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I've interviewed Reform UK voters – and they're much more progressive than you might think (opens in new tab)

Over the past five years, I’ve spoken to people struggling to get by in post-industrial northern England. They’re crying out for more radicalism, not lessAmong other defeats, the recent local elections saw Labour lose heavily across the Midlands and the north of England. The results are reminiscent of the 2016 Brexit vote and, with the return of those electoral geographies, some of the old tropes have resurfaced, too.Once again, England’s post-industrial towns are cast as the angry, reactiona...

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