Open Britain
@openbritain.bsky.social
Not-for-profit movement campaigning to make democracy work for everyone. www.open-britain.co.uk
Our Substack: https://uglypolitix.substack.com
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People don’t start angry. They get there when they don't feel heard.
November 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
People don’t start angry. They get there when they don't feel heard.
Trump’s superpower isn’t confidence. It’s shamelessness.
"To confront Trump is to enter a battlefield that isn’t level. He can say what he likes — his opponents have to be flawless."
"To confront Trump is to enter a battlefield that isn’t level. He can say what he likes — his opponents have to be flawless."
November 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Trump’s superpower isn’t confidence. It’s shamelessness.
"To confront Trump is to enter a battlefield that isn’t level. He can say what he likes — his opponents have to be flawless."
"To confront Trump is to enter a battlefield that isn’t level. He can say what he likes — his opponents have to be flawless."
"The public have highly-tuned bullshit detectors, and they can smell it a mile off. Authenticity isn’t about photo ops. It’s about conviction.”
Find out why the public’s bullshit detector is stronger than ever and how politicians keep failing it: https://bit.ly/3LZMmgS
@mattmgallagher.bsky.social
Find out why the public’s bullshit detector is stronger than ever and how politicians keep failing it: https://bit.ly/3LZMmgS
@mattmgallagher.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 1:21 PM
"The public have highly-tuned bullshit detectors, and they can smell it a mile off. Authenticity isn’t about photo ops. It’s about conviction.”
Find out why the public’s bullshit detector is stronger than ever and how politicians keep failing it: https://bit.ly/3LZMmgS
@mattmgallagher.bsky.social
Find out why the public’s bullshit detector is stronger than ever and how politicians keep failing it: https://bit.ly/3LZMmgS
@mattmgallagher.bsky.social
“Reform UK offers a narrative of rebellion – a way to vocalise frustration, even if its targets are misplaced.”
That frustration is real.
But people are rebelling against a system that doesn’t listen, not each other.
Change the system and the anger fades, leaving space to fix what really matters.
That frustration is real.
But people are rebelling against a system that doesn’t listen, not each other.
Change the system and the anger fades, leaving space to fix what really matters.
How should we tackle Reform and the rise of the far right? Our Gen Z panel has some ideas
Our panelists have seen first hand what happens when you give young people platitudes instead of hope, but they feel a change coming
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
“Reform UK offers a narrative of rebellion – a way to vocalise frustration, even if its targets are misplaced.”
That frustration is real.
But people are rebelling against a system that doesn’t listen, not each other.
Change the system and the anger fades, leaving space to fix what really matters.
That frustration is real.
But people are rebelling against a system that doesn’t listen, not each other.
Change the system and the anger fades, leaving space to fix what really matters.
Most Reform UK supporters aren’t driven by hate. They're worried.
Bills are up, wages flat, services collapsing. When life feels rigged, anger is easy to sell.
Anger isn’t a fix, and immigration isn’t the cause.
The real answer is a democracy that delivers. People need solutions, not scapegoats.
Bills are up, wages flat, services collapsing. When life feels rigged, anger is easy to sell.
Anger isn’t a fix, and immigration isn’t the cause.
The real answer is a democracy that delivers. People need solutions, not scapegoats.
Who supports Reform and why? The charts that show who favours Farage’s party
Based on largest poll of supporters, these charts and maps show five distinct groups that could hand Reform a majority
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Most Reform UK supporters aren’t driven by hate. They're worried.
Bills are up, wages flat, services collapsing. When life feels rigged, anger is easy to sell.
Anger isn’t a fix, and immigration isn’t the cause.
The real answer is a democracy that delivers. People need solutions, not scapegoats.
Bills are up, wages flat, services collapsing. When life feels rigged, anger is easy to sell.
Anger isn’t a fix, and immigration isn’t the cause.
The real answer is a democracy that delivers. People need solutions, not scapegoats.
Love it or loath it, an independent news broadcaster like the BBC plays an important role in our democracy.
Trump and Farage want to destroy it.
That should worry us all.
Trump and Farage want to destroy it.
That should worry us all.
November 13, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Love it or loath it, an independent news broadcaster like the BBC plays an important role in our democracy.
Trump and Farage want to destroy it.
That should worry us all.
Trump and Farage want to destroy it.
That should worry us all.
Nigel Farage once championed Proportional Representation.
But when was the last time he spoke up for it?
His silence speaks volumes.
He knows that when every voice is heard fairly, he loses.
But when was the last time he spoke up for it?
His silence speaks volumes.
He knows that when every voice is heard fairly, he loses.
November 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Nigel Farage once championed Proportional Representation.
But when was the last time he spoke up for it?
His silence speaks volumes.
He knows that when every voice is heard fairly, he loses.
But when was the last time he spoke up for it?
His silence speaks volumes.
He knows that when every voice is heard fairly, he loses.
🚨 NEW POLL PUTS GREENS IN SECOND, WITH LABOUR FOURTH 🚨
Our voting system is no longer fit for today's politics.
In an election, this sort of result would likely hand Reform UK a majority and shut tens of millions of voices out.
We need a proportional voting system to ensure every voice is heard.
Our voting system is no longer fit for today's politics.
In an election, this sort of result would likely hand Reform UK a majority and shut tens of millions of voices out.
We need a proportional voting system to ensure every voice is heard.
November 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
🚨 NEW POLL PUTS GREENS IN SECOND, WITH LABOUR FOURTH 🚨
Our voting system is no longer fit for today's politics.
In an election, this sort of result would likely hand Reform UK a majority and shut tens of millions of voices out.
We need a proportional voting system to ensure every voice is heard.
Our voting system is no longer fit for today's politics.
In an election, this sort of result would likely hand Reform UK a majority and shut tens of millions of voices out.
We need a proportional voting system to ensure every voice is heard.
Who does Nigel Farage really work for?
Not Clacton, he’s never there and hardly uses his vote.
But the thought of ANY MP taking a call from a foreign leader to act on their behalf is beyond belief.
This man is finding new depths every day.
Not Clacton, he’s never there and hardly uses his vote.
But the thought of ANY MP taking a call from a foreign leader to act on their behalf is beyond belief.
This man is finding new depths every day.
November 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Who does Nigel Farage really work for?
Not Clacton, he’s never there and hardly uses his vote.
But the thought of ANY MP taking a call from a foreign leader to act on their behalf is beyond belief.
This man is finding new depths every day.
Not Clacton, he’s never there and hardly uses his vote.
But the thought of ANY MP taking a call from a foreign leader to act on their behalf is beyond belief.
This man is finding new depths every day.
Reposted by Open Britain
Why can't the BBC just be more impartial towards President Trump, like GB News, says Nigel Farage.
GB News:
GB News:
November 10, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Why can't the BBC just be more impartial towards President Trump, like GB News, says Nigel Farage.
GB News:
GB News:
Farage and his party aren’t restoring trust in politics. They’re exploiting it for their own gain 🤥
Leicestershire County Council has announced it is to pay consultants £30m to carry out a cost cutting review.
They said it would be £1.4m.
They lied.
They said Reform DOGE would do all this.
They lied.
You can’t trust Reform UK.
They said it would be £1.4m.
They lied.
They said Reform DOGE would do all this.
They lied.
You can’t trust Reform UK.
November 11, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Farage and his party aren’t restoring trust in politics. They’re exploiting it for their own gain 🤥
The far-right are telling us to turn on each other, all while lining their own pockets.
It’s a dangerous distraction game, stoking hate and division.
It’s a dangerous distraction game, stoking hate and division.
November 9, 2025 at 11:55 AM
The far-right are telling us to turn on each other, all while lining their own pockets.
It’s a dangerous distraction game, stoking hate and division.
It’s a dangerous distraction game, stoking hate and division.
Cost of living isn’t just economics, it’s who gets heard.
This is a practical case for hope with receipts: stable energy, steadier rents, fair pay, services that quietly work.
👇 Read more 👇
https://uglypolitix.substack.com/p/the-price-of-powerlessness
This is a practical case for hope with receipts: stable energy, steadier rents, fair pay, services that quietly work.
👇 Read more 👇
https://uglypolitix.substack.com/p/the-price-of-powerlessness
November 8, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Cost of living isn’t just economics, it’s who gets heard.
This is a practical case for hope with receipts: stable energy, steadier rents, fair pay, services that quietly work.
👇 Read more 👇
https://uglypolitix.substack.com/p/the-price-of-powerlessness
This is a practical case for hope with receipts: stable energy, steadier rents, fair pay, services that quietly work.
👇 Read more 👇
https://uglypolitix.substack.com/p/the-price-of-powerlessness
Money in politics go together like lobbyists and long lunches 🤑
November 8, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Money in politics go together like lobbyists and long lunches 🤑
Chased orange 🍊
Raised a red flag 🚩
This man has no respect for the rules.
Raised a red flag 🚩
This man has no respect for the rules.
November 8, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Chased orange 🍊
Raised a red flag 🚩
This man has no respect for the rules.
Raised a red flag 🚩
This man has no respect for the rules.
Reeves has put cost of living centre stage.
But people don’t just need belt-tightening, they need to feel hope.
Warm homes, steadier rents, fair pay, visible wins.
The failure is twofold. How we’re communicated with, and what actually gets delivered.
@mkieran.com sets out how we can fix this.
But people don’t just need belt-tightening, they need to feel hope.
Warm homes, steadier rents, fair pay, visible wins.
The failure is twofold. How we’re communicated with, and what actually gets delivered.
@mkieran.com sets out how we can fix this.
The Price of Powerlessness
How First Past the Post Fuels Britain’s Cost-of-Living Crisis
uglypolitix.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Reeves has put cost of living centre stage.
But people don’t just need belt-tightening, they need to feel hope.
Warm homes, steadier rents, fair pay, visible wins.
The failure is twofold. How we’re communicated with, and what actually gets delivered.
@mkieran.com sets out how we can fix this.
But people don’t just need belt-tightening, they need to feel hope.
Warm homes, steadier rents, fair pay, visible wins.
The failure is twofold. How we’re communicated with, and what actually gets delivered.
@mkieran.com sets out how we can fix this.
Farage isn't a party leader. He’s a CEO, working for his property developer and wealth fund investors.
This isn’t just about Farage. But if we don't fix our democracy, it will be Farage and his donors who profit.
This isn’t just about Farage. But if we don't fix our democracy, it will be Farage and his donors who profit.
November 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Farage isn't a party leader. He’s a CEO, working for his property developer and wealth fund investors.
This isn’t just about Farage. But if we don't fix our democracy, it will be Farage and his donors who profit.
This isn’t just about Farage. But if we don't fix our democracy, it will be Farage and his donors who profit.
The dead cat 🐈🪦
The tactic of throwing something so shocking on the table and everyone stops talking about what really matters.
Farage has made it his every day. While we fight each other, the rich cash in.
Read more: open-britain.co.uk/blog/the-art-of-political-distraction
The tactic of throwing something so shocking on the table and everyone stops talking about what really matters.
Farage has made it his every day. While we fight each other, the rich cash in.
Read more: open-britain.co.uk/blog/the-art-of-political-distraction
November 6, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The dead cat 🐈🪦
The tactic of throwing something so shocking on the table and everyone stops talking about what really matters.
Farage has made it his every day. While we fight each other, the rich cash in.
Read more: open-britain.co.uk/blog/the-art-of-political-distraction
The tactic of throwing something so shocking on the table and everyone stops talking about what really matters.
Farage has made it his every day. While we fight each other, the rich cash in.
Read more: open-britain.co.uk/blog/the-art-of-political-distraction
Reform UK isn’t reforming anything.
They’re recycling the same old betrayal.
Promise cuts.
Deliver hikes.
Blame everyone else.
They’re recycling the same old betrayal.
Promise cuts.
Deliver hikes.
Blame everyone else.
November 5, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Reform UK isn’t reforming anything.
They’re recycling the same old betrayal.
Promise cuts.
Deliver hikes.
Blame everyone else.
They’re recycling the same old betrayal.
Promise cuts.
Deliver hikes.
Blame everyone else.
What's behind Nigel Farage's deregulation plans for corporations?
Follow the money 👀
He isn't a party leader. He's a CEO. And his investors have spoken.
Follow the money 👀
He isn't a party leader. He's a CEO. And his investors have spoken.
November 3, 2025 at 3:38 PM
What's behind Nigel Farage's deregulation plans for corporations?
Follow the money 👀
He isn't a party leader. He's a CEO. And his investors have spoken.
Follow the money 👀
He isn't a party leader. He's a CEO. And his investors have spoken.
Nigel Farage has a new economic plan:
👔 Deregulate big corporations
❌ Scrap tax cuts for ordinary people
Because he knows that to win power in our broken democracy, you don’t need to serve the people, you just need to serve the money.
👔 Deregulate big corporations
❌ Scrap tax cuts for ordinary people
Because he knows that to win power in our broken democracy, you don’t need to serve the people, you just need to serve the money.
November 3, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Nigel Farage has a new economic plan:
👔 Deregulate big corporations
❌ Scrap tax cuts for ordinary people
Because he knows that to win power in our broken democracy, you don’t need to serve the people, you just need to serve the money.
👔 Deregulate big corporations
❌ Scrap tax cuts for ordinary people
Because he knows that to win power in our broken democracy, you don’t need to serve the people, you just need to serve the money.
Reposted by Open Britain
Farage is lying about the ECHR. He says it’s letting immigrants in, but the numbers don’t match.
He’s not trying to fix immigration, he’s trying to scrap the law that stops the government from legally stripping your fundamental rights.
He’s not trying to fix immigration, he’s trying to scrap the law that stops the government from legally stripping your fundamental rights.
October 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Farage is lying about the ECHR. He says it’s letting immigrants in, but the numbers don’t match.
He’s not trying to fix immigration, he’s trying to scrap the law that stops the government from legally stripping your fundamental rights.
He’s not trying to fix immigration, he’s trying to scrap the law that stops the government from legally stripping your fundamental rights.
Reform UK is a far-right party.
There wouldn’t be any debate just a few years ago.
But the fact there is now shows something very worrying about the direction our politics is heading.
There wouldn’t be any debate just a few years ago.
But the fact there is now shows something very worrying about the direction our politics is heading.
November 1, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Reform UK is a far-right party.
There wouldn’t be any debate just a few years ago.
But the fact there is now shows something very worrying about the direction our politics is heading.
There wouldn’t be any debate just a few years ago.
But the fact there is now shows something very worrying about the direction our politics is heading.
Even a big far-right vote couldn’t give the far-right total control, because the Dutch democracy promotes cooperation.
Here in the UK, just one-third of the vote could give Nigel Farage a huge majority of MPs.
Our democracy isn't fit for 21st-century politics. We need Proportional Representation.
Here in the UK, just one-third of the vote could give Nigel Farage a huge majority of MPs.
Our democracy isn't fit for 21st-century politics. We need Proportional Representation.
October 31, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Even a big far-right vote couldn’t give the far-right total control, because the Dutch democracy promotes cooperation.
Here in the UK, just one-third of the vote could give Nigel Farage a huge majority of MPs.
Our democracy isn't fit for 21st-century politics. We need Proportional Representation.
Here in the UK, just one-third of the vote could give Nigel Farage a huge majority of MPs.
Our democracy isn't fit for 21st-century politics. We need Proportional Representation.
Before Farage’s plan to rip the UK out of the ECHR even reached Parliament, 99% of MPs had already heard from their constituents – thanks to thousands of Open Britain supporters.
That pressure mattered. Yesterday, Farage found out he’s on the wrong side of this issue #ECHR #HumanRights #UKPolitics
That pressure mattered. Yesterday, Farage found out he’s on the wrong side of this issue #ECHR #HumanRights #UKPolitics
October 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Before Farage’s plan to rip the UK out of the ECHR even reached Parliament, 99% of MPs had already heard from their constituents – thanks to thousands of Open Britain supporters.
That pressure mattered. Yesterday, Farage found out he’s on the wrong side of this issue #ECHR #HumanRights #UKPolitics
That pressure mattered. Yesterday, Farage found out he’s on the wrong side of this issue #ECHR #HumanRights #UKPolitics