Simon Franks

Uncategorized 13 August, 2018

New centrist party hires ex Goldman Sachs banker as CEO

The new political party founded by multi-millionaire Lovefilm founder Simon Franks is seeking to fill eight posts in marketing, design and operations as it prepares to launch officially later this year.

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Uncategorized 12 October, 2017

Millionaire LoveFilm founder plots new political party

A multimillionaire British businessman is planning a new Centrist party in a move that could dramatically reshape the UK’s political landscape.

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This is how the far-right obsession with “cultural Marxism” is entering the Conservative mainstream

Tory MP Suella Braverman has been slammed for repeating a far-right conspiracy about cultural Marxism, but it’s already widespread on the Conservative right.

Long-Bailey campaign spreading fake news about Nandy’s role in welfare vote

An official briefing from Long-Bailey’s campaign falsely counts Lisa Nandy’s maternity leave absence during the 2015 Welfare Bill vote as evidence she didn’t oppose it.

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Alt-left attack on Observer part of populist strategy

The alt-left's attack on the Observer is part of a populist strategy - the question is how it can be beaten.