Protestant church magazine rebrands after confusion with Reform UK party

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13 May 2026 • 4:23 AM MYT
The Independent
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Protestant church magazine rebrands after confusion with Reform UK party

  • A Protestant church magazine, formerly named Reform, has rebranded to Reformed to avoid confusion with the political party Reform UK.
  • The United Reformed Church (URC) announced the change for its national publication after 86 per cent of readers supported a new name in a poll.
  • Editor Stephen Tomkins stated that readers were experiencing “consternation in local churches” due to the magazine's name being mistaken for the political party.
  • The URC emphasised that it is not attached to any political party and does not want its magazine's name to suggest otherwise.
  • The URC's stances on public issues, such as migration and asylum, are often at odds with Reform UK's policies.

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