Britain Joins Continental Populist Realignment

Local and devolved election results show Reform UK overtaking traditional parties in England while Scottish and Welsh nationalist parties surge, producing a multi‑party fragmentation more typical of continental Europe. The shift is not just electoral noise but signals durable realignment: collapse of the two‑party norm, rising regionalism, and increased policy volatility on European and security questions. — If Britain’s politics has gone continental, UK policymaking, EU relations, and European strategy (including support for Ukraine and migration policy) will face sustained instability and cross‑border contagion.