ALT When the far-right talking head Sophie Corcoran launched her campaign against 10,000 Interns, she said she was suing the charity because they turned down her application for a training scheme. But her post on X reveals why she thinks this programme supporting young Black people is “anti-white”: “What disadvantages do [Black people] actually have?” she asked. “None.” Corcoran’s claim is so deeply, horrifically inaccurate that it makes our work more straightforward. Even so, we must keep doing that work, because what’s at stake here is a total resetting of all the gains made to reduce discrimination in the UK.

ALT Earl Russell speaks in the House of Lords while holding papers. Overlaid text warns that extreme heat linked to climate change is becoming more common and severe, calling for action to tackle climate change and help the UK adapt.

ALT For all its claims to stand for “working people”, however, Reform is uniquely reliant among UK parties on one wealthy individual. It might argue its patronage differs from the mainstream parties — though even that is a stretch, as Harborne has also donated to the Conservatives and former prime minister Boris Johnson. As in the US, voters fed up with the status quo seem ready to ignore the ties of those they believe offer an alternative path. Arguably, traditional parties have themselves to blame for allowing mistrust of politics to grow to this point.