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Nick Candy, the billionaire property developer, is now in charge of Reform’s finances. Now people will see Farage’s “man of the people” act for what it is – a sham

On the anniversary of Johnson’s landslide, the UK/EU thaw is beginning to bring results

Why does the leader of the Conservative Party have such a disturbing set of role models?

A survey shows UK voters would accept free movement and want closer ties with Europe

Patrick Marber’s unremarkable revival delivers polite laughs only

With the prime minister pursuing a string of unpopular policies, the Tory leader used PMQs to focus on things Keir Starmer said years ago

The Reform deputy leader used disgusting language to attack Daniel Finkelstein for questioning his conspiracy theories about butter

A sold-out event at the Guardian's London headquarters with the Observer's departing food writer has been mysteriously cancelled

How British music turned away from America and learned to love the continent

To all the naysayers who doubt we can return to the EU, we have no choice. If Starmer really believes in Britain, it must be done

A beautiful memoir about the ugly side of Europe tops our round-up of 2024’s best non-fiction

The pronunciation of his name has always been debatable, but its origin seems clear enough – and it’s not from the Huguenots

Most Labour supporters don’t realise how muscular their own tradition will have to become to survive what’s coming

It underlined that he views politics mainly through the lens of personality and rarely bothers with policy

Nigel Farage says his party can win the 2029 election. He is right

Watching a game with people supporting the same team as you is one of the most deeply social experiences you can have

The next Archbishop of Canterbury must tackle decline, division and the tarnished legacy of Justin Welby

The food writer who quit the Observer in November is making a temporary comeback at King’s Place

Nigel Farage’s party has had to snub nearly £70,000 of funding

Jokes on the Have I Got News For You Twitter account were too much for the thin-skinned and thick-headed Reform MP

The corporation dropped the word to avoid offending off-air staff – but now can’t agree on a new one

The chancellor headed for Brussels with nothing to offer and asked what Britain could get in return

How can the PM connect with voters when he and his advisers keep spewing out meaningless word salad?

It’s almost impossible to find any data about the UK’s housing market which is not dreadful in comparison with our European neighbours. There is one place to start

Reform have shown no interest in solving their problems - but they definitely want their votes

Voters believe our economic future lies with the EU rather than with president Trump

Max Webster's production of The Importance of Being Earnest fails to commit to doing something truly innovative

The New European tracks down the Question Time audience member who won plaudits for destroying Reform’s immigration lies

Between the woman in the red jacket and the man in the red jumper, it was the audience who stole the show in the big face-off between Alastair Campbell and Nigel Farage

More walkouts could follow as a deal with Tortoise grows closer

Reform’s leader has been touting a French-style health system that is coming under increasing pressure

Rupert Lowe has tried to write about the UK economy. Among all the mistakes, a single priority shines through