Reform falls behind Labour and the Tories for the first time since the general election, how animals shape our voting patterns and 100 years of Winnie-the-Pooh.


Anoosh Chakelian and Will Dunn round up the stories of the week.


READ: https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/bursting-the-bubble/2026/10/our-mania-for-animals-warps-politics-priorities-and-personal-lives


https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/the-sketch/2026/10/tiktoks-irreverent-slop-was-made-for-nigel-farage


https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/2026/10/in-praise-of-winnie-the-poohs-idleness

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