Please stop calling the UK government far right

In their anger, many have resorted to the term “far right” to express their disapproval.One of the users I stumbled across on TikTok not long ago stated in a video: “I really hate this thing that we British people do, where we act like America is so much worse than us, when we literally have a far-right government.” The user was complaining about a pop star who had been critical of the US.Unfortunately, lots of younger people in the UK seem to think like this, but I don’t think many of them have much of an idea of what it is to live under a truly far-right regime.It is true that, in 2019, many members of Britain First (which is a far-right British political organisation) switched to the Conservative Party after Boris Johnson cancelled an inquiry into Islamophobia within the party. It is right that they should generate concern but, frankly, calling the UK government far right can sound offensive to those who have had to live their lives in countries which actually are dominated by far-right politics. However, we should also appreciate how far the country has come in terms of fighting for equality.Often your everyday reality is someone else’s dream.The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Al Jazeera’s editorial stance.UK’s travel industry employs 860,000 people and has been brought to a halt by government restrictions to curb the virus.The former Conservative MP launches blistering attack on PM Johnson, calling him ‘a lousy governor’.British PM Boris Johnson says agreement marks ‘new dawn’ in relations between the UK and its former colony.United Kingdom accuses France of ‘offensive’ remarks that Northern Ireland was not part of the UK.Follow Al Jazeera English: