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Fighting against racism and fascism
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Britain First declares ‘massive victory’ after buying back their ‘battle bus’ at auction
Britain First have got their ‘battle bus’ back and are hailing it a “massive, massive victory” over Manchester police. It really isn’t: in fact, they had to fork out thousands at a police auction to retrieve it from the consequences…
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Obituary: Sir Geoffrey Bindman (1933-2025), an extraordinary lawyer and a friend of Searchlight
Everyone at Searchlight was deeply saddened to learn of the death of Sir Geoffrey Bindman, who passed away on 4…
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Twice as many far-right referrals to Prevent as Islamist cases
Searchlight has argued before that the threat from far-right extremism in the UK now outstrips that coming from radical Islamists.…
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Artur Gold: the violinist of Treblinka
In the summer of 2013 I interviewed Samuel Willenberg, at the time the last surviving participant of the Jewish revolt…
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‘They’re eating the dogs!’ – Tenconi migrant rant sparks ridicule
UKIP leader Nick Tenconi has plumbed the depths of idiocy, even by his own cretinous standards, posting online a video…
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Murderous arson attack on Irish refugee centre
A potentially deadly blaze at at an Irish refugee centre on Friday evening was deliberately started by masked men who…
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College dumps Vice-Chair who marched with fascists
The Vice Chair of Exeter College of Further Education has been dumped from its board after being seen marching with…
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Farage, Reform and the ‘Russia question’ that won’t go away
In the wake of Nathan Gill’s guilty verdict on multiple counts of bribery for taking payments in exchange for pro-Kremlin…
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Mike Cohen: The anti-fascist whose camera was his gun
Mike Cohen was one of Britain’s great Jewish anti-fascists, whose significant contribution to the movement came through his camera lens. He passed away in October 2002 at the age of 67, and with the passage of time I often think…
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Unholy alliance as Reform UK in Exeter cosy up to Britain First
Reform UK’s Exeter branch is under growing pressure to explain itself as some its most prominent local figures are associating…
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The Russian spy network that targeted Brexit Party MEPs
When Anton Shekhovtsov, a Ukrainian researcher of Europe’s far right and a former Searchlight contributor, published his forensic 2021 study…
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The ego and the echo chamber: ‘Taco’ Tenconi’s London flop
They came promising a show of strength. What unfolded instead was a pitiful spectacle. In Central London this afternoon, Nick…
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The lies and lies of the ‘Pink Lady’ child abuser
Gemma Mattinson, the vile ‘save our kids’ Pink Lady with convictions for child cruelty, is a liar. She’s posted a…
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BNP rump faces allegations of corruption and fraud
The British National Party (BNP), for years the pre-eminent force in British far-right politics but now an irrelevant rump, is…
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Police authorise destruction of Britain First battle bus
As we predicted , Britain First leader Paul Golding has found it very difficult – in fact impossible – to…
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Obituary: Antonio Tejero (1932-2025), Civil Guard officer who led failed fascist coup in Spain
European fascists are mourning the death of the last man to attempt an old-school fascist coup, Lt Col Antonio Tejero…
International news
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Artur Gold: the violinist of Treblinka
In the summer of 2013 I interviewed Samuel Willenberg, at the time the last surviving participant of the Jewish revolt…
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The Russian spy network that targeted Brexit Party MEPs
When Anton Shekhovtsov, a Ukrainian researcher of Europe’s far right and a former Searchlight contributor, published his forensic 2021 study…
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Obituary: Antonio Tejero (1932-2025), Civil Guard officer who led failed fascist coup in Spain
European fascists are mourning the death of the last man to attempt an old-school fascist coup, Lt Col Antonio Tejero…
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Smirking Robinson wrecks chances of Israeli football fans watching Aston Villa game
When the Israeli football team Maccabi Tel Aviv visit Villa Park on 6 November for a Europa League fixture, there…
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Smirking Robinson wrecks chances of Israeli football fans watching Aston Villa game
When the Israeli football team Maccabi Tel Aviv visit Villa Park on 6 November for a Europa League fixture, there will be no away fans in the stands – not because of football rivalry, but because of fears that extremists…
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Huge opposition leads to police ban on UKIP march
Try as he might to feign anger as he announces that his planned march in Whitechapel this coming weekend has…
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Austrian army colonel held as police raid far-right ‘weapons exercise’
Well-connected European nazis and extreme conspiracy theorists are under investigation after heavily-armed police raided a weapons training camp in Austria…
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International far-right, pro-Putin axis launched in Russia
Last month, St Petersburg’s Mariinsky Palace — the city’s Legislative Assembly building — quietly hosted a meeting which led to…
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The elite funders behind Italy’s far-right CasaPound movement
A covert network of high-profile financiers – including diplomats, academics, lawyers, military officials, and media figures – has been secretly…
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Remembering the massacre at Kerdyllia
As dawn broke on 17 October 1941 in the villages of Ano Kerdyllia and Kato Kerdyllia in the Serres region…
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Terror case throws spotlight on neo-nazi British Movement
The conviction of Brogan Stewart, a Wakefield-based neo-nazi sentenced today to 11 years for plotting terrorist attacks on mosques and…
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The anti-migrant ‘Pink Lady’ you could never trust with your kids…
The rise of anti-migrant protests across Britain has been frequently portrayed by organisers as the spontaneous expression of local concern,…
Research and analysis
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Farage, Reform and the ‘Russia question’ that won’t go away
In the wake of Nathan Gill’s guilty verdict on multiple counts of bribery for taking payments in exchange for pro-Kremlin…
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The Resistible Rise of Reform UK
The May election results were a warning, if one was needed, of the danger of an insurgent Reform UK. Sarah…
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Traditional Britain Group – secrecy, elitism, and the far right’s academic mask
On Saturday May 10, 2025, the Traditional Britain Group will host a luncheon in London to replace its annual black-tie…
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Local elections 2025 – Farage surges and far right turn on Homeland
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has won control of at least seven councils in this week’s local elections. A party that…
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From Searchlight 30 years ago – ‘The scales of justice are out of balance’
On October 16, 1993, a massive demonstration marched in Welling, south London, protesting against the presence there of a British National Party ‘bookshop’ – in fact, the party’s national organising base. It had been bought by Richard Edmonds, and ever…
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Traditional Britain Group conference – posh venue doesn’t relieve the tedium
Well, if the UKIP conference in Gloucester at the weekend was the low point of the fascist conference season, the…
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Police threaten to crush Britain First ‘battle bus’
Police in Manchester are threatening to crush the Britain First ‘battle bus’ unless leader Paul Golding can come up with…
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UKIP’s annual conference attracts record breaking numbers – EIGHT!
Before last weekend’s UKIP conference began, Chairman Ben ‘Rogue Builder’ Walker issued strict instructions, especially to the chap filming proceedings:…
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‘Tommy Robinson’ takes a ride on far-right billionaire’s train set
Tommy Robinson is obviously making the most of his time before his next court appearance on Monday when he will…
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Great British National Protest closes fundraisers – did he fall or was he pushed?
Great British National Protest organiser Richard Donaldson has announced that he is closing down the group’s online fundraisers. But is…
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Home Office turns blind eye to hardline foreign racists at nazi conference
The Home Office and UK Border Security have again turned a blind eye to militant racists entering the UK to…
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Fascist terrorism comes to Peacehaven
Wound up, no doubt, by a relentless and increasingly violent output of anti-Islam and anti-migrant rhetoric, two fascist terrorists attacked…
Culture
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Artur Gold: the violinist of Treblinka
In the summer of 2013 I interviewed Samuel Willenberg, at the time the last surviving participant of the Jewish revolt…
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Review: Celebrating Billie Holiday, jazz great and civil rights activist
A great night at the Jazz Café, Camden, on 7 April when we were transported back to the Jim Crow…
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‘Lili Marlene’: the song that haunted the Nazis
One song and two singers came to represent opposition and resistance to Hitler in the Second World War. The most beautiful…
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Berlin and the red triangle
The red triangle was in the news recently when the city of Berlin senate banned its use on activities related…
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Britain First ‘battle bus’ seized by police – again
So here’s how it unfolded. A week ago, British fascism’s village idiot Paul Golding drove his Britain First ‘battle bus’ around Manchester bearing a banner saying ‘Keir Starmer is a wanker” (Oh, how we laughed!). He was stopped by Greater…
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Reform’s Russian ‘asset’ – the Kremlin shadow over Nigel Farage
On 26 September, former Welsh Brexit Party MEP and Reform UK official Nathan Gill pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey…
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UK Jewish groups’ fury at Israeli Minister’s invitation to Tommy Robinson
Mainstream Jewish organisations in the UK have reacted angrily to an invitation to Tommy Robinson to visit Israel. The invitation…
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Spotify platforms pound shop Lily Allen’s gross libel on Keir Starmer
Jodie Scott – better known online by her moniker ‘Missus Kent’ and dubbed the ‘pound shop Lily Allen – is…
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A knife at the heart of Manchester
Yesterday came news of a horrendous and violent attack here in Manchester. The Heaton Park Synagogue, the target for a…
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Anti-migrant campaigners planned to ‘petrol bomb lefties’
Great British National Protest organiser Richard Donaldson has ramped up his allegations against other anti-migrant campaigners whom he previously accused…
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Notorious US racist allowed into UK for nazi conference
One of America’s most notorious racists has been allowed into Britain to speak at a conference staged by unrepentant nazis,…
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Did prodigal son ‘Tommy’ leave Rikki waiting at the altar?
It was something we awaited with considerable anticipation. Ten days ago, ‘Tommy Robinson’ announced online that the following Sunday (ie…
Anti-fascism
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Obituary: Sir Geoffrey Bindman (1933-2025), an extraordinary lawyer and a friend of Searchlight
Everyone at Searchlight was deeply saddened to learn of the death of Sir Geoffrey Bindman, who passed away on 4…
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Mike Cohen: The anti-fascist whose camera was his gun
Mike Cohen was one of Britain’s great Jewish anti-fascists, whose significant contribution to the movement came through his camera lens.…
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Epping sets anti-racists a challenge we cannot shirk
In Epping, organised fascists and their racist supporters have scored a notable victory over the last couple of weeks. The…
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Epping this Sunday – anti-racists must nip far-right violence in the bud
On 7 August last year, in response to direct fascist threats of violence against organisations helping migrants and asylum seekers,…
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Golding ignores police warning and Britain First ‘battle bus’ is seized at Labour conference
“Well, he’s been warned” That’s what we wrote in our article only two days ago about Paul Golding and his Britain First ‘battle bus’ being stopped by police in Manchester. Adorned with the oh-so-humorous banner saying “Keir Starmer is a…
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Hull anti-migrant protestors silence grooming victim
Anti-migrant campaigners in Hull physically threw a rape survivor off the platform when she tried to tell the crowd she…
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The UKIP candidate who is, well, a bit of an arse…
Roger Quilliam, a member of the UKIP NEC (representing playground-age children) has been declared the official party candidate for Caerphilly…
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Police put brakes on Britain First’s battered battle bus
In what is becoming a tediously regular occurrence, Britain First managed once again to prise their so-called “battle bus” out…
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Newcastle: Advance opens the door to ‘Tommy Robinson’ and Tenconi is seen off
Newcastle had more than its fair share of far-right wingers turning up at the weekend, with Ben Habib’s Advance UK…
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Homeland – the party that can’t organise a piss-up in a Beefeater
Homeland – the party of ‘sensible nationalism’ led by a bloke with a swastika tattoo on his chest – assembled…
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Face-tattooed nazi and ‘pound shop Lily Allen’ prominent in Kent migrant protests
Faversham in Kent has recently been the scene of some tense confrontations between anti-asylum protesters and anti-racist counter-demonstrators. And prominent…
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‘Help’ – Italian fascist leader Roberto Fiore begs Pope to keep him out of jail
Roberto Fiore, the leader of Italy’s far-right party Forza Nuova, has written an open letter to Pope Leo XIV urging…
Holocaust
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Artur Gold: the violinist of Treblinka
In the summer of 2013 I interviewed Samuel Willenberg, at the time the last surviving participant of the Jewish revolt…
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An anniversary David Irving would rather forget
Last Monday was David Irving’s birthday. He celebrated it from his sickbed to which he has been confined for over…
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Fascists and antisemites mourn death of rogue bishop
Last week’s funeral of the far-right, schismatic Bishop Richard Williamson brought into sharp focus the longstanding connections between some ultra-conservative…
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Heritage Party leader bemoans ‘injustice’ for holocaust-denying nazi
Searchlight has been reporting for several months on the increasing radicalisation of right-wing parties. Not just the obviously racist and…
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Two leading fascist activists arrested
Two leading far-right agitators have been arrested by police. The Dover-based online activist Steve Laws has been arrested by police in Kent, whilst fascist ‘intellectual’ Pete North has been arrested in North Yorkshire, Both were, till earlier this year, prominent…
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Mark Collett gives platform to unapologetic ‘The Order’ terrorist
Patriotic Alternative führer Mark Collett’s latest desperate bid for attention again puts his followers at risk of prosecution, all for…
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Tommy’s back on his sunbed – Panama City mayor lets him in
Tommy Robinson can now settle down to his SEVENTH spell on a foreign sun lounger this year after all. While…
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Tommy Robinson’s latest sunshine holiday ends in deportation
Well, it was all too predictable that after his rally in London last week, ‘Tommy Robinson’ would use another lump…
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Shock neo-nazi council victory in German elections
Election successes for AfD including their significant advances in last weekend’s local elections at various levels in North Rhein-Westphalia (NRW)…
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Trump-loving ‘auditors’ try to stir things up in Manchester
Manchester Central Library on St Peter’s Square was recently witness to the horror of 600 racists marching behind a Britain…
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Far-right AfD triples vote in German local elections
Last weekend, citizens of North Rhein-Westphalia headed to the polls for the first local election since 2020. As Germany’s immigration…
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The curious case of Joseph Moulton and Flag Force UK
When a 22-year-old presents himself as a seasoned business consultant with international defence sector links, eyebrows are bound to rise.…
Today's top ten most read articles
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Trump-loving ‘auditors’ try to stir things up in Manchester
Manchester Central Library on St Peter’s Square was recently witness to the horror of 600 racists marching behind a Britain…
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Far-right AfD triples vote in German local elections
Last weekend, citizens of North Rhein-Westphalia headed to the polls for the first local election since 2020. As Germany’s immigration…
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The curious case of Joseph Moulton and Flag Force UK
When a 22-year-old presents himself as a seasoned business consultant with international defence sector links, eyebrows are bound to rise.…
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Britain’s racist upsurge – the view from the mosque
An elderly man sits beside me in the mosque. It’s Friday, our special prayer day, and although there’s another 20…
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Historic fascist turnout heralds dangerous times
There is just one major takeaway from yesterday’s Tommy Robinson-organised ‘Free Speech’ festival in London – 110,000 supporters of a…
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Correction
On Saturday we published an article which said that Tommy Robinson’s close collaborator, Danny Tommo, was seen inciting violence earlier…
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UKIP rolls out red carpet for Reform defector – and psychic readings for £14.99
Cue the celebrations at UKIP HQ – they have a local councillor. The first for some time. Well, kind of.…
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Thugs and nazi ‘intellectuals’ get together in Preston
On Sunday afternoon Preston in the north of England, witnessed the latest get together organised by the self-styled ‘intellectual’ journal…