A survey of 11,000 Reform supporters has revealed the shaky social coalition that Farage rests upon. With many respondents feeling economically insecure and valuing public services, a future Reform government would face the exact same conundrum as Labour.
Anger over the migration crisis has sparked protests this summer. Real concerns over housing, services, and social decay are being exploited by the likes of Farage and Tommy Robinson. But the real blame lies with the billionaires and their representatives.
Almost one year after last summer’s far-right riots, protestors have targeted hotels housing asylum seekers, egged on by Reform. With anger and polarisation set to increase, the left needs a clear socialist answer to Farage, and a physical answer to far-right violence.
The SNP has faced another embarrassing setback following their defeat to Labour in a recent by-election. With nothing on offer to fight Starmer’s austerity or secure Scottish independence, the party is in a vulnerable position. One wrong move could easily upend the status quo.
Reform has set its sights on winning over working-class voters in Wales, by tapping into anger at Welsh Labour and the establishment, and promising to bring back jobs and industry. But can Farage’s party deliver on these plans? And can we trust the liberals to fight Reform?
A recent poll has predicted that Reform could soon become the main opposition in Scotland, despite never having won a Scottish Parliament seat before. This reflects the deep anti-establishment mood in Scotland, and disillusionment with the ruling SNP.
Labour has dominated Welsh politics for over a century. But after decades of austerity and decline, Welsh Labour’s support is collapsing. Meanwhile, Reform UK and Welsh nationalist Plaid Cymru are surging in the polls . Volatility and radicalisation lie ahead.
The recent local elections revealed that Nigel Farage’s party is gaining support amongst workers in traditional Labour heartlands, including trade unionists. This must be a wake-up call for the labour movement: to fight for bold socialist policies.
Electoral success for Nigel Farage’s Reform in yesterday’s local and regional contests has provoked panic in Labour and Tory HQs alike. Britain’s political landscape is fracturing, as the centre ground collapses. Revolutionary upheavals impend.
Around a third of voters in England will go to the polls this Thursday, in council and mayoral elections that are likely to be a humiliation for both the Labour and the Tories. We say: Kick out all the Westminster warmongers, liars, and racists!
Some anti-racist activists suggest that Labour is a ‘lesser evil’ in upcoming elections, compared to the likes of Reform UK and the Tories. But Labour’s track record on attacking migrants – both in words and deeds – is giving both parties a run for their money.
Clad in Trumpian pomp, Farage launched his party’s May local election pitch in Birmingham, taking aim at the establishment who he blames for the state of broken Britain. Without a viable alternative from the left, this demagogy has won the ear of a layer of workers.