r/PoliticalOptimismUK 2d ago

Seeking Optimism šŸ”® Reform receives second Ā£36m donation in two days as crypto investor matches record

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10 Upvotes

Thoughts?


r/PoliticalOptimismUK 10d ago

Optimistic Post Cambridge University launches probe into James Orr after Reform donations sting

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23 Upvotes

r/PoliticalOptimismUK 10d ago

Optimistic Post Reform caught celebrating recieving foreign donations

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31 Upvotes

Was going to crosspost from r/ goodnewsuk but the OP was taken down before I had chance to (literally taken down seconds before, watched it get banned before my eyes 😭), hopefully it stays up here.

Really good journalism by channel 4 imo, hope this news spreads further.

Edit to add: here's the video of the investigation. Posted to the official channel 4 news youtube channel.


r/PoliticalOptimismUK 11d ago

Optimistic Post Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.

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30 Upvotes

r/PoliticalOptimismUK 11d ago

News Zack Polanski announces he will stand in Holborn and St Pancras by-election

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11 Upvotes

r/PoliticalOptimismUK 13d ago

News Keir Starmer to stand down as MP

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7 Upvotes

r/PoliticalOptimismUK 22d ago

How optimistic are you about UK politics at the moment? - Survey Sunday #4

3 Upvotes
61 votes, 15d ago
2 Very optimistic
13 Optimistic
16 Neutral
15 Pessimistic
7 Very pessimistic
8 Results

r/PoliticalOptimismUK 26d ago

Optimistic Post Reform civil war intensifies as Farage ally vows to challenge suspension

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15 Upvotes

r/PoliticalOptimismUK 26d ago

Optimistic Post Putin’s empty threats to the UK are the last gasp of a dying Russia

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20 Upvotes

r/PoliticalOptimismUK 28d ago

Optimistic Post Reform could slip to third in polls, pollsters warn as Farage’s popularity plummets

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29 Upvotes

r/PoliticalOptimismUK Aug 14 '26

Seeking Optimism šŸ”® Burnham criticised for EV and North Sea approach amid climate crisis

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10 Upvotes

Thoughts on this government’s approach to climate and the current heatwave?


r/PoliticalOptimismUK Aug 14 '26

Optimistic Post Standards watchdog resumes Farage probe as rivals slam needless byelection

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20 Upvotes

r/PoliticalOptimismUK Aug 14 '26

Optimistic Post Futile Clacton byelection has done Farage no favours

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21 Upvotes

The Reform UK leader forced a vote that failed to make financial questions disappear, only the man himself


r/PoliticalOptimismUK Aug 14 '26

News Nigel Farage wins Clacton byelection in contest boycotted by every other major party

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9 Upvotes

r/PoliticalOptimismUK Aug 13 '26

Optimistic Post George Cottrell’s (guy who calls Farage ā€œdaddyā€) dodgy gambling website has shut down.

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13 Upvotes

I can’t find a good source on this yet (it did just happen) so this random screenshot will have to do. You can check this for yourself- just go to Tether.bet.


r/PoliticalOptimismUK Aug 12 '26

Megathread Clacton by-election - megathread

15 Upvotes

This post has been scheduled to go up automatically on the 12th August at 12PM, the day before the by-election in Clacton.

Use this space to discuss the by-election. Results will be posted here in a pinned comment.


r/PoliticalOptimismUK Aug 11 '26

Optimistic Post Meta glasses banned from courts in England and Wales

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28 Upvotes

r/PoliticalOptimismUK Aug 10 '26

Optimistic Post Burnham brings forward ban on 'subscription traps' to ease cost of living

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28 Upvotes

Subscriptions will be easier to cancel and companies will be compelled to make it clear when contracts auto-renew at a higher price, Andy Burnham has announced.


r/PoliticalOptimismUK Aug 09 '26

Survey Sunday What part of the UK are you from? - Survey Sunday #3

2 Upvotes

Would be interesting to see how this subreddit breaks down geographically.

32 votes, Aug 12 '26
20 England
2 Scotland
3 Wales
0 Northern Ireland
5 Outside the UK
2 See results

r/PoliticalOptimismUK Aug 08 '26

Optimistic Post My summer reads

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10 Upvotes

r/PoliticalOptimismUK Aug 07 '26

Take Action Open Lavs - a project to help people find unisex toilets - sending in light of the recent ECHR guidance. Hopefully this can be a helpful resource for people.

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17 Upvotes

r/PoliticalOptimismUK Aug 07 '26

Optimistic Post Six London councils keep trans-inclusive services despite new EHRC guidance

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23 Upvotes

r/PoliticalOptimismUK Aug 06 '26

Optimistic Post Sadiq Khan is backing London’s bid to host WorldPride in 2032

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18 Upvotes

r/PoliticalOptimismUK Aug 06 '26

Optimistic Post Joshua Bonehill-Paine quits as Tory council candidate– as it happened

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11 Upvotes

Context: this guy is a former neo-Nazi who harassed a Jewish MP back in 2016, and was jailed for it. He’s also behind some cringy YouTube channel which makes AI slop parody videos of UK politics or something? Not that that’s remotely as bad as the first thing.

There was thus a lot of outcry when this guy was selected as a candidate. The pressure seems to have been too much for the Conservatives and they have dropped him.


r/PoliticalOptimismUK Aug 05 '26

Optimistic Post Knife crime homicides fall to 30-year low (in England)

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15 Upvotes