Why is it that Channel 4 and ITV are doing the BBC's dirty work when it comes to holding Nigel Farage and Reform UK to account?
Missing in Action: The BBC, Reform UK and the Curious Case of the Missing Investigative Journalists
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Are The Vultures Beginning to Circle Farage?
by Chris Harris There is something slightly different about Nigel Farage at the moment. For years, whatever you thought of him, he possessed an extraordinary political instinct and ability to turn almost any controversy to his advantage. Scandal, outrage, resignation, comeback. It was all fuel. But the £5 million affair feels different. The questions surrounding … Continue reading Are The Vultures Beginning to Circle Farage?
Is Andy ‘Vibes’ Burnham Serious – Or Is He Just Father Christmas?
by Chris Harris 19/8/26 Is Andy Burnham Serious – Or Is He Just Father Christmas? Remember Christmas Day when you were a kid? You wake up ridiculously early, run downstairs and there are presents everywhere. For a few glorious hours, life is absolutely brilliant. New toys, new clothes, chocolate for breakfast and nobody telling you … Continue reading Is Andy ‘Vibes’ Burnham Serious – Or Is He Just Father Christmas?
While Labour Takes August Off, Reform Is Setting the Agenda
by Chris Harris 18/8/26 Would work better with the 'H' ! I should probably establish something from the start. I am not a Reform voter. Politically, I sit considerably further to the left, and there is plenty about Nigel Farage and Reform that I disagree with, but also some things that make common sense. I … Continue reading While Labour Takes August Off, Reform Is Setting the Agenda
This is Bullshit Khan. The Left’s X Twitter Problem: You Cannot Condemn the Cesspit While Swimming in It.
by Chris Harris 16/8/26 There was something almost perfectly absurd about Sadiq Khan condemning the “public hounding”, abuse and public shaming surrounding the tragedy of Jason Arday — and then choosing X as the place to tell us about it. His sentiments may be entirely sincere. Indeed, the central point is difficult to argue with. … Continue reading This is Bullshit Khan. The Left’s X Twitter Problem: You Cannot Condemn the Cesspit While Swimming in It.
The Useless British Media’s Bullshit and Reform’s Real Electoral Prospects
by Chris Harris 15/8/26 If you follow the British media, you could be forgiven for thinking Nigel Farage is already measuring the curtains at Downing Street. Reform dominates political coverage, every opinion poll is treated as another staging post towards government, and remarkably little attention is paid to what would actually happen in 650 individual … Continue reading The Useless British Media’s Bullshit and Reform’s Real Electoral Prospects
Why Are So Many Political Journalists So Shit?
by Chris Harris The day after Nadhim Zahawi left the Conservative Party for Reform UK, I was sitting with my mother. Like me, she’s into her politics. I said to her, quite simply, that Robert Jenrick would not be far behind. I didn’t say it because I have some special instinct. I said it because … Continue reading Why Are So Many Political Journalists So Shit?