Reform slips to third in the polls

Reform falls behind Labour and the Tories for the first time since the general election, how animals shape our voting patterns and 100 years of Winnie-the-Pooh.

Anoosh Chakelian and Will Dunn round up the stories of the week.

READ: https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/bursting-the-bubble/2026/10/our-mania-for-animals-warps-politics-priorities-and-personal-lives

https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/the-sketch/2026/10/tiktoks-irreverent-slop-was-made-for-nigel-farage

https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/2026/10/in-praise-of-winnie-the-poohs-idleness

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