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 559K 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 40K 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: 26K members
Past year (monthly)
- 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: 5K members
- Jul: 4K 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
- Twitter35 posts in the past month
- Zack Polanski: It's officially the hottest June day ever. We know who is to blame. Fossil fuel firms. The billionaire media. Weak politicians. We know what we must do. Rapid decarbonisation & adaptation for a healthier, wealthier country safe for future generations.
- Home Office on X: "From 1 October, employers caught hiring illegal workers as food delivery drivers or construction workers will face fines of up to £60,000 per illegal worker or five years in prison. Gig economy employers will be legally required to ensure Right to Work checks are undertaken."
- A shop owner in my constituency was ignored by the police when he reported shoplifting. But when he displayed pictures of the thieves, the police showed up - to tell him that those pictures violated GDPR.
#135TwitterZack Polanski: It's officially the hottest June day ever. We know who is to blame. Fossil fuel firms. The billionaire media. Weak politicians. We know what we must do. Rapid decarbonisation & adaptation for a healthier, wealthier country safe for future generations. · Home Office on X: "From 1 October, employers caught hiring illegal workers as food delivery drivers or construction workers will face fines of up to £60,000 per illegal worker or five years in prison. Gig economy employers will be legally required to ensure Right to Work checks are undertaken." · A shop owner in my constituency was ignored by the police when he reported shoplifting. But when he displayed pictures of the thieves, the police showed up - to tell him that those pictures violated GDPR. - Removed - Not UK Politics4 posts in the past month
- Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after car collides with multiple pedestrians
- Three Afghan men guilty of grooming and raping girl in Bristol
- Manchester airport officer: People laughed as he broke my nose
#24Removed - Not UK PoliticsMan arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after car collides with multiple pedestrians · Three Afghan men guilty of grooming and raping girl in Bristol · Manchester airport officer: People laughed as he broke my nose - .3 posts in the past month
- MOD lost billions after selling and leasing back service family homes, watchdog says
- Asylum seekers at MoD Bicester site to be 'single adult males'
- Home Office: 🚨 Three former @DefenceHQ sites are being considered to house up to 3,750 illegal migrants until their asylum claims are decided: • MoD Bicester • MoD Barnham • MoD Linton-on-Ouse
#33.MOD lost billions after selling and leasing back service family homes, watchdog says · Asylum seekers at MoD Bicester site to be 'single adult males' · Home Office: 🚨 Three former @DefenceHQ sites are being considered to house up to 3,750 illegal migrants until their asylum claims are decided: • MoD Bicester • MoD Barnham • MoD Linton-on-Ouse - Removed - Editorialised2 posts in the past month
- Reform UK quietly deleted the only draft bill it ever published after questions about a £5 million undeclared gift from a crypto billionaire who funds two thirds of the party
- Chertsey: African Migrant charged with rape and murder after death of girl aged 2
#42Removed - EditorialisedReform UK quietly deleted the only draft bill it ever published after questions about a £5 million undeclared gift from a crypto billionaire who funds two thirds of the party · Chertsey: African Migrant charged with rape and murder after death of girl aged 2 - Ed/OpEd2 posts in the past month
- Farage's mask has slipped. He's rattled and losing control
- Tarmac playgrounds and windows that don’t open: why hot spells turn UK schools into heat traps
#52Ed/OpEdFarage's mask has slipped. He's rattled and losing control · Tarmac playgrounds and windows that don’t open: why hot spells turn UK schools into heat traps
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 559K 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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