A month on from far right riots and I thought I would check in on Reform/Farage social media and their crazy bad art. Since the riots Reform and Farage social media has become a lot more careful about posting calls for violence or confrontation. They are, however, convinced that the current Government is illegitimate, … Read more
Last weekend rioters tried to burn down a hotel housing asylum seekers in Wath upon Dearne, near Rotherham. One of the first blogs I ever wrote was about Wath upon Dearne, over 7 years ago: sadly I was too optimistic about it’s future. 40 years ago the biggest employer in Wath was Cortonwood colliery. It … Read more
While researching a blog on the rise of Reform I joined several Reform/Nigel Farage web forums and Facebook groups. What I found was a tidal wave of bad fan art. Not since the peak of Donald Trump MAGAmania has there been so much crazy art created (links are at the bottom of the blog) Reform … Read more
This feels like an odd story to write. Some of my friends are big fans of Reform, and don’t understand why there is so much fuss about them. Other friends regard Reform with horror, the modern equivalent of Oswald Moseley’s British Union of Fascists. No other political party is so polarising. Like it or … Read more