The emergence of Reform UK is a progressive alliance of conservative voices, and values. It hasn’t come about by chance. Its key figures are important people in UK politics. They have media legitimacy, cultural primacy, and a central role in democracy itself.
The trouble is people in the media disagree. They write off Nigel Farage MP as far-right, and even something like a fascist. It isn’t true, of course, but they peddle such lies anyway. It sells copy, it boosts subscriptions, and helps promotionally because it’s outspoken.