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From the Editor: Thank you to our readers and supporters

Basit Mahmood
Today

Our readership continues to grow but none of this would’ve been possible without readers and donors. We need your support now more than ever, with the rise of the right, as progressives we must continue to fight back against regressive policies and ideas.

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Basit Mahmood
Today

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Reform loses over 3000 members in a week following burqa ban remarks

Olivia Barber
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The so-called ‘fastest growing political party’ is losing members

A photo of Nigel Farage speaking at the far-right ARC conference
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Reform poll lead drops after ‘chaotic week’

Basit Mahmood
10 June, 2025

Other polls carried out by YouGov, and Find Out Now also note a slight decline in support for Reform at the start of June.

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Unions ramp up calls for government to introduce wealth tax ahead of spending review

Olivia Barber
10 June, 2025

‘The government has a decision to make, it either sides with billionaires and multi-millionaires, or it taxes their riches to make life better for the rest of us.’

Kemi Badenoch being interviewed by the BBC's Chris Mason
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IEA boss who inspired Liz Truss’s disastrous mini-budget is now telling Kemi Badenoch what to do

Basit Mahmood
9 June, 2025

After his advice led to Truss’ downfall, could Badenoch follow down the same path?

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage giving a new year's message at Blenheim Palace
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GMB slams Reform ‘chancers and bankers’ and warns Labour to ‘think again’

Olivia Barber
9 June, 2025

‘Why is it always the posh, private schoolboys who want to act like they’re working-class heroes?’

Vapes
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Banning vapes should be just the beginning. The government must take further action to reduce waste

Eloise Sacares
9 June, 2025

The Labour government must supercharge waste reduction with its upcoming circular economy strategy, and deliver practical steps that can make a big difference to industry, consumers and the environment.

Kemi Badenoch being interviewed by the BBC's Chris Mason
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Kemi Badenoch asks if Liz Truss is still in the Conservative Party in awkward interview

Olivia Barber
9 June, 2025

‘Is [Liz Truss] still in the party? You tell me!’

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LBC caller slams Reform UK for sending Kent County Council into ‘absolute freefall’

Olivia Barber
9 June, 2025

‘If anyone would like to know what their f​​uture government [would be] like, I think they should come down to Kent and see that Kent County Council is on the verge of imploding.’

Reform MP Richard Tice speaking on Sky News
News

Richard Tice humiliated in car crash interview with Reform branded ‘chaotic’ after Chairman’s dramatic exit and rapid return

Basit Mahmood
9 June, 2025

“It doesn’t look very professional, does it, for your chair to be in – then out – then back in again?”,

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Homelessness in Northern Ireland more than doubles over past decade

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
8 June, 2025

Rising rents, stagnating wages, and mounting pressure on housing benefit are all contributing to the crisis.

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