As Reform seeks a statement victory in Gorton and Denton, with a candidate who has made dog-whistle nativism his calling card, Manchester has again become a political crucible. […] As Nigel Farage’s intellectual outriders speak of a “politics of home”, which casts doubt over certain citizens’ right to be considered British, a billionaire tax exile in Monaco has added grist to their mill. — “Guardian view on Sir Jim Ratcliffe: Britain does not need political lectures from a billionaire tax exile”, The Guardian, 12ii26
Dog-Gristle Politics
by Krilling for Company in English Usage, Guardianistas, Mixed Metaphors, Politics and tagged British identity, British politics, division, dog-whistle politics, far right, fascism, Guardianese, hate-speech, Manchester, mixing metaphors, nativism, Nigel Farage, politics, politics of division, racism, Reform Party, xenophobia