How did Labour become so unpopular?
Why the government’s polling woes matter.
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Is Labour still a party of the working class?
It depends how we define our terms.
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Reform leads in opinion polls. How seriously should we take it?
Don’t expect these new figures to be transient outliers.
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What is Labour in power for?
The government is failing, the Tories are out of ideas. Welcome to Britain in 2025.
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It’s not all over for Badenoch
Nigel Farage might be looming in the wings, but the Conservatives are still the true opposition.
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Will Reform supplant the Tories?
The fight for second place is a headache for Kemi Badenoch.
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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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Scotland must confront its stagnant politics
Tony Blair’s vision of a technologically innovative economy could save the ailing state.
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Why is Elon Musk tweeting about Britain’s grooming gangs?
The British right should be wary of importing American populism.
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Will Reform win in your local council?
The party could win up to 1,000 councillors between now and the general election.
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Labour is heading for disaster in Wales
After the next Senedd election, the right could form a government.
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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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Labour must beware Reform, the British wing of Trumpism
While liberalism is in decline, Nigel Farage’s party is only growing in strength.
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Scotland’s establishment should fear Reform
The SNP’s failures have left voters open to a radical alternative.
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The petition should worry the Conservatives, not Labour
This is another symptom of the disunited right.
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Scotland’s Trumpian turn
Reform’s rise north of the border shows the growing appeal of anti-establishment politics.
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The disillusioned swing voters of Sheppey
The New Statesman had exclusive access to a focus group in one of Britain’s most deprived constituencies.
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