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A nomination is almost assured, but there’s already a backlash brewing against the film, with critics complaining that it’s a “regressive picture masquerading as progressive” and a “wild ride to nowhere.”

The letter also suggests that changes in the NICs threshold are "regressive in their impact on lower earners and will impact flexible working practices which many older workers and parents rely upon".

His regressive agenda was even given a sinister name — Project 2025 — and published online, where anyone could read the plans to shrink workers' paychecks, ban abortion nationwide, and decimate access to health care.

I’m also worried that his election will give further license to some of the most regressive, misogynous men to openly express and enact hostility to women.

Public opinion polls consistently show that Trump’s most enthusiastic supporters are white men who are drawn to his regressive and reactionary performance of white masculinity.