John Harris

3 days ago | theguardian.com | John Harris

The climate crisis has taken a new and frightening turn, and in the expectation of disastrous flooding, the entire landmass of Denmark is about to be evacuated. Effectively, the country will be shutting itself down and sending its 6 million people abroad, where they will have to cope as best they can.

6 days ago | theguardian.com | John Harris |with Gaby Hinsliff |Polly Toynbee |Axel Kacoutié

As Reform UK reaches new highs in the polls, it feels more and more likely that Nigel Farage’s triumph at local elections will be remembered as a huge turning point in UK politics. With support for the Tories at historic lows, and Keir Starmer’s government in deep trouble, is there a way back for the mainstream parties? John Harris is joined by the Guardian columnists Gaby Hinsliff and Polly Toynbee to make sense of what could be the biggest political change to hit the UK in living memory

1 week ago | theguardian.com | John Harris

It was unseasonably hot in Alford, Lincolnshire, and the early evening had brought a contented glow to the main street and residential avenues of this quiet market town. Colin Matthews, a genial former schoolteacher, was putting in another shift trying to convince people to give him another term as a local Conservative councillor and marvelling at the outbreaks of fury he was encountering.

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Laurence Topham |Jem Talbot |John Domokos |John Harris

As Nigel Farage's party sweeps to victory in Lincolnshire, John Harris and John Domokos take a road trip through anger, sadness and fear – and, despite Reform's triumph, discover people working on a new politics of hope and common humanity

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | John Harris |Frankie Tobi |Zoe Hitch

Please support The Guardian at http://theguardian.com/politicspod The full list of candidates for Doncaster mayor are: David Bettney, Social Democratic party Julie Buckley, Green Frank Calladine, British Democrats Nick Fletcher, Conservative Andy Hiles, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Ahsan Jamil, Workers Party of Britain Alexander Jones, Reform UK Ros Jones, Labour Mihai Melenciuc, Liberal Democrats Richie Vallance, Independent Andrew Walmsley, Yorkshire party Doug Wright, Independent...