Liam Evans @liam-evans.bsky.social · 28/08/2026A week later that story was in the mainstream news with the framing: buying a lottery ticket means funding the “migration industry”. 100
Liam Evans @liam-evans.bsky.social · 28/08/2026The underlying facts and the political claim are two different things. A donation from a company is not evidence that an MP has shaped asylum policy for personal gain. 100
Liam Evans @liam-evans.bsky.social · 28/08/2026We’ve already seen this happen with Max Tempers (@maxtempers) & the “Boriswave”. It was circulating in parts of the online right months before it was picked up by mainstream newspapers and Reform politicians. And there are other arguments going through that process right now. 100
Liam Evans @liam-evans.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Third, they distribute ideas through clips, not essays. While Farage’s GB News programme reportedly attracts 100,000–200,000 viewers, his X clips averaged around 885,000 views. The right only make long-form content to generate short-form content. 100
Liam Evans @liam-evans.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Second, they reach people when they are emotionally receptive. Forget the morning media round, some of the most influential political content lands between 9pm and midnight, when the 'second-screeners' are scrolling, reacting and sharing. 100
Liam Evans @liam-evans.bsky.social · 17/07/2026How do they do this? First, they meet people where they already are. While the left are obsessed with preaching to the converted on BBC Radio 4 & Bluesky, the right are winning on local Facebook groups, Telegram channels, podcasts and hyper-niche online communities. 100
