5 Reform UK disasters this week
This week has seen Nigel Farage defend a Nazi salute and a homophobic joke, and U-turn on another policy pledge
Senior Reform UK figures panicking Trump links could cause them electoral damage
Panic has set in among Reform’s senior figures
The House of Lords is increasingly illegitimate
Removing hereditary peers won’t go far enough to give the Lords legitimacy
Latest Posts
Government can no longer ‘bury its head in the sand on mental health’, charity warns
‘With a General Election on the horizon, there is an opportunity for all parties to set out how they plan to tackle the scale of need.’
Spies, disinformation, and ‘fake’ MEPs: How the Russians are helping the far-right
The recent farcical Russian elections are a reminder that democracy is a very precious gift from the past and requires eternal vigilance to maintain, especially in these strange times when a hard nationalist right seems to be drawn moth-like to the Putin flame.
Brexit red tape is putting endangered animals at risk, zookeepers warn
Zoos are warning that post-Brexit legislation is hampering their efforts to protect endangered species.
Leeds Pride ends sponsorship deal with Frank Hester’s company over alleged racist comments
‘Through this decision, Leeds Pride asserts its position as an advocate for inclusivity, striving to ensure that Pride celebrations remain a platform for equality.’
#Wokesconegate: Right-wingers mocked for meltdown over National Trust’s ‘vegan’ scones
‘To be fair – margarine was a French invention… although they probably don’t know that…’
Private equity is predatory capitalism with a long trail of destruction
There won’t be enough money to contain the tsunami caused by private equity collapse. Yet there is no move to shackle private equity.
What would success look like for the Green Party in the 2024 local elections?
How many seats are the Greens looking to gain?
Here are the big-name Tories most at risk of losing their seats in the General Election
A YouGov survey for The Times has found that Labour is on course to win more than 400 seats, with the Conservatives left with just 155.
Liz Truss brutally mocked over promo video for her new book
“I’ve just written a book about how it’d take me ten seconds to kick a limp lettuce off a pier.”
Labour Wins When It’s a Patriotic Party
That election defeat taught us many lessons, but a key one – and one steeped in the history of how the Labour Party always wins, no matter how hard some may try to rewrite it, Labour wins when it’s a patriotic party.