Reform UK
Our new five-party system
First-past-the-post no longer means
an electoral carve-up between the
Tories and Labour, allowing “fringe”
parties real political influence
The trains have to run
Populists have had success in persuading people that they can govern — but can they actually govern?
Reform’s man in Makerfield
An interview with Rob Kenyon about online controversies and national priorities
A mean mood in Makerfield
Reform have enthusiasm, but quiet Labour voters could still swing it for Burnham
QAnon for centrist dads
Peter Chappell’s What If Reform Wins is less a political forecast than a Westminster panic attack in novel form
Out with the old?
Reform seems to be thriving, and Labour seems to be losing, but what can actually change?
Are Reform the new Greens?
As the Green Party loses interest in rural matters, Richard Negus considers the claim that British agriculture and the countryside have a new champion
Right-wing fight night
A debate over the future of right-wing politics in Britain offered little heat and less light
Reform’s reality gap
Behind the rhetoric of mass deportations, Reform UK’s numbers and logistics don’t yet add up
Ban their benefits and deport them
Our interview with Zia Yusuf
