Once upon a time, defining the far right was easy. Britain had fringe parties like the BNP and the National Front. Mainstream politicians kept their distance. Their ideas were toxic, and everyone knew it. That boundary has now broken down. The far right has been partially absorbed into mainstream politics. Just as Jeremy Corbyn opened … Read more
Hysteria about immigration continues to dominate political debate in the UK — in the traditional media and across social platforms. The government is now under intense pressure to introduce tougher asylum rules to “appease public concern”. But that concern isn’t rooted in reality. Since Labour came into power last year, net migration to the UK … Read more
From QAnon to Rotherham: Why the Establishment Always Looks the Other Way The US and UK right are in a strange and sordid mess when it comes to child sexual abuse. In Britain, the very people who fume about asylum seekers living near schools—in case they might be paedophiles—are now outraged about new online safety … Read more
White Genocide, the Great Replacement, and the New Face of Fascism Two remarkable—and terrifying—moments this week. In the Oval Office, Donald Trump once again embarrassed America, ranting to the President of South Africa about white genocide conspiracy theories. At the same time, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok told users it had been “instructed by my … Read more