Language in Politics
Total 4 Posts
How those who want to divide us use language to stoke violence
6 min read
Language can provoke violence between groups, especially when people paint others as threats.
Suella Braverman’s colour-coded stance... all red, white and blue
4 min read
Suella Braverman’s contentious declaration that southern England is facing an “invasion” of illegal immigrants, one of the oldest othering tropes in the book, was rightly met with a barrage of criticism this week. Rashmee Roshan Lall explains why.
Liz Truss’s government spewed hate about everyone, including tofu-eating people like me
3 min read
Spewing hate about everyone, including tofu-eaters like me, is neither a strategy nor a solution to climate action activists’ disruptive tactics, Rashmee Roshan Lall writes.
Misjudgement now could cost the Conservatives dear at the next general election
5 min read
Rishi Sunak is more authentic and emotional, and Liz Truss more analytical, according to computerised text analysis of a recent hustings.