The internet has totally changed the way in which politics is conducted. Future historians studying the role that fringe online ideas played in the US republic’s demise will be spoiled for choice. If you can cultivate online engagement, you can create new political styles and advance even the most extreme political ideas, such as total remigration. Reform UK – not so much a party as a corporation orbiting an influencer – understands the power of this politics well. This is why Joe Rogan and Tate were quick to link Labour’s digital ID scheme to the “great reset”.

Source: The Guardian January 31, 2026 18:31 UTC