Right Wing Watch newsletter: week 1 March 2022
This week’s newsletter looks at immigration, nationality and citizenship in the UK in light of the Ukraine conflict.
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Denial of rights to Chagos Islanders exposes the cruel reality of UK citizenship policy
Opposition peers in the House of Lords won a vote to give citizenship rights to descendants of Chagos Islanders evicted by the UK in the 1970s.
Dangers of government’s Nationality and Borders Bill exposed by Ukraine crisis
The government suffered a number of defeats in the House of Lords over its anti-refugee Nationality and Borders Bill.
Right Wing Watch newsletter: week 4 February 2022
This week’s newsletter looks at the right wing’s reaction to the unfolding conflict in Ukraine.
Arms companies look to profit from Ukraine conflict
UK arms company BAe Systems has seen its share price rise 21% and also reported higher profits over the past year.
The right is using the crisis in Ukraine to push for more fossil fuel extraction
Fossil fuel backers are putting pressure on the government to restart fracking, despite public opposition.
Right Wing Watch newsletter: week 3 February 2022
This week we return to rural Lincolnshire to find out what Levelling Up will do for Britain’s safest Tory seat.
New government rules on ‘political impartiality’ in schools will chill free speech
New guidance on ‘political impartiality’ has been criticised for seeking to chill discussion of political subjects.
The Right’s demographic anxiety
Racial anxieties are moving from the online far right to mainstream politics.
How US think tank the Heritage Foundation influences the Conservative Party
Oliver Dowden went to give a speech about ‘cancel culture’ this week to an organisation that wants to ban books they disagree with.