Protesting farmers are having to fight off the radical right, conspiracy theorists and climate sceptics
'If such groups in the UK can tap into farmer dissatisfaction, they could jeopardise plans for the country to reach net zero'
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'If such groups in the UK can tap into farmer dissatisfaction, they could jeopardise plans for the country to reach net zero'
It reinforces our worst suspicions about politicians – that they are all in it for themselves and that they are all as bad as each other.
There is no mainstreaming or rise of far-right politics without the active involvement of mainstream forces who normalise and platform them.
'The lack of counterbalancing narratives from leftwing publications is notable'
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