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This election signals a crisis for the British state
As the Greens, Reform and nationalists in Scotland and Wales make gains, Westminster’s two-party system is finished
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openDemocracy is an independent international media platform covering news, ideas and culture which seeks to challenge power and…
openDemocracy is an independent international media platform covering news, ideas and culture which seeks to challenge power and…
As the Greens, Reform and nationalists in Scotland and Wales make gains, Westminster’s two-party system is finished
Editorial: Local and devolved elections will reveal fragmented party allegiances that cannot be fairly represented in parliament…
With Plaid Cymru and the SNP leading polls in their respective nations, can the United Kingdom continue in this – or any – form,…
Will Reform take Sunderland, or the Greens take Hackney? Can Plaid Cymru take a historic victory in Wales, and will Labour be…
