This essay, on how far-right ideas seep into mainstream even if far-right parties lose in elections, was my Observer column this week. It was published on 30 July 2023, under the headline “The far right don’t need to win elections to spread their malign ideas”. The Spanish elections last week did not unfold as many had predicted. The coalition of the centre-right People’s party and the far-right Vox failed in its bid for power, largely because the Vox vote plummeted, while the incumbent […]

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