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Author: Josiah Mortimer
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Reform-Run Council Asks Opposition Politicians for Help Making Cuts After ‘Desperate’ Search for Savings Falls Short
Nigel Farage’s struggling flagship Kent administration has failed to identify the millions of pounds in savings it promised voters in May. Josiah Mortimer reports
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Reform Councillor’s Apology After Suggesting Only People with ‘Anglo-Saxon Heritage’ Can Be English
Doncaster representative Alexander Jones deleted Facebook posts he wrote following the Huntingdon track attacks. Josiah Mortimer reports
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‘That Fills Me with Hope – That Human to Human, We Can Find Connection, Understanding and Empathy’
Jasmin O’Hara founded the not-for-profit organisation Asylum Speakers to amplify the voices of refugees and debunk common myths and misconceptions around migration. She spoke to Josiah Mortimer about her journey from the fashion industry to providing a human platform for those whose stories are a vital counterbalance to damaging media and political narratives
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On the Ground – Sore Winners
Conservative peer Lord Daniel Hannan has blamed the electorate for “our once great nation’s slide into poverty” – another example of the doom-shilling the right appears so keen on these days.
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More Government Reforms the Media Doesn’t Mention
Josiah Mortimer has been keeping note of the policies introduced by Keir Starmer’s administration that you probably haven’t heard much about
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‘America Must Save Britain’
GB News’ new programme broadcast live from Washington DC features climate denial, vaccine misinformation, and non-stop praise for Donald Trump – with the channel’s co-owner telling ‘MAGA’ politicians that the UK needs rescuing. Josiah Mortimer reports
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‘Calling Reform Racist Doesn’t Work’, Say Unions as Workers Indicate Support for Nigel Farage’s Party
With an internal Unison survey showing that 30% of its members are Reform supporters or Reform-curious, union leaders are changing tack. Josiah Mortimer reports
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On the Ground – Switched Offcom
Ofcom is a body that could be described as toothless. Except for the fact that it does have teeth – in the form of legal enforcement powers – but simply chooses not to bite.
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Billy Bragg: ‘My Old Man Used to Say to Me “It’s Not the Skinheads You Want to Worry About, It’s the Skinheads in Suits You Want to Worry About”. That’s Who Reform Are’
The musician, known for his political activism, speaks to Josiah Mortimer about why progressive patriotism isn’t about flags and how the absence of Brexit in political debate worries him
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Reform and Conservative Politicians Mingle With Neo-Nazis and Far-Right at Asylum Hotel Protests
The recent anti-migrant protests appear to be providing a bridge between mainstream elected politicians and extremist groups. Josiah Mortimer reports
