Left or right – who could unite first?
While speculation about a right-wing pact to ensure that the Tories or Reform can win power is rampant, there’s little mention of any sort of progressive pact to save us from such a fate.
Right-Wing Watch
Smear of the week – Rod Liddle’s ‘rancid hummus’ scrapes the barrel
Liddle recounts being stuck in standstill traffic in a black cab, presumably somewhere in London, when inspiration struck.
Right-wing media in meltdown over EU flags at the Proms – again!
The pro-Brexit outrage machine might crank into gear every September, but those EU flags still wave with a message far more in tune with the future, especially now, given that even a majority of Reform UK supporters want to unpick parts of Brexit and move the UK closer to Europe.
Influential ‘theo-bros’ unite in the US – but will they gain ground in the UK?
Are we witnessing the beginnings of a Christian nationalist movement in Britain – one inspired by a distinctly American form of evangelicalism, rooted not just in belief, but in an aggressive pursuit of power?
Smear of the week – Even Mail readers rip into Quentin Letts’ childish attacks on Zack Polanski
When commentators like Quentin Letts sharpen their claws, it usually means someone’s doing something right.
Right-wing media watch – Bell Ribeiro-Addy was the obvious target
No sooner had she announced her plans to run, GB News launched a vitriolic attack, framing Ribeiro-Addy as a dangerous radical.
A boozy breakie with Nige? Big business is flirting with Reform, but at what cost?
Farage might be clinking glasses at City breakfasts today, but the country could wake up with a hell of a hangover tomorrow.
Smear of the week – The right-wing smear campaign against Angela Rayner exposes its own hypocrisy
Whatever your views are on Rayner and her tax affairs, it’s clear she’s long been a target of media animus, not just for her politics, but for who she is.
Right-wing media watch – The right-wing media’s dangerous martyr myth
Her case has become a lightning rod for the British and American right.
Bangers and backlash in the Cotswolds: Inside MAGA-on-Thames
Why are American populists and their British cheerleaders gravitating to the scenic villages and rolling hills of the Cotswolds?