<![CDATA[It's an odd thing: over the years the fortunes of UKIP, The Brexit Party and Reform ebbed and flowed and Nigel Farage lost God knows how many attempts to become an MP but our media constantly portrayed him as A Force To Be Reckoned With In UK Politics.]]>It's an odd thing: over the years the fortunes of UKIP, The Brexit Party and Reform ebbed and flowed and Nigel Farage lost God knows how many attempts to become an MP but our media constantly portrayed him as A Force To Be Reckoned With In UK Politics. Zack Polanski may or may not stand in the Holborne by-election and might or might not win if he does but it's already being portrayed as make-or-break for him. Which might or might not be true but certainly confirms that as far as our media is concerned the rules are always different for Nigel.


https://web.archive.org/web/20260908071030/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/08/byelection-holborn-st-pancras-labour-green-party-defence-rent-north-sea-oil-burnham

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/6ad7903c-e148-4bfc-a69c-224572913a03/it-s-an-odd-thing-over-the-years-the-fortunes-of-ukip-the-brexit-party-and-reform-ebbed-and-flowed-and-nigel-farage-lost-god-knows-how-many-attempts-to-become-an-mp-but-our-media-constantly-portrayed-him-as-a-force-to-be-reckoned-with-in-uk-politics.RSS for NodeTue, 29 Sep 2026 02:42:02 GMTTue, 08 Sep 2026 12:06:55 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to It's an odd thing: over the years the fortunes of UKIP, The Brexit Party and Reform ebbed and flowed and Nigel Farage lost God knows how many attempts to become an MP but our media constantly portrayed him as A Force To Be Reckoned With In UK Politics. on Tue, 08 Sep 2026 14:42:58 GMT]]>@Stevenheywood your very own home grown Trump

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://c.im/users/carolannie/statuses/117235946492045478https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://c.im/users/carolannie/statuses/117235946492045478Tue, 08 Sep 2026 14:42:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It's an odd thing: over the years the fortunes of UKIP, The Brexit Party and Reform ebbed and flowed and Nigel Farage lost God knows how many attempts to become an MP but our media constantly portrayed him as A Force To Be Reckoned With In UK Politics. on Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:26:09 GMT]]>@Stevenheywood

One of the basic workings for fascism is "There are rules for you, but no rules for me". At least parts of the media landscape tend to adopt that narrative without thinking about it.

It should start thinking about it.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/SuneAuken/statuses/117235806723401163https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/SuneAuken/statuses/117235806723401163Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:26:09 GMT