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They have a fixation with these, I mean, we would call them conspiracy theories, really, like cultural Marxism and the sort of great replacement theory, right?

They have a fixation with these, I mean, we would call them conspiracy theories, really, like cultural Marxism and the sort of great replacement theory, right?

So who were the key players now in the kind of international, the alt-right, who were the most important figures globally in this movement?

So who were the key players now in the kind of international, the alt-right, who were the most important figures globally in this movement?

And in one of the key players that you talk about in the book in terms of the alt-right network as it stands is Vladimir Putin. How much connection? Because we sort of I sometimes think Putin seems to sit alone because he comes so specifically out of the kind of Russian tradition and the kind of KGB seems like such a specific and singular figure.

And in one of the key players that you talk about in the book in terms of the alt-right network as it stands is Vladimir Putin. How much connection? Because we sort of I sometimes think Putin seems to sit alone because he comes so specifically out of the kind of Russian tradition and the kind of KGB seems like such a specific and singular figure.

What's his interest in the European far right and particularly in the UK? Because in the book, you also talk about Nigel Farage having sort of nurtured a warm relationship with Russia. What's Putin's interest in this far right network? And why does he have a kind of interest in building a relationship with someone like Nigel Farage?

What's his interest in the European far right and particularly in the UK? Because in the book, you also talk about Nigel Farage having sort of nurtured a warm relationship with Russia. What's Putin's interest in this far right network? And why does he have a kind of interest in building a relationship with someone like Nigel Farage?

And so then you have this kind of alliance between people who are ideologically Nazis. Then you have this sort of group of hyper-capitalists that will essentially back any political project as long as it doesn't regulate them in any way, shape or form. I think that brings in a lot of those Tufton Street guys.

And so then you have this kind of alliance between people who are ideologically Nazis. Then you have this sort of group of hyper-capitalists that will essentially back any political project as long as it doesn't regulate them in any way, shape or form. I think that brings in a lot of those Tufton Street guys.

Then the sort of third facet of this is tech companies and, you know, the Elon Musks and the Mark Zuckerbergs. I don't know if these people have an underpinning political philosophy. I suspect not. But in reality... What's underpinning a lot of their movements in the last few years is, again, this attempt to push back against regulation.

Then the sort of third facet of this is tech companies and, you know, the Elon Musks and the Mark Zuckerbergs. I don't know if these people have an underpinning political philosophy. I suspect not. But in reality... What's underpinning a lot of their movements in the last few years is, again, this attempt to push back against regulation.

And essentially, if people who are ideologically of the far right promise not to regulate the tech sector, they will give them kind of unbridled support. Now, when you consider that kind of triangle working in Congress today, it starts to feel pretty hopeless, right?

And essentially, if people who are ideologically of the far right promise not to regulate the tech sector, they will give them kind of unbridled support. Now, when you consider that kind of triangle working in Congress today, it starts to feel pretty hopeless, right?

And now in the UK, we've ousted our incumbent government and there are elements of the Conservative Party that I think have mainstreamed a lot of these ideas. Various Jewish groups criticised Suella Braverman very heavily for her consistent use of the phrase cultural Marxism and attempted to explain to her the actual... card-carrying Nazi roots of that term. So we've ousted the Conservative Party.

And now in the UK, we've ousted our incumbent government and there are elements of the Conservative Party that I think have mainstreamed a lot of these ideas. Various Jewish groups criticised Suella Braverman very heavily for her consistent use of the phrase cultural Marxism and attempted to explain to her the actual... card-carrying Nazi roots of that term. So we've ousted the Conservative Party.

We've now got a Labour Party in power. Starmer's tactics to push back against the far right all seem to be focused on delivery and sort of rebuilding people's trust in politics. But these are kind of slow burn tactics. And in an age of disinformation, do we need a more rigorous and immediate approach to push back against this? Yeah.

We've now got a Labour Party in power. Starmer's tactics to push back against the far right all seem to be focused on delivery and sort of rebuilding people's trust in politics. But these are kind of slow burn tactics. And in an age of disinformation, do we need a more rigorous and immediate approach to push back against this? Yeah.

Nafis Ahmed, thank you so much for joining us on Pods Over the UK. Thank you. Now, clearly, the era of disinformation is upon us, with Meta last week announcing that they're ending their fact-checking programme. This week's episode of Offline, Lina Khan, Commissioner of the US Federal Trade Commission, joins them to talk about her fight to break up Amazon and Meta.

Nafis Ahmed, thank you so much for joining us on Pods Over the UK. Thank you. Now, clearly, the era of disinformation is upon us, with Meta last week announcing that they're ending their fact-checking programme. This week's episode of Offline, Lina Khan, Commissioner of the US Federal Trade Commission, joins them to talk about her fight to break up Amazon and Meta.