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Four of the worst recent right-wing ‘polls’ and why they’re so misleading

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Today

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.

From lockdown to legitimacy: how pandemic fringe politics pushed populism into the mainstream

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Today

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.

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Thousands sign petition calling for UK to join the European single market

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Today

“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.”

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