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Are we all ‘far right’ now?

Terms such as ‘fascist’ and ‘Nazi’ have been stripped of all meaning – and their debasement will have consequences

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Sep 25, 2025
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When the 2019 general election was announced, Labour shadow cabinet member Dawn Butler went on to Twitter (as it then was) and wrote: ‘The general election has just been called. This isn’t a normal election. It is the fight of our lives to save our country from the far right.’

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