If the Russian troll farms were or had been disseminating stuff to support Remain or Labour what would be your position?

Unlikely as they no longer exist. Their equivalent today is the FSB. Whether they are directly behind the troll farms, or support them at arms length, is an irrelevance. What’s important is that they do exist.

They though aren’t the main reason for the swing to the right. That’s caused by the usual reason for any swing, dissatisfaction, desire for change and belief in the untried policies of those who until now have only had to offer theoretical solutions.

What the Russian troll farms do is oil the wheels of that dissatisfaction, sow dissent and exploit cracks.

A series of crises has produced the current wave of right leaning populist sentiment, which we are about to witness the next chapter of in France. Not unlike elsewhere Le Pen has tried to whitewash her image and distance herself from extremism by changing the name of her Party. Just like Farage has done here. Leopards though still have spots which whitewash cannot disguise.

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I have little doubt that we too try to influence public opinion in Russia. The difference is not the existence of the efforts but in the censorship of them.

Despite all the bs we often read here about our own freedoms being threatened we police our social media with a relatively light touch. Not so in Russia, or China. Countering misinformation about the invasion of Ukraine in Russia has become almost impossible and any internal criticism made a criminal offence.

It’s like trying to play a game of football with one team able to wear boots with pointed studs and the other in bare feet. Without a referee.

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Yes but with an issue like Brexit they could put out misinformation on both sides simultaneously.

Your one sided conspiracy theory nonsense does not deserve response.

The reason why people voted Reform in large numbers should be clear to all.

As any sensible person should, they ignored the endless propaganda drone coming from the Left and voted to try and rescue this country from people like you.

Propaganda is everywhere all the time from many sources. When I switch on my TV or look on then internet, most of what I see is from the left.
If the Russians want to promote Reform, they better up their game to keep up.