Britain | A seaside tradition
The return of the Farage ratchet
The Reform UK leader hopes to reshape the British political right again
|Clacton-on-Sea
IT is a seaside tradition that is becoming as familiar as the Punch and Judy show. Nigel Farage goes to Clacton, a windy town on England’s east coast. The Tories panic. The policy consensus is nudged to the right. Call it the Farage ratchet.
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