How Reform UK's 'lad recruitment' scouts football hooligans

When Bushra Sheikh saw Reform UK selling £350 jerseys, she knew it wasn’t an accident but sanitising fascism as patriotism and dog whistle politics.
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Bushra Shaikh

Bushra Shaikh

03 March, 2026
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05 March, 2026 09:42 AM

Bushra Shaikh is a British-Pakistani media commentator and founder of Run Racism Out. She has appeared on Good Morning Britain, TalkTV, GB News and more. 

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