Stewart Lee criticizes theatre industry push to 'engage warmly' with Farage and Reform UK
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Stewart Lee critiques a new strategy document urging British theatres to 'engage warmly' with Nigel Farage and Reform UK, drawing a sharp contrast between Farage's past demand not to demonize Brexiteers after Jo Cox's murder and the current push for the arts sector to capitulate to far-right political figures. Lee argues this represents a dangerous cultural surrender rather than genuine engagement.
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· 3 pulledThe Remain camp are using these awful circumstances to try to say that the motives of one deranged, dangerous individual were similar to half the country, or perhaps more, who believe we should leave the EU.
For Farage, the Brexiteer community should not be demonised because of the actions of one of their number, an entirely reasonable position.
And yet earlier this month, Farage was happy
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