finch).
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Representatives of UK-registered charities can attend the event for £300, also allowing them access to the “Business Lounge”, while for just £650, business and representatives and officials can join the shindig, give them everything the charities get plus “exclusive business reception drinks hosted by Nigel Farage” (presuming, of course, he’s still leader by then).
One of these foreign types? No worries – provided you’re an “accredited diplomatic representative” to the Court of St James’s, you’re welcome to attend for £950.
But for just £3,000 for the weekend, you can have the full “platinum” experience at the West Midlands’s number one conference centre, including an exclusive VIP lounge, refreshments, “a dedicated space to relax throughout the conference”, and “a champagne breakfast with Nigel Farage”.
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And if all that still isn’t enough, you can also buy a ticket for the ‘Official After-Party’ on the Friday (which technically makes it a ‘Before-Party’), promising “an unforgettable evening of drinks, dancing and entertainment in great company”. “Dress to impress,” insists the invite.
Meanwhile, were members to get bored, the conference will be sharing the NEC with Tutankhamun: The Immersive Exhibition, someone Farage may feel some affinity for – the pharaoh having been keen on being worshipped as a deity by his followers.
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