Journalist Daniel Trilling on Farage, right-wing populism, and how ‘the establishment’ normalised Reform

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Journalist Daniel Trilling on Farage, right-wing populism, and how ‘the establishment’ normalised Reform

Reform UK’s recent electoral success should not be dismissed as a simple protest vote against the political establishment. It reflects a deeper shift in British politics: the…