In praise of the 'very online right', with Connor Tomlinson

About this episode

Will Kingston and Connor Tomlinson discuss the influence of the online right on UK public discourse and various political issues.

The UK conservative political class have not led the public discourse. Instead, they have been dragged, sometimes kicking and screaming, to sensible policies on issues such as immigration by independent media and prominent social media figures. In other words, 'the online right'. There are few more influential voices on the online right than political commentator Connor Tomlinson. Will and Connor freewheel on (among other things) how the public discourse has changed in the post-MSM age, immigration, the economy, the differences between Australian and British politics, and whether Reform are really capable of solving the country's problems. Follow Will Kingston and Fire at Will on social media here [https://linktr.ee/fireatwillpod]. Read The Spectator Australia here [https://www.spectator.com.au/]. Watch Connor on YouTube here. [https://www.youtube.com/@Con_Tomlinson]

People in this episode

Host: Will Kingston

Guest: Connor Tomlinson

Topics covered

• UK politics
• immigration
• economy
• online media
• public discourse
• Australian politics

Keywords

• UK conservative
• immigration policy
• online right
• political commentary
• public discourse
• Reform party

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Spectator Australia, YouTube

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