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UK Local Elections: Brexit’s Pied Piper Leads Britain into a Reform Bender

Monday, May 11, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
UK local elections Starmer, Farage, Trump in the clouds

Last week’s UK local elections humiliated the Conservative-Labour duopoly and showed Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is no longer just a protest vote. iPINIONS argues that Britain is relapsing into Brexit politics just as America relapsed into MAGA politics … voters choosing entertainment over governance, their own welfare be damned. Read my full take on Substack:… Read more.

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Filed Under: International Affairs Tagged With: Brexit, Conservative Party, Donald Trump, iPINIONS, Keir Starmer, Labour Party, MAGA, Nigel Farage, Reform UK, UK politics

British Conservatives Defecting to Reform Hate Badenoch More Than They Like Farage

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Kemi Badenoch addressing conservatives with image of Nigel Farage and Oswald Mosely

As Reform UK closes in on the Conservatives, defections from the Tory ranks are revealing more than panic. They expose a party that elevated Kemi Badenoch for optics, not authority, and is now recoiling from the prospect of her actually leading. iPINIONS unpacks why Conservatives would rather follow Nigel Farage than stand behind their own… Read more.

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Filed Under: International Affairs Tagged With: Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, Oswald Mosley, race and politics, Reform UK, Robert Jenrick, UK politics

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