In this week's issue
- Investigation: The inside story of Reform UK’s first year in power across England
- Why voters should be wary of Nigel Farage’s promises
- After a tragic death, Nigeria’s queer community is taking action to protect itself
- Paul Rogers: Don’t be surprised if US/Israeli war in Iran drags on for months
- An NHS children’s doctor reveals devastating impact of UK’s sky-high private rents
- Danny Sriskandarajah: As AI disrupts jobs, the future of work needs rethinking, not just reducing
- Betty Kabari examines hypocrisy of ‘pro-life’ Kenyans as court overturns right to abortion
- Book review: No Second Chances: The Inside Story of the Campaign for a Second EU Referendum by Morgan Jones
If you live in the UK, I’ll bet you’ve encountered a pothole or two in recent months. They’re annoying wherever you are, but perhaps even more so if you live in one of the ten English councils that Reform has controlled for the past year.
Fixing broken roads was a key promise from Nigel Farage’s party ahead of last year’s local elections. Twelve months on, our senior reporter Sian Norris has investigated how Reform’s first year in office has played out. Spoiler alert: commutes in the likes of West Northants are no less bumpy than this time last year – and things are worsening for residents in other ways, too.
And with voters in Scotland, Wales and much of England preparing to go to the polls next week, Harry Shukman of HOPE not hate is also reflecting on Reform’s year in power – and the scandals that have plagued it.
