Labour needs more than voters’ anger with Tories failures to win
Conservative supporters disillusioned with the lack of a Brexit dividend are unclear what Labour stands for, and the radical right is rising
February 2022
Observer book of the week
One Party After Another: The Disruptive Life of Nigel Farage review – the man who broke Britain
Michael Crick’s gripping and vivid study of Mr Brexit is full of revelatory stories, but pulls its punches at the end
December 2021
Trump talk with Nigel Farage plumped up ratings for GB News
First airing of interview at Florida resort watched by only 1.3% of British viewers at that hour, but numbers surpassed those for BBC and Sky news
June 2021
From Bermondsey to Bradford: the biggest byelection shocks
After the 25% swing from Tory to Lib Dem in Chesham and Amersham, we look at past political upsets
May 2021
Far-right candidates perform dismally across UK elections
Anti-fascist group says Johnson’s messaging leaves little political space for anti-immigration parties
March 2021
Nigel Farage's new ventures now include paid-for video messages
As punditry dries up, ex-politician’s turn on celebrity website Cameo likely reveals search for new income
December 2020
Brief letters
Take back control with Ma Rainey
Brief letters: European parliament | Brexit | Ma Rainey | Unicef | Willow tits
'Quick and easy': what leavers said about a UK-EU Brexit trade deal
They said it would be so simple, but four years have gone by and there’s still no agreement
From codpieces to zeppelins: here's to the best of Brexit
Marina Hyde
There’s no definitive answer yet as to who messed things up worst – but there are plenty of committed contenders, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
November 2020
David Prowse obituary
Former weightlifter and actor best known for playing Darth Vader in Star Wars
Here's why lockdown is Nigel Farage’s new target
Darren Loucaides
The rebranded rightwinger intends to exploit Tory disunity over Covid-19, says the writer Darren Loucaides
There's no point railing against Farage. You have to present an alternative
Zoe Williams
A mixture of reason and scorn didn’t defeat the Brexit party, and it won’t with Reform UK either, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams
October 2020
Breaking down Labour’s ‘red wall’
Letters: Readers respond to John Harris’s examination of the party’s lost heartlands
August 2020
Steve Bannon hails Dominic Cummings and predicts lurch to right for No 10
Architect of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign reveals admiration for Boris Johnson’s aide in interview on dark politics
April 2020
Arron Banks fails in effort to use European laws to avoid £162,000 tax bill
HMRC says millionaire owes money for inheritance tax liability on Ukip donations
January 2020
Brexit supporters three and a half years on: 'It's been tortuous'
In 2016 we spoke to jubilant leave campaigners featured on Daily Mail’s front page. How do they feel now?
December 2019
On the stump: the campaign that shame forgot
Michael Savage
Absurd claims, ducking, swerving and urinating in the street – our pick of the election lowlights so far
November 2019
Don’t dismiss the ‘other’ political parties: they might be the future
Alan Finlayson
Groups that existed on the fringe of British politics a generation ago have recently become key players, says academic Alan Finlayson
This election may be the end of Farage, but not of Faragism
Daniel Trilling
The politics of the Brexit party leader, fuelled by the myth of the ‘white working class’, has already colonised the mainstream, says author Daniel Trilling
The view from Stevenage: how will the UK's first new town vote?
In the first of a three-part series, Gary Younge returns to his home town to see how the bellwether constituency views the election
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