Ironically, the riots during a leadership election give the party a unique opportunity to turn a page and turn their back on Farage-type populism. The signs are they will not take that opportunity
Racism
Cutting ties with the controversial columnist and the magazine's Associate Editor would be bad for business – and it is hard not to conclude that it must agree with him, writes Brian Cathcart
I spent yesterday evening watching Agnieszka Holland’s remarkable film “Green Border” which has just been released to streaming in the UK after spending about 30 seconds in cinemas. The episode that provides the film’s context is the 2021 decision of Alexander Lukashenko, dictator of Belarus and Putin’s puppet, to make use of refugees as a […]
From conspiracy theories to spats over Tommy Robinson, Reform UK supporter groups are kicking off amid Britain's racist riots
Often on a Friday evening, we order a curry from our local “Indian” takeaway. They deliver, but it is easier and quicker for me to walk round and collect, and, anyway, I enjoy chatting to the guy behind the counter. He’s a Man United fan, I’m Liverpool, so we have some banter with a bit […]
How the media spent days failing to call the far-right riots exactly what they were - Islamophobic
The politics of anti-Muslim and anti-migrant hatred pushed by the Reform leader and his supporters has been tolerated for far too long
For 14 years, the Conservatives and their friends in the media whipped up racism and Islamophobia. These riots are the result. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 6th August 2024 “Fight, fight, fight,” senior Tories urged for years. Now they express shock, and condemn the results, when people prove stupid enough to have taken […]
We must be honest about the fact that it is not only fringe rabble-rousers who have engaged in this damaging rhetoric, writes Adeeb Ayton
The independent regulator Impress has called for new legislation to tackle the dangers of social media misinformation