2025 Local Elections
— Reform UK’s shock win in Britain’s 2025 Local Elections shatters the two-party dominance. A historic surge that could put Farage in No. 10 and ignite calls for electoral reform.
2025 Local Elections
— Nigel Farage hails a “Reformquake” after Reform UK captures a by-election and gains local power, declaring the Conservatives “finished” and warning Labour of a silent majority turning right.
Runcorn By-Election
— Reform UK’s razor-thin victory in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election has sent shockwaves through the British political establishment, raising alarms over populism, voter disengagement, and the fragile state of UK democracy.
2025 Local Elections
— Reform UK contests nearly every seat in Thursday’s English local elections — a major test of its claim to be Labour’s main opposition. Winning will demand more than Farage’s slogans.
Opinion Polls
— Our latest chart displaying the voting intention percentages for the next general election in the UK.
Latest News
— Reform UK tops shock poll with 225 seats — eclipsing Labour and the Tories — as disillusioned voters reject the political status quo, exposing cracks in Britain’s electoral system and trust.
OPINION
— Labour’s Spring Budget slashes £4.8bn from disability benefits — pushing up to 400,000 into poverty — while refusing wealth taxes or growth-boosting reforms. Austerity by choice?
Benefit Reforms
— Labour’s welfare reforms, framed as a “moral mission,” tighten benefit eligibility while promoting work. Critics argue cuts risk poverty, prioritising taxpayer concerns over genuine support, sparking debate on morality in welfare policy.
Benefit Reforms
— Labour’s welfare cuts spark outrage, but history shows such moves are strategic. By sacrificing party principles, leaders signal fiscal discipline to markets and voters — proving cruelty, ironically, is intentional.
Welfare System
— Keir Starmer’s government plans cuts to sickness and disability benefits, despite evidence such austerity harms vulnerable people. Critics argue work conditions, not welfare, hinder employment. The government’s proposed reforms face strong opposition.
UK Foreign Aid
— Keir Starmer’s aid cuts to boost military spending mark a pivotal moment for Labour, challenging its progressive values. Critics see it as betraying core principles, echoing past controversial decisions on global conflicts.
OPINION
— The UK government’s latest disability benefit cuts, framed as economic reform, ignore systemic issues like worsening health and inaccessible jobs. Instead of supporting Disabled people, ministers prioritise cost-cutting over social inclusion.
UK Politics
— The populist radical right is rising across Europe, challenging mainstream parties. Germany’s “firewall” isolates them, while others debate co-opting or confronting them. Centre-left parties must resist imitation, while centre-rights face a strategic dilemma.
Opinion Polls
— In the latest opinion polls, Labour remains ahead, but Reform UK is rapidly gaining, overtaking the Conservatives. Growing right-wing discontent fuels Reform’s rise, while the Tories struggle to regain support under Kemi Badenoch’s leadership.
OPINION
— Nigel Farage’s Reform UK leads UK polls, driving politics further right, Wee Ginger Dug writes. Immigration policies harden as Scotland resists the growing tide of cruelty, exclusion, and moral bankruptcy in British politics.
Opinion Polls
— Radical right Reform UK surges ahead in Westminster voting intentions, overtaking Labour and the Conservatives for the first time. With momentum building before May’s local elections, its rise threatens the traditional two-party dominance and reshapes the political landscape.
