@Captain_Jack_Sparrow Apathy and ignorance play their part I think. Uninformed voters frequently fall for the “nationalism disguised as patriotism” rhetoric of political groups on the far right, and see the ideology as something fresh, bold and new. In reality it’s just a classic, tried and trusted method used by fascists to gain public support. Reform are bordering on this, but hopefully people aren’t dumb enough to fall for it.
As for Johnson… I’m totally with you there!!