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How do we defeat Reform and the far right?

LFF Reporter
1 February, 2026 (2 weeks ago)

Hear from Hope Not Hate’s Nick Lowles at the first edition of LFF Live

A graphic advertising the LFF with Nick Lowles on February 10 at 6pm

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Keir Starmer at PMQs
News

Here’s how Labour figures and unions have reacted to Morgan McSweeney’s resignation

Olivia Barber
9 February, 2026 (3 days ago)

Figures within Labour have unanimously said McSweeney was right to step down, but some are now calling for Keir Starmer to follow his lead

Reform UK

Reform UK councillor quits party over plans to hike council tax by 10%

Basit Mahmood
9 February, 2026 (3 days ago)

As many as eight of the 13 local councils run by Nigel Farage’s party have hinted at plans to raise council tax by next year

ICE agents carrying out an enforcement operation
News

‘A British ICE’ – Far-right fantasy or creeping reality?

Olivia Barber
9 February, 2026 (3 days ago)

The UK already has its own version of ICE. Reform UK and the far-right dream of taking that sinister approach even further

Woke-bashing of the week – The FT, woke? Surely not!

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
8 February, 2026 (4 days ago)

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.”

Right-Wing Media Watch: Freedom to what, exactly? The Daily Express and the Brexit fantasy

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
8 February, 2026 (4 days ago)

“WHAT FREEDOM? IT GAVE US NOTHING GAHHHHHHHH.”

News

What is UpScrolled and why are progressives flocking to it?

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
8 February, 2026 (4 days ago)

“I watched first-hand as meaningful stories disappeared from feeds, while harmful disinformation thrived.”

News

From ‘deeply uncomfortable’ to Dubai darling: Farage flip-flops on UAE Telegraph bid

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
7 February, 2026 (5 days ago)

His change of tone comes as Reform seeks to raise funds and boost its political profile among wealthy British expatriates in the Gulf.

Right-Wing Watch

The Epstein files and the right’s ‘selective transparency’

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
7 February, 2026 (5 days ago)

Even the young women and children who suffered because of the egos and sexual appetites of these powerful men are increasingly marginalised, and certainly the obscure source of Epstein’s wealth becomes lost in the psycho drama of media coverage. 

A photo of Lee Anderson at a Reform UK conference in Leicester
News

Lee Anderson reminded of his own political defections, after post asking if Oswald Mosley was a Labour MP

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
7 February, 2026 (5 days ago)

“As I understand it Mosley dumped his Labour tendencies when the world of fascism beckoned – remind you of anyone 30p…?”

An image showing bank notes and pound coins
Opinion

National Insurance is a regressive tax that hits the less well-off hardest

Prem Sikka
6 February, 2026 (6 days ago)

Compared to income tax, national insurance contributions attract little sustained scrutiny even though they provide large amounts to the public purse.

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