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Angie Sparrowhawk's avatar

You are preaching to the converted but I hope you are right and that sense prevails and the likes of Farage and his ilk are seen for what they really are - vile racists, lying and basically just one-trick ponies focussing on immigration! I agree with you and really enjoyed your piece!!

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Mark Chadbourn's avatar

Thank you, Angie.

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O Shah's avatar

What are your recommendations for when the far-right respond with, "we weren't fashing hard enough"?

That's what fuelling the current Reform UK surge - the reason a Reform supporter gives for brexit's failure to solve their current addictions/family problems/gambling/antisocial behaviour/mental health/... (delete as appropriate), wasn't because going fash never works.

It's because the UK didn't brexit hard enough, they needed to racism harder.

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Digital Canary 💪💪🇨🇦🇺🇦🗽's avatar

Fight back even harder.

With a message of hope & positivity, backed up by a *plan* and a commitment to execute it: liberalism & progressive approaches work, but we must support it full-throatedly and never back down from the mice who roar.

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Carla Martin's avatar

Just read it again as I really enjoyed reading it!

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Enid's avatar

In a world that's hard to live in, drowning in hate and negativity, I appreciate this! And agree with the connections wholeheartedly. Thanks

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Carla Martin's avatar

Very good!

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Carla Martin's avatar

Brilliant!

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Mark Chadbourn's avatar

Thank you.

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