Former Manchester United and England player accused of being a ‘traitor’ over St George flag comments
Apache Indian could teach Jenrick a thing or two about integration
Growing up in diverse Birmingham defined my world view
Felix Baumgartner: the highs and lows of a life of extremes
The Austrian skydiver survived jumping 24 miles from the edge of space. But then his challenges really began. How did a daredevil hero become a political villain?
Laughing in Joe Rogan land
How did comedians get so much political power?
Why this could be the last waltz for rightwingers
People are tired of their favourite celebrity television shows being used for reputation repair
Far-right militias mobilise across US
The killing of Charlie Kirk has created further polarisation across America as the number of recruits to groups such as the white supremacist Proud Boys soars while violence from the extreme left is on the rise
The working-class despair fuelling the rise of the far right
Under the racist chants at last week’s rally lies a deep sense of political betrayal
Fears grow over far right’s embrace of crypto
Hard-to trace digital transactions could lead to hostile states threatening democracy
Silence is complicity in Islamophobia
The Unite the Kingdom rally was a disgrace – and evidence of a racist, rhetorical double standard
What would Orwell have made of Musk?
The Nineteen Eighty-Four author feared the American Right would use his work as a propaganda tool. Prophetic again…
Nigel Farage is wary of the far right, and with good reason
Worried about his ability to appeal to voters, the Reform leader has tried to distance himself from Tommy Robinson
Prepare for revolution now, Elon Musk tells London rally
US tech billionaire calls for downfall of Labour government in speech to 110,000 marchers at Robinson’s Unite the Kingdom protest
How US cash made Tommy Robinson
An American tech billionaire was instrumental in funding the far-right figure’s rise to stardom – and even paid for his new set of teeth
If Farage starts deporting ‘illegals’, ‘legals’ better watch out
In a climate of fear, everyone is at risk of mistreatment – just look at the States
From New Jersey to Germany: a rabbi’s search for liberalism
Akiva Weingarten’s younger life was shaped by Jewish orthodoxy, now he faces another form of extremism
Women’s safety group accused of setting back sexual violence debate
Women’s Safety Initiative harnesses myth of evil migrant man in narrative that bolsters far right
Run it up a flagpole and see if it really is patriotic
As flags spring up across the city, some speak of national pride. Others cry racism. Birmingham council just wants to tear them down…
Is Vanceism the next third way?
A growing number of business and political leaders are espousing an anti-woke, anti-globalist, born-again ideology
The Vance guard: the new right being cooked up in the Cotswolds
The vice-president shared BBQ and beers with allies whose thinktank has come to the attention of the Electoral Commission
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