The spectre of Boris Johnson loomed at Trump’s inauguration
His presence in Washington was a reminder to the Tories of past success.
ByNigel Farage
Why Farage is turning left
The Reform leader has spotted a gap in the political market.
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Is Farage winning the youth vote?
Beneath headline polls, the question is more complicated than it seems.
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Elon Musk shows the perils of populism
Politicians must set clear boundaries or they will be taken to a very dark place.
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The New Statesman’s A-Z of 2024
A rundown of the year, from Charli XCX and Jeremy Clarkson to the incumbency curse and floods in Valencia.
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PMQs review: Badenoch falls into Reform’s trap
The Tory leader’s attacks on Labour’s immigration plan did more for Nigel Farage than the Conservative Party.
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Nigel Farage won’t become prime minister
The problem for Reform is the gap between its positions and those of the country.
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How dangerous is Reform to Labour?
Nigel Farage’s strengths are clear – but so are his weaknesses.
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Donald and Nigel’s day by the sea
Your daily dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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The world according to Reform
Nigel Farage’s party was buoyant at its conference – but does it have a coherent platform?
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Can Reform UK become a real political party?
Nigel Farage has said he will hand control of his party to its members. History suggests this could be a…
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From MP to pigs’ pee: how ejected Tories are faring on the jobs market
Your weekly dose of gossip from Westminster.
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Reform candidates are sinister
Nigel Farage’s company-cum-political party is not the answer to any of the UK’s ills.
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Reform could haunt a Labour government
Candidates fear the political opportunities that a Starmer administration will create for the right.
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The end of Tory England
Labour may refuse to believe the polls, but regime change is coming.
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“I’ve done more than anyone else to defeat the far right in Britain”
Nigel Farage calls himself the “Billy Graham” of politics and believes his right English populism can destroy the Conservatives.
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Nigel Farage’s Tory takeover is in peril
Conservative leadership contenders are signalling that the door will not be open to the Reform leader.
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The plain-speaking appeal of Nigel Farage
Voters are turning to the Reform leader because he tells a story that chimes with their lives.
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Nigel Farage and the populist peril
The Reform surge is bad news for the Tories – but it also threatens Labour’s summer of hope.
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Nigel Farage’s very English populism
His new social media campaign is an exhibition of his dynamic cultural contradictions.
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