Nigel Farage, former leader of the UK Independence Party, speaks during the National Conservatism conference in Brussels on April 16, 2024.
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Trying to silence the radical right isn’t the way forward. Not only is it likely to backfire, it will probably galvanize the movement’s leaders.
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Extremists are not ‘capturing’ our systems – they are part of them.
Ex-politician Nigel Farage accused his bank of refusing his business because of his political views.
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Research shows banks – especially private banks – have always been concerned about their customers’ social status and respectability.
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Banks in the UK have to conduct extra checks on people more at risk of blackmail – and an easier option is sometimes just to say no to giving them and account.
French president Emmanuel Macron greets the rector of the Grand Mosque of Paris Chems-Eddine Hafiz in October 2022.
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Liberal schools of thought largely inform how Muslims are viewed across Europe, research finds.
Brian Tamaki with Destiny Church members and supporters leading the anti-government march to parliament on August 23.
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Far-right populism has been on the rise globally. Is New Zealand really immune, or should National Party leader Christopher Luxon be more unequivocal about working with the likes of Brian Tamaki?
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Local pubs play an important role in local identity – itself a known driver in support for radical-right parties.
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The Brexit Party has become Reform UK. What are they up to now?
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Populists leaders are supposed to use simpler language than their opponents. A comprehensive study shows this is not always the case.
In this August 2016 photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, right, welcomes pro-Brexit British politician Nigel Farage to speak at a campaign rally in Jackson, Miss.
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Most populists are only against the system, they aren’t for anything in particular, as Donald Trump’s presidency and Brexit proves. A progressive wave will soon be upon us in response.
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Like everyone else in this election, Nigel Farage has caught the spending bug, with a little help from a ‘Brexit dividend’.
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Things could have been quite different if Jeremy Corbyn swung more decisively to Remain or if Jo Swinson hadn’t been in such a rush to the polls.
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The Brexit Party’s most baffling decision is to continue to fight key Labour-held seats. But all is not what it seems.
Nigel Farage says he’s coming for Labour votes but he’s probably still more of a threat to the Conservatives.
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The anti-EU party will not contest constituencies the Conservatives won in 2017 in the upcoming general election. But it still hopes to take votes from both of the two biggest parties.
Nigel Farage is due to make a return to Australia at this weekend’s CPAC event, alongside Tony Abbott, Raheem Kassam and other right-wing speakers.
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The theme of the conference is ‘protect the future’, an allusion to the culture wars that conservatives are waging against the left. There are fears this could include alt-right messages of hate.
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Nativist rhetoric is nothing new. But ideas once considered fringe are now being absorbed into the mainstream.
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Survey shows 26% of men would cast a vote for the party, but only 18% of women would do the same.
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In a sign of the times, there’s even talk of the US president meeting Nigel Farage during his trip.
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Newcomers took most support from the Conservatives. But survey shows Nigel Farage is not as popular as he likes to think.
Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage is hit with a milkshake in Newcastle.
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How dangerous is dairy? Hannah Arendt can help us understand.