How Britain’s Establishment made the Far Right Respectable. Interview with Daniel Trilling – 8 May 2026

Reform UK has just swept councils across England and made significant gains in devolved elections. How did a party of the radical right get here – and who in the British establishment helped clear the path? Peter Geoghegan is joined by journalist and author Daniel Trilling to discuss his new book, If We Tolerate This: How the British Establishment Made the Far Right Respectable. They unpack whether what we’re seeing is a genuine realignment of the British right, the role mainstream politicians and media have played in normalising far-right ideas, and what comes next after Reform’s breakthrough.

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