If anything deserves scrutiny, it’s not Tesco’s labelling but the predicable, laborious voices that turn the most negligible of changes into a full-blown culture war.
This isn’t political critique, it’s dehumanisation.
Flags can lift spirits. They can also obscure motives.
A successful woman associated with inclusion initiatives makes for an even more convenient villain.
Ofcom’s handling of, and ultimate decision, on the probe, will be more than a single change of ownership. It will be a test serve as a test of how seriously the UK treats media plurality.
There’s little surprise that Ratcliffe and Farage harbour respect for each other. As well as both loathing immigration, Reform’s top donors use similar offshore arrangements, 75% of their funding comes from just three mega wealthy men with offshore ties.
One thing is clear: Trump as Harvard material was always a stretch.
“Just beyond parody at this point.”
For a Union Jack-wrapping politician, who casts himself as the embodiment of national pride, being accused of admiring a tyrant who threatens European democracy, strikes at the heart of Farage’s brand.
The author argues the FT has shifted from a “candid elite forum” and the “best of the British free-thinking tradition,” to a “timid, risk-averse rag.”
