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Adam Bienkov explores what the downfall of Reform senior advisor James Orr means for the future viability of the Nigel Farage project

**Is the world still Nigel Farage’s oyster or are things looking down? GETTY**

When James Orr was appointed as a senior advisor to Nigel Farage, much was made of his supposed ability to add intellectual heft and ethical weight to Reform UK.

Announcing his appointment as the party’s new policy chief, Reform’s Zia Yusuf described him as a “brilliant academic,” a “theologian”, and a “thinker”. In newspaper profiles, he was “Farage’s brain” and his “philosopher king”.

‘A Problem With Liberal Democracy Is That, Though It Prides Itself on Tolerance and Honesty, It Colludes With Intolerance and Lies’

I’m really pleased that, after years of persistent effort, Josie Appleton, director of the Campaign for Freedom in Everyday Life, has finally got serious mainstream media coverage. She fights valiantly against what seem like minor injustices.

Anthony Barnett

Beyond Spectators: Following the American Money that Funded the Hate Against Jason Arday

How a well-connected think tank has helped bring culture wars to the UK. Nafeez Ahmed and Suha Kidwai report

Nafeez Ahmed, Suha Kidwai