The Plastic Patriots’ Love Affair with Russia

The Plastic Patriots’ Love Affair with Russia

Laurence Fox said he would ‘rather fight for Russia’ than Britain’s ‘corrupt communist regime’ Photo: Tayfun Salci/ZUMA/AlamySubscribe to our monthly magazineThere is something deeply strange about the British far-right’s version of patriotism.It’s adherents drape themselves in the Union flag and talk endlessly about sacrifice, sovereignty, and standing firm against foreign threats. Their social media profiles are decorated with poppies, Spitfir…