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A Weird Slogan Choice from Reform UK

Reform UK’s slogan for the 2026 elections – “Get Starmer out” – is a curious one. Start with the obvious: … More

Why is “The Misleading Times” Landing on MPs’ Desks?

MPs are learning how it feels to be a Gorton & Denton resident today.  A newspaper packed full of dodgy … More

How Labour Can Win the ‘Progressive Primary’

We are witnessing the emergence of a new political phenomenon in British politics: a quasi-primary election among progressive parties in … More

The Progressive Squeeze in Gorton & Denton

The Green Party is attempting to execute The Progressive Squeeze in the Gorton & Denton by-election and make it seem … More

The Chancellor meets Ellis-Bextor

Rachel Reeves has appeared on Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s podcast and it’s a very smart piece of modern political communications. This long-form, … More

“Sarwar for Scotland”: Scottish Labour positioning campaign as presidential

“Sarwar for Scotland” is a new brand slogan and identity launched by Scottish Labour. Scottish Labour are deliberately framing Holyrood … More

Labour’s new North Star: the cost of living crisis

For the first 18 months in government, Keir Starmer’s administration has attempted to communicate a narrative centred on the competent … More

Inside the Numbers with Labour’s Polling Pro Peter McLeod

I recently had the immense pleasure of interviewing Peter McLeod, founder of Hold Sway, a research, insight and strategy agency, … More

Trade Unionism in The Attention Economy, with Declan Seachoy

Trade unions have a brand problem. For some people trade unions feel distant and old-fashioned, but for others – particularly … More

Lucy Powell for Deputy Leader campaign branding

Lucy Powell’s is standing for Deputy Leader of the Labour Party and her candidate branding is nicely done. It must … More

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Reform UK’s new slogan is… kind of weird. Weird slogan choice by Reform UK for the 2026 elections. The secret to crisis management? Never let the Beast go hungry. There’s a helluva lot of interesting stuff in this playbook. Not going to pretend I’ve read and digested all 200+ pages yet. But I will do and will be better for it. The public has a voice, but the party has a veto. The data doesn’t lie. Unfortunately, it also doesn’t pay the electricity bill. #politicalcartoon Nigel Farage is running a “win your energy bills” lottery as a way to help promote Reform UK’s latest policy: a £200 reduction in bills achieved by axing energy levies. As well as generating headlines, by offering to pay for a winner’s street-wide energy costs, the party is on a massive data-capture drive. This strategy is designed to build a robust digital footprint for future fundraising, recruitment, and targeted electoral campaigning. It’s all a bit grubby and potentially illegal from a data gathering perspective. Vote Leave did something similar in the 2016 EU Referendum campaign and claimed the data was very useful, so it’s interesting to see Reform UK try the same trick. Follow the data. Always make the news fit the narrative.

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