About r/ukpolitics
Political news and debate concerning the United Kingdom. The rules of the subreddit can be found in detail here: https://www.reddit.com/r/ukpolitics/wiki/rules
The community at a glance
r/ukpolitics is a Subreddit for Politics with roughly 554K members. It has been around since 2008. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 2nd largest community in the Politics topic page.
Roughly 36K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Uk, Labour, and Struggling.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 6K members
- 2014: 7K members
- 2015: 14K members
- 2016: 26K members
- 2017: 51K members
- 2020: 231K members
- 2021: 41K members
- 2022: 71K members
- 2023: 13K members
- 2024: 33K members
- 2025: 25K members
- 2026: 21K members
Past year (monthly)
- Jul: 3K members
- Aug: 2K members
- Sep: 3K members
- Oct: 916 members
- Nov: 4K members
- Dec: 3K members
- Jan: 4K members
- Feb: 3K members
- Mar: 3K members
- Apr: 3K members
- May: 5K members
- Jun: 3K members
Topics
- Uk109 posts in the past month#1109Uk
- Labour46 posts in the past month#246Labour
- Struggling34 posts in the past month#334Struggling
- Reform26 posts in the past month#426Reform
- Politics18 posts in the past month#518Politics
Flair
- Twitter45 posts in the past month
- Rupert Lowe: "Important. The Daily Mail has just revealed that the Belfast knife attack suspect was granted asylum in Britain under a controversial 'fast-track' scheme, introduced by Reform's Robert Jenrick and Suella Braverman. It has been reported that the monster's case was dealt with through …”
- Tom Harwood / X: Sorry, bright 13/14/15 year old. You can’t watch that interview with Jared Isaacman, or that explainer of orbital mechanics from Scott Manley. But don’t worry, we haven’t banned YouTube Kids! Here’s Baby Shark instead.
- Jessica Elgot (Guardian) / X: One MP says of the potential ban on social media for under 18s past 8.30pm: "Are we giving votes to 16 year olds but banning them from watching the election results on YouTube?"
#145TwitterRupert Lowe: "Important. The Daily Mail has just revealed that the Belfast knife attack suspect was granted asylum in Britain under a controversial 'fast-track' scheme, introduced by Reform's Robert Jenrick and Suella Braverman. It has been reported that the monster's case was dealt with through …” · Tom Harwood / X: Sorry, bright 13/14/15 year old. You can’t watch that interview with Jared Isaacman, or that explainer of orbital mechanics from Scott Manley. But don’t worry, we haven’t banned YouTube Kids! Here’s Baby Shark instead. · Jessica Elgot (Guardian) / X: One MP says of the potential ban on social media for under 18s past 8.30pm: "Are we giving votes to 16 year olds but banning them from watching the election results on YouTube?" - |8 posts in the past month
- The Rape Gang Inquiry
- Tommy Robinson says ‘Russia is not Britain’s enemy’ after Moscow trip
- Tommy Robinson detained at Heathrow under counter-terrorism laws | Tommy Robinson
#28|The Rape Gang Inquiry · Tommy Robinson says ‘Russia is not Britain’s enemy’ after Moscow trip · Tommy Robinson detained at Heathrow under counter-terrorism laws | Tommy Robinson - Ed/OpEd4 posts in the past month
- Brexit has been a disaster – it’s time the guilty men felt some shame
- British socialists fracture over Islamic homophobia
- Opinion: Burnham’s state pension triple lock promise will doom young people
#34Ed/OpEdBrexit has been a disaster – it’s time the guilty men felt some shame · British socialists fracture over Islamic homophobia · Opinion: Burnham’s state pension triple lock promise will doom young people - .2 posts in the past month
- MoD investigating reports Russian warship fired warning shots near yacht in Channel
- Defence Expert Reacts to John Healey's Resignation as Defence Secretary
#42.MoD investigating reports Russian warship fired warning shots near yacht in Channel · Defence Expert Reacts to John Healey's Resignation as Defence Secretary - Removed - Not UK Politics1 post in the past month
- 'Attempted murder' arrest after teenage girl reportedly 'stabbed in the neck'
#51Removed - Not UK Politics'Attempted murder' arrest after teenage girl reportedly 'stabbed in the neck'
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/ukpolitics for?
- Best for Politics enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/ukpolitics free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/ukpolitics have?
- Roughly 554K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/ukpolitics on?
- r/ukpolitics runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/ukpolitics cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/ukpolitics is organized under Politics.
- How do I join r/ukpolitics?
- You can join r/ukpolitics by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Politics communities like?
- Communities for political discussion covering elections, policy, and current events. Reddit has active communities spanning both general politics and specific ideological spaces, with Discord servers for cross-spectrum debate and Quora hosting large political discussion groups.
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