Help to fight immigration lies

And spread the truth...

One of the worst things about Westminster politics is that everything is reduced to a game – the governing of a nation discussed as though it’s a Punch and Judy show, and serious policy debates turned to trivial tabloid fodder.

This week will provide ample evidence of this fact. When you switch on the news this morning, you’ll hear that it’s “immigration week” for the government, during which Labour will be announcing a series of policies designed to restrict the number of people coming into the country – as well as giving the Murdoch press something to drool over.

A few of their policies are reasonable; a few are outright stupid – not least banning care homes from hiring foreign workers, and trying to limit overseas students, putting both sectors under severe strain (possibly to breaking point).

But, regardless of the specific policy details, the underlying reality is that Labour is focusing on immigration this week because it’s terrified of Nigel Farage.

Ergo, it’s dancing to his tune. The government is stating unequivocally that Farage has a point about immigration, and that Labour is going to do something about it.

However, as I wrote last week, Farage’s immigration arguments – the dog-whistle politics that he has brandished across Britain for the last two decades – are based on blatant, provable myths.

So, to help provide a counter-weight to the barrage of immigration lies that will inevitably pour forth from every political orifice this week, I’d like to invite you to share my article exposing Farage’s falsehoods.

The article has already been viewed tens of thousands of times. By getting the word out, we can help to provide an antidote to the poison injected into our political bloodstream by Farage and his foot-soldiers – and warn the government against fuelling his populist rage.

If anyone is able to share the post on Reddit – preferably on the channels r/ukpolitics and r/unitedkingdom - that would also be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for fighting the good fight.

About me

I’m an investigative journalist and current affairs writer who has worked with the New York Times, the Guardian, the Mirror, the New European, Novara Media, New Statesman, Led By Donkeys, and others.

I specialise in exposing dark money and radical right-wing ecosystems, and I’m probably best known for my stories revealing the billions in PPE contracts awarded to Tory friends and donors during the pandemic. I was the first journalist to expose the £100 million+ contracts awarded to Michelle Mone’s firm, PPE Medpro.

I’m the author of two books: Fortress London, and Bullingdon Club Britain.

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