If we thought Britain was in a mess under the current government, the arrival of right-wing fringe politics, and a party that can’t seem to differentiate between candidates who are dead or alive, could come at a heavy cost.
The recent farcical Russian elections are a reminder that democracy is a very precious gift from the past and requires eternal vigilance to maintain, especially in these strange times when a hard nationalist right seems to be drawn moth-like to the Putin flame.
Abu Dhabi-backed investment fund RedBird IMI’s hunt for profitable investments in media, sport and entertainment in Britain, has hit regulatory obstacles in its bid for the Telegraph and its right-wing stablemate the Spectator.
Subjecting protestors to greater demonisation through the redefining of ‘extremism’ is just another chapter in the Tories’ painful history of hypocrisy.
Is another unwelcome American import coming to Britain, where the political Right often look to US counterparts for ideological inspiration?
Unlike the moral outrage over the largely peaceful and legal action of Just Stop Oil, pro-Palestine rallies, and other causes they disagree with, Conservative voices are largely silent when it comes to the increasingly aggressive opposition being thrown at the creation of the largest clean air zone in the Western world.
What led the Tory Party to embrace radical right-wing politics and come to be dubbed the ‘political wing of flat earth society’?
Liz Truss was widely condemned for rubbing shoulders with the far-right strategist
Liz Truss made a speech at the far-right conference plugging her new book
Emboldened by two byelections successes, Reform UK seeks to capitalise on voter disenchantment with the ruling party. But how much of a threat are they to the Tories?
