In this week's issueFar-right groups and Reform UK politicians are adopting US-style tactics to turn reproductive rights into a dangerous new culture warThe UK government failed to keep records of multiple meetings between top officials and lobbyists from Peter Mandelson's former firmTrapped in the Libyan desert by armed militias, hundreds of volunteers in a Gaza-bound aid convoy are rationing water and refusing to abandon their missionThe UK's advertising watchdog has ruled that anti-rape start-up Enough misled the publicHow a Kremlin-linked disinformation campaign exposed a dangerous vulnerability in cash-strapped newsrooms willing to publish unverified fake newsPaul Rogers: The foundation of Vladimir Putin's war machine is finally beginning to crackHow the British establishment made Nigel Farage's far-right politics respectablePlus: This week in history and what we’re readingI was at the “Unite the Kingdom” rally organised by far-right provocateur Tommy Robinson, aka Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, last Saturday. How was your weekend?There were men costumed as the Knights Templar; there was a fleet of the wheelchair-bound elderly. There were young mothers pushing prams, kids whizzing along pavements on pushbikes, dads popping open tupperware boxes and unpacking sandwiches. “It is quite a family atmosphere. Nothing to feel afraid of,” said the woman selling ‘Keir Starmer’s a W⚓’ T-shirts. “T-shirt? It’s only 10 quid.” The crowd reminded me of an irate comment from an openDemocracy reader: “What is wrong with you people? At every opportunity you label ordinary people and people who want what is right for this country as far right. I think you need to take a good look at yourselves before you judge the rest of the country.”I understand the reader’s sentiment. But the rally also featured flyers by White Vanguard, a self-described “brotherhood of White Europeans” dedicated to “secure the existence of our people and a future for White children.” There was the Good News Tour UK with pamphlets presaging a ‘Battle for Britain’: “This is not immigration — it’s infiltration. This is not tolerance — it is a takeover.”That for some this was an idyllic family weekend with a few well-spent hours at a far-right rally worried me far more than if the crowd had simply been groups of lost, angry, young skinheads. The problem is not ordinary people; it is that the previously unspeakable is now commonplace.To understand how that happens, read Sian Norris’ brilliant investigation into how Reform is making abortion – something 90% Britons and 86% of Reform voters support — into a culture war issue. Also in this issue, Ethan Shone digs deeper into Global Counsel, Peter Mandelson’s controversial lobbying firm. Nandini Archer brings us a hopeful piece about an international coalition of activists trying to get supplies to Gaza over land. Paul Rogers peeks into Russia’s faltering economy, and much more.This week, I just want to point to how much original reporting we pack into each of these editions. If you value reporters actually going to places and speaking to people (instead of cribbing opinions from the internet), consider making a donation. We really appreciate all the help we get.Aman Sethi, Editor-in-ChiefAbortion is becoming a new front in Reform UK’s culture warFollowing abortion decriminalisation, analysis from openDemocracy and the Fuller Project reveals the UK far right is pushing anti-abortion talking points into mainstream political debate.openDemocracySian Norris