Fake It Until You Break It: How the Internet Turned Politics into Performance

Fake content and far-right radicalisation online are reshaping our politics and society. We live in an age of unreality, where everything is fake — except the hate. The internet has rewired how we think, argue and even feel. The exponential rise of online porn alone suggests future historians might call this the golden age of … Read more

Reform, Riots and the Rise of White Nationalism

Riot Season Starts Early Riot season has started early this year. In Ballymena, a far-right mob linked to drug gangs and paramilitaries attacked immigrants and drove them out of their homes. A week later, they burned effigies of asylum seekers on 12th July bonfires — a chilling endorsement of lynching immigrants. Let’s be clear: what … Read more