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Bracknell is winnable but only if we act together.​​
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As we enter the New Year, I wanted to write to you directly with a clear-eyed assessment of where our country is right now and why what we do here in Bracknell, right now, genuinely matters.
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Nationally, Nigel has been frank about the state we’re in, in his own New Year's message. Living standards are under pressure, costs remain high, public confidence is low and too many people feel less safe, less secure and less listened to now than they ever did before (what seems like an eternity ago). That realism matters and pretending everything is fine hasn’t worked either and it won’t.
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However, here’s the equally important truth.
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Bracknell and its surrounding communities are still a great place to live, work and raise a family. That’s down to the people who live here, the businesses that invest here and the communities that still look out for one another. What’s holding us back isn’t potential but political direction.
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Under the various Labour–Liberal Democrat administrations around the constituency we’ve seen higher charges, stretched services and priorities that feel just plain wrong and increasingly detached from everyday life. Pressures on housing, schools, healthcare and council services have been intensified by unchecked population growth, while many long-standing residents, including our own vulnerable and veterans who have served this country, by putting their lives on the line, feel overlooked and taken for granted. That sense of unfairness is real and it deserves to be said plainly.
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This direction of travel has also been started and further enabled, by years of false promises and drift from the Conservatives when they previously held control and latterly, a failure to challenge bad ideas and decisions early enough, which has allowed today’s Labour / Lib Dem / Green pact to take hold.
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That brings me to a crucial point.
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The Conservatives are now in second place locally and any vote for the old Tory elite simply risks putting Labour back in to office again. That isn’t rhetoric but electoral reality, as splitting the vote only entrenches the very administration many residents are frustrated with, so Reform UK Bracknell is now the only credible route to real change here.
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Nationally, the results of 2025 proved that when voters are offered a serious alternative, they take it. That momentum is built locally and Bracknell is not just part of that story, it’s at the forefront of it.
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Over the past year, we’ve strengthened our organisation, increased our visibility, elected our first local councillor and built a reputation for being constructive, grounded and serious. Across Berkshire, we’re leading the way, polling consistently ahead for nearly a year and now at around 35%, we've doubled what I achieved, from a standing start, in the 2024 General Election.
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That tells us one thing, very clearly: Bracknell is winnable.
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However, the months ahead won’t be quiet and we must expect pushback, misrepresentation and the usual smear campaigns, from those who fear losing control. That comes with progress and what really matters is that we stay calm, disciplined and united.
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This is where you come in but there’s no pressure to be anything other than yourself.
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Some of you will want to be active on the ground and some will help quietly behind the scenes. Others may simply want to stay informed and come along to listen.
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All of that matters.
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We do, however, need more people willing to step forward, more boots on the ground and a few more prepared to take on ward-level leadership roles where they live. Looking ahead to 2027, we will need around 80 candidates, in total, to fight our own elections properly and we must also be ready for any national, borough, town or parish by-elections that arise beforehand.
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Accordingly, to bring everyone together, we’ll be holding our next branch meeting in early March (details to follow), this time in the north of the Borough. These meetings aren’t about speeches, they’re where the quiet majority gets heard, ideas are shared and real decisions are shaped. I strongly encourage you to come along.
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If you want to get started sooner though, by taking on a leadership or campaign role then simply reply to this email or if you want to be a candidate apply here.
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You don’t need prior political experience, just a commitment to Bracknell and a willingness to get involved at whatever level suits you.
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The national picture may be challenging but Bracknell’s future is firmly within our grasp. Reform UK Bracknell offers realism and hope backed by action.
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The next step is simply getting involved at whatever level suits you so, thank you for your continued support and I look forward to working with many more of you in the months ahead.
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Bracknell is ready. Now we must be too.
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Best wishes
Malcolm Tullett
Chairman and Constituency Representative
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As stated in the opening graphic, our values have always been and will remain family, community and country.
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Donations still always welcome
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Malcolm Tullett
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