This week: have Reform UK misunderstood their audience; some alternative UKs; and some notes on Kiwis.
Crossing the divide: reaching Reform voters in a fractured Britain
Winning back Reform voters starts with introspection - progressives must face their own role in Britain’s divide
Verification, Deliberation, Accountability: A new framework for tackling epistemic collapse and renewing democracy
Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.
Britain’s Palestine failure and the collapse of the international rules-based order
Britain dithers on the sidelines instead of seizing the opportunity to address a century-old injustice inflicted on the Palestinian people
The Reform Councillors Embedded in Britain’s Masked 'Patriot' Anti-Migrant Network
A Reform councillor and campaign co-ordinater urged his followers to join and support the masked group
Reform UK Tells Its Activists ‘Don’t Drink and Tweet’ Because 'The Biggest Threat to Reform Is the People in It'
EXCLUSIVE: "If this was sat on the desk of an anti-Reform journalist, what are they going to do with it?” the leaked internal training course warn its members
EXPOSED: How Viktor Orbán Bankrolled the Network Around Reform UK
As Hungary’s Prime Minister suffers a historic electoral defeat, Byline Times maps out how his government’s funding arm channelled hundreds of thousands of pounds into organisations at the heart of Britain’s hard right.
Transmutations
We know from experience and empirical analysis that open source and open standards projects drift into oligarchies that struggle to reform themselves and become ossified. Often, we can simply let them die and replace them with fresher alternatives, but when that's a costly option we can learn from theoretical models of institutional change to understand how to compost the oligarchy and regrow the project from within.
Citizen Participation (@oliverescobar.bsky.social)
Professor of Public Policy and Democratic Innovation | University of Edinburgh | Working on #democracy #participation #deliberation #commons #governance #power #research | RT≠ endorse | Own views | Profile: https://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/staff/oliver-escobar
Citizen Participation (@oliverescobar.bsky.social)
Professor of Public Policy and Democratic Innovation | University of Edinburgh | Working on #democracy #participation #deliberation #commons #governance #power #research | RT≠ endorse | Own views | Profile: https://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/staff/oliver-escobar
The right-wing press: power without responsibility?
Behind the stirring, ostensibly patriotic headlines how much power do the UK’s right-wing press wield, and how much do the public know about it?
Reform UK Donations Overwhelmingly Have Overseas or Tax-Haven Ties
Analysis of the latest Electoral Commission filings shows 87% of the £5.4m in donations newly-declared by Nigel Farage's party came from donors linked to offshore jurisdictions
America’s new oligarchy
Under Trump an ultra-wealthy clique has infiltrated government, raising concerns about democratic integrity
How to fight hate: New Humanist’s Autumn 2026 issue is out now
With race riots on the rise and the populist right gaining traction, we ask how the UK can push back
Why did BBC Breakfast give Reform UK a special graphic?
A small detail in a brief report sparks some big questions about what the national broadcaster is doing during the run up to local and national elections.
Far-right chaos won’t define Northern Ireland – solidarity will
While extremists grabbed headlines, hundreds of ordinary people mobilised to protect our neighbours
