The damning statistics that reveal the true cost of Brexit, five years on SPECIAL REPORT: As January marks five years on from Britain leaving the EU, Alicja Hagopian and Kate Devlin explore its impact The Independent UK · Jan 4, 2025
Across the west, the centre right is collapsing – and with it, any notion of what is ‘too extreme’ So-called moderates are mimicking populist demagogues, with potentially disastrous consequences, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones The Guardian - UK · Dec 27, 2024
Reform appear on Question Time three times more than SNP since election REFORM UK have appeared more than three times as much as the SNP on Question Time since the General Election despite having half the number of seats… The National (Scotland) · Dec 11, 2024
'I fell to the floor in tears after he'd voted for Trump': Dating across the political divide Right now, dating with differing ideologies seems more fraught than ever. Emma Loffhagen speaks to real couples who’ve done it and experts about whether love can ever survive opposing politics Evening Standard · Nov 29, 2024
Pro-Brexit views not covered by equalities law, tribunal rules Colette Fairbanks was sacked by drug and alcohol charity Change Grow Live over the offensive posts but lost a claim that she was bullied and harassed by her employer for supporting Britain’s departure from the EU The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2024
Pro-Brexit views not protected from workplace discrimination, tribunal rules Ex-Ukip councillor Colette Fairbanks loses claim that she was bullied in charity job because of political stance The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2024
Ex-Ukip leader and ‘father of Brexit’ dies The former MEP was one of the pioneers of the campaign to leave the EU The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2024
These 21st-century demagogues aren’t mavericks – they’ve repeated on us throughout history We are nonplussed every time one emerges – but there are patterns that are totally predictable, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2024
Peer accused of Islamophobia after claiming ‘radicals will take us over through power of the womb’ Exclusive: Leading Muslim groups are lodging official complaints to the House of Lords about Lord Pearson of Rannoch’s speech The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2024
Will Nigel Farage behave in Commons after record as a ‘ranting’ MEP? Reform leader made reputation in 2010 speech calling former Belgian PM Herman Van Rompuy a ‘damp rag’ The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2024
Who is Nigel Farage? Reform leader elected as MP for the first time After eight attempts, Farage has become an MP for the first time Evening Standard · Jul 5, 2024
Nigel Farage wins Clacton seat as Reform UK makes huge gains Lee Anderson and Richard Tice have also been elected MPs as millions voted for the right-wing party The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2024
Labour expects surge of ‘shy Reform’ voters in some northern and Midlands seats Activists forecast margins of fewer than 2,000 votes separating them from Farage’s party – or even a shock defeat The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2024
Reform UK candidates who could be about to enter parliament Nigel Farage is the party’s best hope of winning a seat but it could win up to 18, including for chair Richard Tice The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2024
The National (Scotland) · Jun 26, 2024 Nigel Farage 'won't come to Scotland as it's too dangerous' NIGEL Farage will not visit Scotland during the General Election campaign because it is “dangerous”, the chair of Reform UK has said ...
The Conversation · Jun 25, 2024 Election 2024: these are the races to watch As the country gears up for the election, all eyes are on the bellwether constituencies that historically reflect the broader national mood.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2024 Small parties’ surge offers opportunity and risk for Labour as ‘big two’ vote share poised to fall The failings of the first past the post system are exposed amid an unprecedented fracturing of political support that signals dangers for the winning party
The Conversation · Jun 20, 2024 Ten seats where Reform poses a threat to the Tories With Nigel Farage’s surprise return to frontline politics and Reform surging in the polls, there is increasingly fevered speculation as to how much damage Reform will do to the Conservatives in the election, and whether they will even overtake the Tories in terms of vote share.
The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2024 Your Farage questions answered – from running for PM in 2029 to why Reform leader gets ‘so much airtime’ Our political editor David Maddox hosted a Q&A session with Independent readers who wanted further insight on the Reform leader’s campaign plans
The Conversation · Jun 17, 2024 Another election, another round of Nigel Farage hype, with no lessons learned Nigel Farage, a man who has never been elected to the House of Commons despite years of trying, has again been allowed to set the agenda in the UK.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024 Racist taunts, rape threats and murder: Joe Penhall on his play about rage against MPs James Corden and Anna Maxwell Martin are starring in The Constituent, a play that asks if MPs are no longer safe. Here, its writer explores what politicians wearing stab vests means for democracy
The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2024 For the record Gillian Keegan/Sir Andrew McFarlane | Ukip | Adele Roberts | Forde Abbey
The Conversation · Jun 14, 2024 Has Reform really overtaken the Tories in the polls? And does that mean it could beat them on July 4? A YouGov poll has put Reform UK ahead of the Conservatives for the first time. After a terrible few weeks of election campaigning, the Tories are on 18% while Reform has edged ahead to 19%. The same poll gave Labour 37% and the Liberal Democrats 14%.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2024 ‘He was a deeply unembarrassed racist’: Nigel Farage, by those who have known him Some say the Reform UK leader is kind and entertaining, but it is striking how many enemies he has made, even among those close to him politically
The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2024 Nigel Farage’s Reform party overtakes Tories for first time in new YouGov poll Former Ukip leader told millions of viewers watching ITV election debate ‘we are now the opposition to Labour’