Three principal authority council by-elections this week, including Reform UK's first successful defence of a seat.

Rob Ford dives into the paradox of long-term liberalising trends in Britain yet plenty of wins for the Conservatives and ...

Three principal authority council by-elections this week and let's start with a successful Lib Dem defence in Barnstaple with Westacott ward.

A regularly updated list of all the local councillors that Reform UK has shed from the May local elections.

Mandy Clare, a Reform local councillor in Cheshire, has been charged after an incident at a local Pride event.

Just a few weeks after being elected in a by-election for Reform UK, Owain Clatworthy contacted the Labour Party about joining them.

New data is out from the annual British Social Attitudes survey: Support for electoral reform has reached a new high – A record 60% are in favour of changing the electoral system ‘to allow smaller ...

Here is a curio. Michael Ramage was elected in May as a councillor in County Durham as one of the Reform UK candidates. In other words, he is not a member of the official Reform group on the council ...

Congratulations to the following Liberal Democrats spotted in the 2025 King’s Birthday honours: Mike Cox, Lib Dem councilor and chair of our federal finance committee (FFRC) – CBE “for Political and ...

Reform UK has shed yet another councillor after John Bailey, elected for Easington and Shotton ward on County Durham in May, quit.

Jonathan Parry's book, Liberalism, explores the history of liberalism as a political idea in Britain. He came on my podcast to discuss it.

Adam Smith was elected as a Reform councillor for Hackleton and Roade on West Northamptonshire. But he is now listed as an independent.