Reform UK found itself in deep water following ITV and Verbatim’s year long under-cover investigation. The investigation spotlighted Reform’s most controversial candidates, revealing footage featuring hate-speech and extremist views. As a result, the party’s candidate vetting process has been brought to question. Farage insisted in July 2024 that his party had ‘a few bad apples’. However, recent footage from the undercover operation, and Farage’s waning vetting stance, insist

By Leo Kuper On 17 October 2026, about 800,000 people marched in the streets of France. Some were students wishing for better conditions in schools; others were a group of struggling workers, pensioners and unemployed people, known as the “Gilets Jaunes” (Yellow Vests), protesting against the rise in the cost of living. This was a mostly peaceful protest. However, those who stole the headlines were the individuals (who can hardly be considered protesters) who took advantage o

By Harrison Beaken When I saw my mum stocking up on tinned pies and cans of fruit, I assumed she had lost the plot, but no, the government has signalled that the people of Britain must be prepared and stock up in case of an emergency. Andy Burnham, on October 23rd, told Matt Chorley on BBC 5 Live radio that with unexpected events becoming increasingly common, people should keep stocked up with essentials. Defence Secretary West Streeting reinforced this on BBC Question Time,

The British political landscape has fractured in the past few years. Multiple parties are relevant, competitive, and command attention across the media and political landscape. From Farage’s unending scandals to nationalist agitation in Scotland and Wales to civil war in the Green Party, British politics seems more chaotic than ever. Noticeably, however, one party is always missing from these discussions. The Liberal Democrats have been stuck in a rut, unable to capitalise on