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On 20 May, linguist Kirstie Skates and cultural anthropologist Steven Lacey joined Dr Olha Mukha for the first session in our new lunchtime series — examining right-wing populism not as politics, but as a system of language and emotional appeal. The core argument was precise: what feels instinctive in populist communication is carefully structured. Codes, repetitions, and emotional cues work together to make particular ideas feel natural — and that sense of naturalness is whe

Resilience & Reconstruction: An Insightful Deep Dive brings together five sharp, research-led sessions on the forces reshaping democracy, disinformation, and the prospects for hope in the UK today. Running fortnightly on Wednesdays from 12:00–13:15 BST on Zoom, each session draws on fieldwork, lived experience, linguistic analysis, and cutting-edge research — distilled into focused, high-impact conversations with leading practitioners and thinkers. This isn't commentary but c

Resilience & Reconstruction’s latest report, “Disinformation, UK democracy and attitudes toward Ukraine and Russia in the UK,” is beginning to inform debates at Westminster, with our findings now referenced both in a Written Parliamentary Question and in oral evidence to the Home Affairs Committee’s inquiry, Combatting New Forms of Extremism (HC 903). Growing recognition in Parliament Our research on how disinformation interacts with declining trust in politics, media and in

We are proud to share that Resilience & Reconstruction co‑founder Steven Lacey has been awarded the Order of St Panteleimon: Certificate of Merit for their ongoing efforts to counter disinformation and support humanitarian initiatives related to Ukraine. The award ceremony took place yesterday at the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Family in London , hosted by the Order of St Panteleimon Foreign Council UK . The event brought together members of the Ukrainian and B