Newsletter / Potholes, power and broken promises openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 01 May 2026 By openDemocracy / 2 May 2026
Reform UK / Voters should be wary of promises made by Nigel Farage’s Reform UK As votes in Wales, Scotland and much of England prepare to go to polls, we review Reform’s track record over the past year By Harry Shukman / 1 May 2026
Reform UK / Broken promises, rising taxes: Inside Reform UK’s first year in power Reform has run councils for a year. As local elections near, we ask: how has the party performed in power? By Sian Norris / 1 May 2026
Investigation / ‘Could I be in their cabinet?’: Big Business eyes up Reform How Nigel Farage’s ‘anti-establishment’ party began a love affair with lobbyists and industry leaders By Ethan Shone / 16 Jan 2026
Opinion / The quiet crisis at the heart of British democracy Our politics have changed, but our voting system remains the same – and it’s holding us back By Emma Harrison / 5 Dec 2025
Opinion / Keir Starmer’s Labour is a lost cause. But there’s still hope for the left In choosing big business over ordinary people, the PM has sacrificed the heart of the Labour Party. So what next? By Paul Rogers / 24 Oct 2025
Analysis / On the Reform problem, Labour faces a serious strategic dilemma Labour has long been divided. But these are not normal times, and arguments between factions may hand power to Farage By Seth Thévoz / 2 Oct 2025
Feature / Inside the many, many Labour Party Conferences taking place in Liverpool So disjointed is Labour’s annual meet, the messaging differs from room to room. Attendees agree only on fear of Reform By Seth Thévoz / 30 Sep 2025
Opinion / Is a shift quietly underway in British politics? As Nigel Farage dominates headlines, Jeremy Corbyn is being overlooked by the media – just as he was in 2017 By Paul Rogers / 4 Sep 2025
Opinion / As US far-right attacks marriage equality, UK must not be complacent It’s easy to view the attempted rollback of rights as an American problem. But LGBTQ rights are at risk here, too By Charlotte Galpin / 2 Sep 2025
Opinion / How Nigel Farage’s biopolitics captured Westminster Reform UK’s migration proposals prove that the party hasn’t just joined the debate – it owns it By Georgios Samaras / 28 Aug 2025
Opinion / Early success of Corbyn’s new party should give progressives hope for 2029 Corbynism cut through with the public in 2017. To do so again, his new party must show it's not just a protest vote By Paul Rogers / 7 Aug 2025
