Farage’s attack on Turkish barber shops is dog-whistle racism, minister says
Miatta Fahnbulleh accuses Reform leader of ‘politics of grievance’ while having no plan to fix UK high streetsDoom loop of decline: how struggling high streets fuel far-right sympathies in UK | AnalysisNigel Farage’s attack on Turkish barber shops amounts to dog-whistle racism without a...
<p>Miatta Fahnbulleh accuses Reform leader of ‘politics of grievance’ while having no plan to fix UK high streets</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/29/doom-loop-of-decline-how-struggling-high-streets-fuel-far-right-sympathies-in-uk">Doom loop of decline: how struggling high streets fuel far-right sympathies in UK | Analysis</a></p></li></ul><p>Nigel Farage’s attack on Turkish barber shops amounts to dog-whistle racism without a credible plan to fix struggling high streets across the country, a government minister has said.</p><p>Miatta Fahnbulleh, the devolution, faith and communities minister, said the Reform UK leader was deploying the “politics of grievance” as his populist rightwing party attempts to capitalise on high street decline.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/29/farages-attack-on-turkish-barber-shops-is-dog-whistle-racism-minister-says">Continue reading...</a>
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