The polls that regularly appear on the pages of the right-wing press, frequently rely on loaded questions, selective statistics and audiences already primed to agree with the publication’s editorial position.
The longer-term political consequences of the pandemic’s spread of fringe beliefs are visible in the evolution of Reform UK. Its anti-lockdown positioning provided Nigel Farage with a means to reconnect with disaffected voters and reassert his political relevance, much as he had done, with notable success, during the Brexit campaign.
“It would make it easier for British companies to trade, collaborate and hire, and it would help restore the confidence international investors once had in the UK as a gateway to Europe.”
This week has seen Nigel Farage defend a Nazi salute and a homophobic joke, and U-turn on another policy pledge
Panic has set in among Reform’s senior figures
Removing hereditary peers won’t go far enough to give the Lords legitimacy
The Reform leader has also defended a homophobic joke that the Scottish Reform leader made
It’s not the first time that the Reform-led council has been embroiled in a racism scandal.
Skinner said he doesn’t like how social media is about ‘dividing people’, yet has made divisive comments online
“Petulant hissy fit man having highlighted the very reason why he is unfit for office then plays on it to the crowd of paying gullibles.”
