Farage revelling in victory: What’s next for the UK’s political scene?
Although counting is continuing across the United Kingdom, the outcome of yesterday’s local elections is clear: Nigel Farage’s populist Reform Party has triumphed.
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Where are Britain’s capable leaders now?
The conduct of the great office of prime minister of the United Kingdom in the last 15 years has no precedent in the history of that position, which is generally…
Unite the Kingdom rally in London draws huge crowds
A large number of protesters took to the streets of London for the Unite the Kingdom rally, spearheaded by anti-Islam campaigner and prominent right-wing activist…
UK elections are the last warning for pedlars of political business as usual
It seems now, finally, to be the turn of the United Kingdom to join in the Western World’s move toward the populist Right.
Farage’s Reform UK party wins by-election as tide seems to turn against Labour and Conservatives
The populist right-wing Reform UK party led by Nigel Farage has emerged victorious in a by-election, securing an additional seat in parliament, while also electing…
Elections: steady Britain, shaky France, and the always surprising America
The much and in fact excessively anticipated fear of a lurch to the Right in the French elections has not occurred and the widely anticipated movement to the Left…
The UK general election: Seven essential takeaways from Labour’s shallow landslide to political Islam’s breakthrough
Labour won a landslide victory – on a historically low share of the vote. Starmer’s party won 411 seats, out of 650, on just under 34 per cent of the vote.
Why did Rishi call an early election leading to almost certain defeat? Tory MPs have plenty of theories
Why did Rishi Sunak – leading his Conservatives to almost certain defeat – call Britain’s general election up to six months earlier than he needed?
UK prime ministers have been failures: will Britain revive?
The European elections last week, as has been amply aired in the Brussels Signal, did not, as many aroused commentators claimed, indicate an alarming lurch to the…
UK Conservatives are heading for a historic defeat, here’s why
The Conservative Party is heading for a historic defeat in the UK’s general election on July 4.
Entire leadership of Flemish Liberals resigns over crushing election defeat
The entire leadership of one of Belgium's premier Liberal parties have announced their resignation following their defeat in the country's regional, national and…
EU still heading toward a cliff edge, but more slowly
The revolution is postponed – but not necessarily cancelled.
Gibraltar election result on a knife-edge
As Gibraltarians count down to the general election on October 12, latest polls predict a nail-biting finish that could see a change in government with a new Chief…
Blair, Royal, Timmermans: Is this the summer of the political walking dead?
They can look like Michael Jackson’s Moonwalking Dead in his Thriller video, and seem about as relevant.
Conservatives are ‘evil’, UK bank staff say in leaked messages
Leaked messages from a British online bank have shown staff members deriding Conservatives as being "evil", a report in the British press has claimed.
Brexit done? It could take years, say pollsters
While Brexit might to some seem a nightmare that the UK is struggling to awaken from, a new survey suggests that the angst is not being caused by the country having…