Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Reform Party and local Press
IN our Borough, the Haringey Community Press (HCP) performs an important function, quite apart from a free Press generally being a vital part of any functioning democracy, local or national.
The current Haringey Council Leader has not always been happy with HCP's independent reporting, though both sides appear to have deleted an earlier spat (about housing?).
However in Nottingham, Farage's Reform Party has gone much further than merely criticising a press report.
Nottinghamshire Live is part of the same Local Democracy Reporting Service as HCP.
The actions of the Reform Party Leader of Nottinghamshire County Council—like a few other UK politicians—are consistent with or seem to copy, the relentless abuse of the Press and other US media, by the proto-fascist on the other side of the pond.
Straight-talking transparency or
Signs of creeping fascism?
Reform UK council leader bans engagement with Nottinghamshire Live
Reform UK's 'dangerous' Nottinghamshire Live ban denounced by former leaders
.
Tags for Forum Posts: Community Press, Farage, Free Press, Ham & High, Haringey Community Press, Nottinghamshire Live, Reform Party
Replies to This Discussion
-
Permalink Reply by Richard Albert Watson
-
After reading the article I was pleased to see that 38 Degrees has started a petition against this attack on freedom of speech by Farage and his minions. Wether you agree with him or not on other issues it would be well to look into the darker side of his other policies which would be akin to rise of Fascism/Nazism in the 1930s and totalitarianism in some parts of the world in this day and age.
-
Permalink Reply by Clive Carter
-
IF FARAGE were to become PM, there would be the possibility of a Trump-style assault on the fourth estate. Trump's UK ally is now in the tricky position of either telling the Nottinghamshire Reform Council Leader to accept the need for a free Press, or staying silent and appearing to be comfortable with the Reform Council's ban on Nottinghamshire Live.
-
Permalink Reply by Martin (Woodside)
-
I note in the article that the Nottingham Live stream is BBC funded. As the corporation is notoriously anti-Brexit (and thus anti-Reform/Farage) and renowned for its misinformation, this non co-operation comes of little surprise.
The BBC will almost certainly be pushing these minion local jounalists for 'gotcha' point scoring rather than professional reporting.
© 2025 Created by Hugh.
Powered by
