Analysis: Stop Pretending Reform Is Just an Anti-Immigration Party
Craig Gent
Reform is connecting with voters on material issues. Unless we come to terms with this threat, it isn’t going away, writes Craig Gent.
Tag: UKIP
Opinion: Is This Reform UK’s Most Shameless Candidate?
Simon Childs
The Facebook account for Steve Beatty, who is standing for the party in Oxfordshire, liked posts from a tiny fascist party as recently as last week.
Opinion: Nigel Farage Has Spotted a Major Gap in the Political Market
Aaron Bastani
With policies to purportedly save the high street and a promise to lift the two-child benefit cap, Nigel Farage is looking for new ways to capitalise on mass disaffection, writes Aaron Bastani.
Opinion: Suella Braverman’s Resignation Could Be the Best Thing That Ever Happened to the Far Right
Aaron Winter
A Braverman leadership challenge, coupled with Farage’s rehabilitation, could see a massive far-right resurgence, writes Aaron Winter.
Opinion: The 2000s Are Back, Baby – And So Are the Fash
Juliet Jacques
Those celebrating the return of smooth-talking centrists to frontline politics seem to have forgotten the far-right they brought with them, writes Juliet Jacques.
Farage’s Ukip Must Not Be Rehabilitated
George Newth
Recent media coverage of the UK Independence Party has drawn stark comparisons between the party under Nigel Farage and so-called 'Ukip 2.0' under successor Gerard Batten. George Newth argues this discontinuity is being greatly exaggerated, and is only aiding Farage's self-reinvention as a moderate politician.
The Far Right Don’t Care About Sexual Violence – They’re Just Trying to Gain Political Power
Dalia Gebrial
Tommy Robinson’s appointment as Ukip’s ‘grooming gangs advisor’ is just the latest in the far right’s attempts to use our outrage at sexual violence in order to gain credibility and power. We mustn't let them get away with it, argues Dalia Gebrial.
Novara FM: Local Election Results
Michael Walker, Dawn Foster and Richard Seymour take a look at the local election results.
IMOBastani: Why Farage Is Now a Remoaner
Why does Nigel Farage now want a second referendum? Could it be something to do with his friends in the City?
IMOBastani: Paul Nuttall Will You Resign?
Aaron Bastani on the forthcoming by-election in Stoke on Trent Central and John Harris dreaming of a UKIP win. Why John, why?
IMOBastani: Who is Paul Nuttall?
Aaron Bastani unpacks some of the policies of UKIP's new leader
Post-Industrial Towns: The Future of the British Left Post-Brexit
Harriet Protheroe-Davis
The likes of Nigel Farage and the Vote Leave campaign capitalised on the political abandonment felt in many post-industrial towns. It's time for the left - and Labour - to rebuild trust in these areas.
IMOBastani: ‘Have power without taking power’ – Farage’s Legacy
Farage is gone, at least for the next 5 minutes - but what's his legacy and where next for UKIP?
Long Read: How Did We Get Here? The EU Referendum and the Crises of Union
Joseph Leigh
Sunday Long Read: Britain now heads into a period of unprecedented turbulence. This was not supposed to happen. What does the result suggest about the state of UK democracy? And what strategic challenges does it present to the left?
Novara FM: Brexit: It’s happened
On this week's show Aaron Bastani and James Butler discuss Britain's historic decision to vote to leave the European Union.
Long Read: From Apathy to Outrage: Why Political Corruption Matters to the Left
Tom Scriven
Sunday Long Read: Corruption has been a long-standing feature of British democracy, and the rallying cry of populists throughout history. In light of the recent election expenses scandal, what does this mean for the left?
IMOBastani: Did the Tories Rig the Election?
New revelations suggest that the Conservatives may have overspent on campaign resources in key marginal seats at last years election and the preceding by-elections. Aaron Bastani looks closer at the allegations and how this 'admin error' could have made all the difference.
IMOBastani: Why the left should vote to leave the EU
Aaron Bastani gives his four reasons why the EU can't be relied upon for democracy, social justice and freedom.