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Reform party leader Nigel Farage and newly elected Reform MP Sarah Pochin, with fellow Reform MPs Richard Tice, James McMurdock and Lee Anderson, 6 May 2025. Toby Melville/Reuters

Opinion: Reform Is the Political Arm of the Fossil Fuel Industry

Harriet Williamson

Nearly half of Reform’s donations in 2024 came from fossil fuel investors and climate deniers. No wonder the party wants to bin net zero, writes Harriet Williamson.

Opinion: Here’s How Reform Will Betray Its Voters

Steven Methven

Reform voters feel let down by politics. But as the party grows, Nigel Farage will betray them too, argues Steven Methven.

Novara Live: Local Election Results Reaction With Aaron + Michael

Aaron and Michael share their first thoughts on the 2025 local election results.

Prime minister Keir Starmer and chancellor Rachel Reeves visit a Jaguar Land Rover factory in Birmingham, April 2025. Kirsty Wigglesworth/Reuters.

Opinion: Why Starmerism Can’t Survive Contact With Reality

Phil McDuff

Our political establishment has given itself a form of brain damage because it’s unable to let go of the Thatcher-Reagan consensus - and we’re now reaping the inevitable rewards, writes Phil McDuff.

Nigel Farage, in a hi-vis jacket, holds his arms in the air behind a podium reading 'Reform Will Fix It.'

Opinion: Voting Labour Won’t Save Us From Reform

Harriet Williamson

Reform UK is standing more candidates than any other party in next month's local elections. But casting a ballot for Labour won't save our communities from far-right creep, writes Harriet Williamson.

A politician in a suit and turban against a background of blurry council chamber

Long Read: Jas Athwal Claims He Was Cleared of Sexual Assault. Was He?

Rivkah Brown

The newly elected Labour MP gained instant notoriety as the biggest landlord in the Commons. Less known is that in 2019 he was accused of serious sexual assault. Athwal claims that he was cleared by the party. The truth wasn’t so clear-cut, Novara Media can reveal.

Losing Homeland Party candidate Roger Robertson. @Homeland_Party on Twitter

Report: Far-Right Party ‘Thrilled’ by ‘Remarkable Achievement’ of Losing Election

Simon Childs

The far-right Homeland party released a statement praising the ‘successful campaign’ of its candidate Roger Robertson, who lost the Hart district council election.

An aerial shot of large boats docked at Portsmouth International Port

Feature: How One Councillor’s Vote Saved Portsmouth Port From Privatisation

Aaron Bastani

Local government matters, writes Aaron Bastani, and Portsmouth Port proves it. In 1990, it was saved from privatisation by just one vote. Now it makes the city £8m a year.

A group of people stands outside a church building holding London Renters Union placards

Report: How We Won: The Housing Campaigners Who Forced Councils to Protect Renters

Sophie K Rosa

The London Renters Union used May's local elections to force councils to choose: are you with us or against us? Sophie K Rosa reports on a bold campaign.

Downstream: An Era-Defining Political Comeback—Aaron Bastani Meets Lutfur Rahman

In the 2022 local elections, something unprecedented happened in Tower Hamlets, a borough in East London. Not only did the constituents elect a mayor previously banned from taking part in politics, but that candiate’s party, Aspire, took the council from Labour. Aaron Bastani speaks to Lutfur Rahman, the new mayor of Tower Hamlets.

Opinion: Does It Even Matter How Labour Does in the Local Elections?

Michael Chessum

As canvassers make their final rounds before polling day, Michael Chessum asks whether trying to get ‘our people’ elected to local government is really a good use of our time.

Opinion: Is There Any Point Staying in Labour?

Andrew Scattergood & Gaya Sriskanthan

With local elections looming, Momentum’s co-chairs make the case for a strong Labour left.

A close-up of incumbent Green party leader Sian Berry speaking into a microphone

Analysis: As Labour Sleeps, the Greens Are Awakening

Ell Folan

The Greens are doing better than they have in years, mostly thanks to those flocking from Starmer’s Labour. The party's local election showing in May could be a sign of things to come, writes Ell Folan.

Britain’s Labour Party leader, Keir Starmer leaves his home in London, Britain May 10, 2021.

Opinion: Keir Starmer Is Now the Worst Person, at the Worst Moment, to Lead the Labour Party

Aaron Bastani

Starmer has no vision, no theory of change and no understanding of the present political moment. No wonder his approval ratings are plummeting, despite an easy ride from the media and a Tory party that has presided over the highest Covid-19 death toll in Europe.

Labour leader Keir Starmer walks besides a local Labour campaigner on a street in Sandwell

Analysis: After Big Losses, Labour Must Change Tack or Risk Irrelevancy

James Meadway

In the wake of a humiliating local election defeat, Labour must not only stem and reverse its losses, but find a way to relate to its new and emerging supporter base, writes James Meadway.

Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner campaigning with Andy Burnham in Manchester.

Analysis: Proportional Representation Won’t Solve All the Left’s Problems, But We Should Back It Anyway

Ell Folan

The loss of key council seats last week has renewed Labour activists' interest in proportional representation. While PR alone won't keep the Tories out of power - and Labour must focus on policies not systems if it wants to win - it is still worth supporting, writes Ell Folan.

Novara Live: Labour Crash in 2021 Elections

Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani bring analysis of initial round of results from the May 2021 elections.

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar sitting cross-legged in front of a sign that reads 'Scottish Labour'

Opinion: It’s Win or Die for Scottish Labour. So Why Is the Party Fighting to Lose?

Finn Smyth & Coll McCail

Today Scotland elects a new parliament. Thanks to years of self-sabotage, Labour may lose this historic heartland once and for all.

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