Reform UK and Russia: questions, associations and the issue of judgement
Reform UK is positioning itself as a party of government. In that context, questions about judgement, associations and national security are both inevitable and legitimate. A number of episodes involving individuals linked to the party — ranging from a criminal conviction to controversial public statements and contacts with Russian officials — do not demonstrate coordination with the Kremlin. […]
Reform UK’s Deportation Command: What It Is, Where It Comes From, and What It Would Mean
Reform UK wants to build a British version of Donald Trump’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. They are calling it the UK Deportation Command, and they say it will deport up to 288,000 people a year. The evidence from the US shows what that kind of operation looks like in practice. View this post on […]
REFORM UK, GRENFELL, AND THEIR RESPONSE TO THE TRAGEDY
Simon Dudley, a former executive at Homes England and the Ebbsfleet Development Corporation who joined Reform in February, said the deadly blaze was a “tragedy” but that “everyone dies in the end”. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Reform Files (@thereformfiles) On 2 April 2026, Simon Dudley, Reform UK’s newly appointed […]
Reform UK’s Council Tax Promise: What They Said, What They Did, and How Farage Tried to Wriggle Out of It
View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Reform Files (@thereformfiles) Reform UK won control of ten English councils in May 2025 on the back of a simple promise: cut waste, cut your taxes. Within months, those same councils were raising council tax. When challenged, Nigel Farage tried to claim he’d never made […]
Reform UK, Chlorinated Chicken, and the Trump Connection: Whose Side Are They Really On?
Reform UK presents itself as a patriotic party standing up for Britain. But when it comes to food standards and the UK’s relationship with Donald Trump, a different picture emerges — one where British farmers, consumers and national interests come second. Farage backs chlorinated chicken One of the most vocal supporters of importing chlorinated chicken […]
Reform UK and Workers’ Rights: A Voting Record That Speaks for Itself
Reform UK presents itself as the party of ordinary working people. Their voting record tells a different story. When Parliament passed the Employment Rights Act — the most significant expansion of workers’ protections in a generation — all Reform UK MPs voted against it at every stage. The Act introduced guaranteed hours for zero-hours workers, […]