UK Politics: Have We Passed The Peak of Nigel Farage and the Reform Party?
Has UK Reform Party peaked? “Nigel Farage is committed to politics of spectacle, but he never demonstrated commitment to politics of service”
Read MorePosted by Hasan Patel | Jun 25, 2026 | UK, What's New, World
Has UK Reform Party peaked? “Nigel Farage is committed to politics of spectacle, but he never demonstrated commitment to politics of service”
Read MorePosted by Hasan Patel | May 3, 2026 | Populism in Action, Populism in the World, UK, US, World
“King Charles III’s speech did not merely defend a set of values. It made populism look smaller. In this age, that is a serious achievement.”
Read MorePosted by Hasan Patel | Apr 15, 2026 | Analysis, EA Birmingham, Europe, Populism in Action, Populism in the World, World
“Defeat of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is far more than upset in Hungary. It is body blow to hard right, Trump’s MAGA, & populist strongmen.”
Read MorePosted by Hasan Patel | Mar 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
“Hannah the Plumber” and Green Party triumph in key UK by-election: “There is appetite for ‘positive politics’ that I have not seen in years.”
Read MorePosted by Hasan Patel | Feb 18, 2026 | Analysis, EA Birmingham, UK, World
Responding to UK billionaire tax exile Jim Ratcliffe’s invective v. working class and immigrants: “We must engage with respect, not contempt”
Read MorePosted by Hasan Patel | Feb 7, 2026 | Analysis, EA Birmingham, UK, World
“Wassem Zaffar’s death is departure of someone who believed wholeheartedly in Birmingham & its people, a true leader with vision and purpose”
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