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 562K 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 41K 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: 29K members
Past year (monthly)
- 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: 5K members
- Jul: 7K members
- Aug: 176 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
- Twitter20 posts in the past month
- Andy Burnham (@andyburnham) on X: "Let me say this very directly. Football does not belong to investors. It belongs to the people who fill the stands and who stand on the touchline week in, week out, rain or shine..."
- YouGov (@YouGov) on X: "82% of Britons support requiring unemployed young people to be undertaking training/apprenticeships if they want to receive benefits, as per a new government proposal intended to reduce the number of young people on sickness benefits.."
- Ed Davey (@EdwardJDavey) on X: "I’m with my family in France and as people know I have a disabled son who needs 24/7 care so I can’t be back in Westminster tomorrow but I look forward to meeting Andy Burnham over Zoom..."
#120TwitterAndy Burnham (@andyburnham) on X: "Let me say this very directly. Football does not belong to investors. It belongs to the people who fill the stands and who stand on the touchline week in, week out, rain or shine..." · YouGov (@YouGov) on X: "82% of Britons support requiring unemployed young people to be undertaking training/apprenticeships if they want to receive benefits, as per a new government proposal intended to reduce the number of young people on sickness benefits.." · Ed Davey (@EdwardJDavey) on X: "I’m with my family in France and as people know I have a disabled son who needs 24/7 care so I can’t be back in Westminster tomorrow but I look forward to meeting Andy Burnham over Zoom..." - Ed/OpEd3 posts in the past month
- Britain promised to protect Hongkongers from China. Why does it now seem ready to sacrifice them?
- Burnham is taking a bold risk by busting the big lie of politics – that change is impossible
- The Burnham bounce is eclipsing the Green surge – and Zack Polanski’s radical hope is being tested
#23Ed/OpEdBritain promised to protect Hongkongers from China. Why does it now seem ready to sacrifice them? · Burnham is taking a bold risk by busting the big lie of politics – that change is impossible · The Burnham bounce is eclipsing the Green surge – and Zack Polanski’s radical hope is being tested - Think Tank3 posts in the past month
- Government announcement on technical pathways from age 14: IFS response | Institute for Fiscal Studies
- Government plans for tax revenue sharing with England’s mayors: IFS response | Institute for Fiscal Studies
- Credibility is the UK’s Crypto Advantage
#33Think TankGovernment announcement on technical pathways from age 14: IFS response | Institute for Fiscal Studies · Government plans for tax revenue sharing with England’s mayors: IFS response | Institute for Fiscal Studies · Credibility is the UK’s Crypto Advantage - |2 posts in the past month
- Powerful unions boycott Labour Women’s Conference over trans ban
- Report on Jewish diaspora finds biggest rise in antisemitism in UK
#42|Powerful unions boycott Labour Women’s Conference over trans ban · Report on Jewish diaspora finds biggest rise in antisemitism in UK - Removed - Article age/Outdated info1 post in the past month
- CMA finds drug companies overcharged NHS
#51Removed - Article age/Outdated infoCMA finds drug companies overcharged NHS
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 562K 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.
Monthly Stats
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- 7
- Visitors /mo (+40%)
- 0
- Referrals /mo
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