Crossover: Why Reform UK Are Now Losing and the Greens Are on the Rise

The big untold story of British politics is the decline of Nigel Farage's party and the rise of a new alternative on the left

You wouldn’t know it from reading most British newspapers, or watching the BBC, but Reform are now losing the next general election.

In the last six months alone, the party’s poll ratings have dropped by an average of seven points, with support for the other major parties steadily climbing.

Meanwhile, the Green Party, who were previously judged to be so insignificant that the BBC’s flagship Sunday politics programme didn’t even bother to interview Zack Polanski when he became leader, or led his first party conference, is now in second place in the polls.

And while Reform still maintain a lead, that lead is now shrinking month-on-month.

Here’s why the big untold story of British politics is the decline of Nigel Farage and Reform and the rise of a new alternative on the left.