Nigel Farage and the populist peril
The Reform surge is bad news for the Tories – but it also threatens Labour’s summer of hope.
ByNigel Farage
Nigel Farage’s very English populism
His new social media campaign is an exhibition of his dynamic cultural contradictions.
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The seismic radicalism of Nigel Farage
Liberals and mainstream Conservatives loathe him. But he understands something important about the fractious mood in the country.
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What Farage’s return means for Labour
Opposition figures who welcome his return to front-line politics should be careful what they wish for.
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Why the Tories should fear Reform
Even without Nigel Farage at the helm, Reform could spell electoral ruin for the Conservative Party.
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Nigel Farage could help destroy the Conservatives
The former Brexit Party leader is still coy about his political intentions.
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Nigel Farage is shaping Britain’s political future
Deluded progressives created the former Ukip leader. Now, as an election looms, he will decide the size of any Labour…
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Will Nigel Farage finally become an MP this year?
Polling suggests that the former Ukip leader could win in Clacton – but he would need to organise too.
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Reform UK needs Nigel Farage back soon
The right-wing party’s heavily trailed press conference failed to live up to the hype.
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Nigel Farage is one to watch in 2024
Among the new Tory base, the former Ukip leader is more popular than most cabinet ministers.
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The Conservative Party is disintegrating
As the boundary between the Tories and the radical right breaks down, the party has morphed into something new.
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The Conservative conference can’t take its eyes off Farage
Your dose of gossip from the Manchester Central Convention Complex.
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Nigel Farage is the real star of the Tory conference
The former Ukip leader may be right to think the Conservatives will follow where he leads.
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The New Statesman’s right power list
The 50 most influential people shaping Britain’s conservative politics.
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Rishi Sunak is dancing to Nigel Farage’s tune
The Prime Minister’s U-turn on net zero is only the latest concession to the former Brexit Party leader.
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The establishment has conquered the City
Nigel Farage and his wideboy colleagues face banishment.
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Do voters care about Nigel Farage’s bank account?
Exclusive polling for the New Statesman shows people think Coutts was wrong to cancel Farage’s account – but they also…
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How Nigel Farage became the hero of sex workers
The Prime Minister himself spoke out when Farage’s Coutts bank account was closed – would he have done the same…
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The Farage-Coutts scandal exposes the left’s hypocrisy
Liberals should be defending free speech, not an elite bank.
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How should Labour deal with Nigel Farage?
Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer have been heading in different directions.
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