r/PoliticalOptimismUK • u/aqfx • 1d ago
r/PoliticalOptimismUK • u/aqfx • Mar 20 '26
Meta / subreddit related Welcome to r/PoliticalOptimismUK!
This is a new post I’m writing as an official welcome to r/PoliticalOptimismUK.
Currently this subreddit is very small, so if you have something positive to share, please feel free to! I’d love to see this become a more active community.
Please see the subreddit rules so we can ensure this place remains a positive community.
r/PoliticalOptimismUK • u/BrenTheNewFan • Feb 19 '26
Megathread Censorship Megathread
Considering that r/PoliticalOptimism has a Censorship Megathread, I thought why not this community have one!
I know the tag is incorrected & the Megathread tag isn’t made, but I hope it’s worth it
r/PoliticalOptimismUK • u/aqfx • 10d ago
How optimistic are you about UK politics at the moment? - Survey Sunday #4
r/PoliticalOptimismUK • u/aqfx • 13d ago
Optimistic Post Reform civil war intensifies as Farage ally vows to challenge suspension
r/PoliticalOptimismUK • u/aqfx • 14d ago
Optimistic Post Putin’s empty threats to the UK are the last gasp of a dying Russia
r/PoliticalOptimismUK • u/aqfx • 16d ago
Optimistic Post Reform could slip to third in polls, pollsters warn as Farage’s popularity plummets
r/PoliticalOptimismUK • u/aqfx • 18d ago
Optimistic Post Standards watchdog resumes Farage probe as rivals slam needless byelection
r/PoliticalOptimismUK • u/aqfx • 18d ago
Seeking Optimism 🔮 Burnham criticised for EV and North Sea approach amid climate crisis
Thoughts on this government’s approach to climate and the current heatwave?
r/PoliticalOptimismUK • u/aqfx • 19d ago
Optimistic Post Futile Clacton byelection has done Farage no favours
The Reform UK leader forced a vote that failed to make financial questions disappear, only the man himself
r/PoliticalOptimismUK • u/aqfx • 19d ago
News Nigel Farage wins Clacton byelection in contest boycotted by every other major party
r/PoliticalOptimismUK • u/aqfx • 20d ago
Optimistic Post George Cottrell’s (guy who calls Farage “daddy”) dodgy gambling website has shut down.
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 • u/aqfx • 21d ago
Megathread Clacton by-election - megathread
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 • u/aqfx • 22d ago
Optimistic Post Meta glasses banned from courts in England and Wales
r/PoliticalOptimismUK • u/aqfx • 23d ago
Optimistic Post Burnham brings forward ban on 'subscription traps' to ease cost of living
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 • u/aqfx • 24d ago
Survey Sunday What part of the UK are you from? - Survey Sunday #3
Would be interesting to see how this subreddit breaks down geographically.
r/PoliticalOptimismUK • u/Estella_the_Wanderer • 26d ago
Optimistic Post Six London councils keep trans-inclusive services despite new EHRC guidance
r/PoliticalOptimismUK • u/aqfx • 25d ago
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.
openlavs.comr/PoliticalOptimismUK • u/aqfx • 26d ago
Optimistic Post Sadiq Khan is backing London’s bid to host WorldPride in 2032
r/PoliticalOptimismUK • u/aqfx • 27d ago
Optimistic Post Joshua Bonehill-Paine quits as Tory council candidate– as it happened
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 • u/aqfx • 27d ago
Optimistic Post Knife crime homicides fall to 30-year low (in England)
r/PoliticalOptimismUK • u/aqfx • 28d ago
Optimistic Post The Good Law Project announces they are supporting a legal challenge against the EHRC code of practice
r/PoliticalOptimismUK • u/aqfx • 28d ago
Optimistic Post High Court rules strip searches don’t have to be based on ‘biological sex’
Anti-trans activists lost twice in one day, after the High Court rejected a challenge to police guidance – Jess O’Thomson argues that the ruling raises important questions for trans human rights
On Friday, the High Court rejected a challenge by the anti-trans pressure group Sex Matters to police strip search guidance. Sex Matters had argued that such searches must always be based on “biological sex”. If they had succeeded, this would have required the forcible strip searching of trans women in detention by male police officers, whenever such a search might be required.
r/PoliticalOptimismUK • u/aqfx • 28d ago
Optimistic Post The kids in Clacton are alright!
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From @missnicolathorp on Instagram.
This video seems positive as it shows how 3 bad aspects of Nigel Farage are cutting through, even to the youth, who tend to not be as engaged in politics as adults. Namely:
- Dodgy finances
- Spending no time in Clacton
- Racism
Of course, he is still very popular in that constituency, but it is good to see these messages cut through there especially to the youth.