Out of interest what do you class as being far right in the UK. Is the far right the rioters this August? Is it voting for Reform? is it backing Kemi Bardenochs Conservatism? is it just voting for Brexit. Is it just wanting to slow the rate of immigration?
Far-right in my book is:
a) A contempt for the Rule of Law. Examples, blaming judges when they apply the law because it doesn't suit the book. Arguing for arbitrary and unlawful 'solutions', like towing the boats back to France.
b) Arbitrary government. That is the belief that the government is above the law and can/should do whatever it takes. In modern terms, the absurd notion is that a 'mandate' overrules law. (It used to be the King's divinity.)
c) A general contempt for education, intellectuals, art and literature. These days you can add science to that list!
d) Obsessive nationalism, militarism and flag worship.
e) Deep suspicion of international bodies and treaties.
f) Rioters? Probably, but many are just criminals and thugs. They may well not have a thought-through political philosophy. If their motive is that they hate brown people, I'd call that far-right for sure.
g) Brexit? Depends on motive. The Communist Party of Britain was all for Brexit. You can't call
them far-right. But if the motive was hatred of foreigners, sure, far-right.
h) Wanting to reduce the flow of immigration? Not
in principle far-right. But fucking unrealistic unless you have an alternative way of keeping the economy going. Would it be far-left to increase taxes to pay for extra education and training to create more of our own skilled people? The idea that we can turn the tap off tomorrow and see no consequences is for the birds. The problem is rooted in our disproportionate and growing numbers of retired people.
i) Kemi Badenoch is arguably far-right in that she is more to the right than any previous Tory leader and makes Duncan-Smith look like a liberal. But it's
relative. She isn't Hitler. So I'd be inclined to say very right-wing Tory. A sort of Anti-Corbyn.