U.K.’s Labour Government and Tories Are Both Abandoning Liberal Pluralism in the Wake of Nigel Farage’s Victory

U.K.’s Labour Government and Tories Are Both Abandoning Liberal Pluralism in the Wake of Nigel Farage’s Victory

Nigel J. Harris, Shutterstock, The UnPopulist illustrationRecent national elections in Canada and Australia saw those countries’ major center-left parties ride a wave of enthusiasm to strong—and, in Canada’s case, surprising—victories. Those results were at least partly attributable to anti-Trump sentiment. Local elections in the United Kingdom, however, have been less encouraging: On May 1, Britain’s far-right populist party, Reform UK, led by …

'The Conservatives are not our principal opponent': Starmer gifts Farage massive credibility boost in bizarre strategic blunder | Attack of the Fanboy

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has made the unusual strategic decision to publicly elevate Reform UK as Labour’s primary political rival, downplaying the threat posed by the Conservative Party. In recent comments to Labour MPs, Starmer explicitly stated that “The Conservatives are not our principal opponent,” instead describing Reform UK as his party’s “main rivals for power.” This approach appears to be playing directly into Nigel Farage’s hands b…