Nigel Farage’s ‘road to hell’ warning and why UK must heed Reform UK leader’s words | Politics | News


Nigel Farage testified on Wednesday to the US Congress House Judiciary Committee on the subject of online safety laws. Under discussion were Britain’s Online Safety Act as well as the EU’s Digital Services Act, amid concerns both could infringe freedom of speech on both sides of the Atlantic. Reform has vowed to repeal the Online Safety Act, with Farage warning the law – ostensibly to protect children – is in fact altering peopleโ€™s social media feeds.

The Reform boss warned: โ€œIt begins to look as though state suppression of genuine free speech may be upon us already.โ€ The Reform UK leader attacked the UK’s “awful authoritarian situation”, urging the Americans to persuade the British government to put an end to what he characterised as a clampdown on free speech.

This drew a rebuke from the PM in the House of Commons, especially as Farage missed the first Prime Minister’s Questions since the summer break.

Sir Keir Starmer may accuse Farage of talking Britain down but the former’s Labour government – a continuity of the toxic Tories – is actively bringing it down.

Frankly speaking, why shouldn’t Farage respond to a longstanding invitation, as well as join hands with like-minded folks on both sides of the Atlantic?

Moreover, as Reform maintains its immense poll lead, Farage should be building his international profile. Pollster YouGov has given Reform a 7-, 8-, and now 9-point lead in its last three respective polls.

The Left may whinge about the fact Reform gets ‘disproportionate’ media coverage given its small number of MPs but its huge lead in national polls more than justifies the attention.

In DC, Farage was able to capitalise on Britain’s perceived ‘two-tier’ justice system as those seen to be on the Right are often locked up for nasty tweets while shoplifters can steal with impunity in lawless London.

The latest cause cรฉlรจbre is Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan, arrested on arrival in London after some ‘offensive’ comments on X, while phone theft goes unchecked and illegal immigrants get put up in spa hotels.

Little wonder Farage warned the Online Safety Act was “a road to hell paved with good intentions”. He added: “It doesn’t give me any great joy to be sitting in America and describing the really awful authoritarian situation that we have now sunk into.”

Sir Keir Starmer basically gave Farage the summer to dominate the headlines and augment Reform’s poll lead. Perhaps the greatest threat for Farage now is that Sir Keir or Tory leader Kemi Badenoch get the boot!

True, new Labour and Conservative leaders may not reverse their parties’ respective bad fortunes, but could they really do any worse? All eyes will now be on the UK’s economic numbers as the country gears up for a high tax Budget in the autumn.

Never mind eh, only four more years to go!

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