Billionaire-funded media misleads public about Reform’s electoral gains

In the recent local elections, Reform UK undeniably made huge gains. Around 1,400 Faragist councillors were elected, and the party subsequently took control of 14 councils. Labour lost control of 35 councils, and the Hackney mayoralty, which was won by Zack Polanski’s Green Party.

Nonetheless, mainstream media coverage would have people believing that the UK ‘chose Reform.’ In reality, Farage’s billionaire-funded, bigotry-fuelled party remains a marginal force in British politics But, that doesn’t change the fact that corporate media are pussyfooting around the rich racist and the threats his party poses. The broader trend points to the growing convergence between establishment figures and the corporate class, often at the expense of national interests.

As a result, billionaire-owned media outfits are using racism to fuel division and infighting. Meanwhile, the super-rich (not-so-quietly) grow wealthier while ordinary people grow steadily poorer.

Kaur: “The media has us believing that Reform took over the country”

As social commentator Narinder Kaur pointed out on X, far-right pundits would have you believe that Reform leader Nigel Farage is inches away from the corridors of power in Number 10. At best, that’s a stretch. And with ongoing defections and suspensions, Reform is likely to cost the public purse than help bring it out of the red.

After all, self-interested profiteers tend to have that effect — tighter budgets and increasingly empty bank accounts.

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Britain voted Reform. pic.twitter.com/pvQjh7gzwL

— Reform UK (@reformparty_uk) May 8, 2026

Nevertheless, the phenomenon should not be ignored. The agenda of the super-rich is on show for us to see — weaponising racism to demonise minoritised communities . It’s serves as a convenient scapegoat for a greedy minority — the millionaires and billionaires, unwilling to distribute wealth fairly across society. Because it would cost them.

The American political scientist, Cedric Robinson, spoke in great depth about racial capitalism and how the ultra-wealthy instrumentalise, and profit from racism.

Historian Robin D. G. Kelley discussed Robinson’s work on the subject for the Boston Review, writing:

Capitalism and racism, in other words, did not break from the old order but rather evolved from it to produce a modern world system of “racial capitalism” dependent on slavery, violence, imperialism, and genocide.

The MSM and super-rich, in this view, aim to weaken protections for working-class people to boost profits, using media influence to shape public perception and steer political outcomes.

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The media has us believing that Reform took over the country.

But the reality is this. How embarrassing pic.twitter.com/MrDKrnN8YI

— Narinder Kaur (@narindertweets) May 10, 2026

Reform UK: Just the latest manifestation of greed

Reform UK might actually implode before 2029, judging by their behaviour. They are now getting the opportunity to prove their worthlessness to the electorate. But another will take its place, billionaires have plenty of money to go around, like we have seen with UKIP and BNP members elected for Farage’s nationalist, populist party.

They have also proven that whilst appealing to a small minority of hateful Britons, that they can gain wider traction by other-ing minorities and blaming them for economic shortcomings.

Therefore, it is crucial to hold the mainstream media, and political opportunists, accountable and expose these smear campaigns.

If you look at who they attract, it’s not hard to understand why Reform appeals to some. The councillor below owes £46k to HMRC. Some may even believe in the prospect of upward mobility, and perhaps this is why they’re less inclined to challenge the wealthy.

However, they need to recognise that politics rooted in greed rarely pays dividends to the ordinary masses or the economically disadvantaged. That’s the myth of trickle-down economics.

Expose the real enemy

The agenda at play in parts of the mainstream media, applies a soft-touch approach when it comes to scrutiny of the super-rich, while sensationalising narratives that undermine the freedoms and rights of the working class. This is society we find ourselves in today.

If working-class people truly want to see improvements in their living standards, opportunities, and hopes for the future, they must stand in solidarity with ordinary people and put the super-rich in their place.

After all, we cannot forget that securing our freedoms did not come easily — the elite class made that achievement bloody hard too.

Since Thatcher, the richest are decades into a push to claw back their supremacy over ordinary people.

The public must finally wake up to what is happening and fight back. Reform are a party of billionaires who only care for themselves.

Featured image via the Canary

By Maddison Wheeldon

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