NIGEL FARAGE hopes to turn Reform UK into a “serious party of government”. His anti-immigration party enjoys a comfortable lead over Labour and the Tories in the polls. But the next election is a long way off and, among other things, Mr Farage needs some more policies. On July 21st he turned his attention to crime, launching a six-week blitz to promote an approach that he calls the “toughest…this country has ever seen”.