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Joanna Bale

@jobale.bsky.social

LSEiQ podcaster and senior media manager at London School of Economics and Political Science. Former staff journalist @thetimes.com

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How is the far right shaping our future? Far-right ideas once on the fringe now dominate feeds and headlines, reshaping politics and threatening democracy worldwide.

❓ How is the far right shaping our future? 🌎

Far-right ideas once on the fringe now dominate feeds and headlines, reshaping politics and threatening democracy worldwide.

🎧 Listen to the latest LSE IQ podcast episode πŸ‘‰ www.lse.ac.uk/lse-player?i...

04.09.2025 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How is the far right shaping our future? Far-right ideas once on the fringe now dominate feeds and headlines, reshaping politics and threatening democracy worldwide.

How is the far right shaping our future?

In this LSE IQ podcast, @michaelvaughan.bsky.social unpacks Elon Musk’s far-right agenda and its global impact.

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04.09.2025 12:33 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

threatening democracy and tearing at the fabric of society.

Joanna Bale meets Imam Adam Kelwick, whose Liverpool mosque was surrounded by an angry mob after the murders of three young girls in nearby Southport. He tells an extraordinary story of bravery and reconciliation.

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How is the far right shaping our future?
YouTube video by LSE How is the far right shaping our future?

LSE podcast: "Joanna Bale meets Imam Adam Kelwick, whose Liverpool mosque was surrounded by an angry mob after the murders of three young girls in nearby Southport... She also talks to @timbale.bsky.social.. about the booming popularity of Nigel Farage." Have a listen.
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Thank you, Marta, for your great interview!

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How is the far right shaping our future?
YouTube video by LSE How is the far right shaping our future?

Listen to the full #LSEIQ podcast πŸ‘‡

04.09.2025 09:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How is the far right shaping our future? Podcast Episode Β· LSE IQ podcast Β· 02/09/2025 Β· 33m

Just got round to listening (not something I can normally bear to do when I’m involved but wanted to hear what the other contributors had to say). Anyway…I really enjoyed it, so you never know: you might too!

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Thank you, Tim, for such a great interview!

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Marta Lorimer: β€œI’m not sure there is a single country in Europe that is resistant to the rise of the far right” - EUROPP Marta Lorimer discusses the radical right, how Keir Starmer should respond to Reform UK and why there’s still space to engage for those worried about politics.

"I’m not sure there is a single country in Europe that is resistant to the rise of the far right.”

@mlorimer.bsky.social @lse-ei.bsky.social spoke to @jobale.bsky.social about Europe's radical right.

Read more @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social πŸ‘‡

04.09.2025 09:39 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

I had a lovely chat with the LSE IQ podcast. You can listen to the podcast here: www.lse.ac.uk/lse-player?i... or read the extended transcript of my part of the interview on the Europp blog.

03.09.2025 03:38 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Marta Lorimer: β€œI’m not sure there is a single country in Europe that is resistant to the rise of the far right” - EUROPP Marta Lorimer discusses the radical right, how Keir Starmer should respond to Reform UK and why there’s still space to engage for those worried about politics.

πŸ—£οΈβ€œI’m not sure there is a single country in Europe that is resistant to the rise of the far right”

Read @jobale.bsky.social's #LSEiQ podcast interview with @mlorimer.bsky.social on Europe's radical right, Reform UK and why there's still space to engage.

πŸ”— blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

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How the right weaponizes victimhood From Nigel Farage’s claims about two-tier policing, to Elon Musk’s weaponization of the grooming gangs scandal, the right portrays itself as a victim or as on the side of victims as a t…

From Farage's claims about two-tier policing, to Musk’s weaponization of the grooming gangs scandal, the right portrays itself as a victim/on the side of victims. @jobale.bsky.social interviews @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social about the right's rhetoric of victimhood. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

22.01.2025 11:47 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How the far right weaponizes victimhood From Nigel Farage’s claims about two-tier policing, to Elon Musk’s weaponization of the grooming gangs scandal, the far right portrays itself as a victim or as on the side of victims as…

From Nigel Farage's claims about two-tier policing, to Elon Musk’s weaponisation of the grooming gangs scandal, @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social @lsemedia.bsky.social examines how the right portrays itself as a victim/on the side of victims.

@lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social @jobale.bsky.social

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