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Fighting against racism and fascism
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Reform Treasurer kept contact with Epstein after sex conviction
The recent release of a further tranche of Epstein-related documents has once again dragged elite political and business networks into the light, with particular attention in Britain falling on the property developer Nick Candy – also the National Treasurer of…
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Advance UK’s election campaign hit by backlash over candidate’s sexist posts
Advance UK’s campaign in the Gorton and Denton by-election has been seriously set back after a wave of anger, including…
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Advance UK’s by-election candidate: ‘Many young British women are whores’
Nick Buckley, the Advance UK candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election, has posted a series of social media messages…
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Advance UK’s by-election candidate is Nick Griffin fanboy
Advance UK’s candidate in the forthcoming Gorton and Denton by-election, Nick Buckley, is an unashamed and self -confessed admirer of…
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Tommy Robinson’s cameraman blows gaffe on Advance UK secret launch venue
Ben Habib’s Advance UK website tells us that next Saturday (7 February) the party will host a major members-only event…
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Police and Crime Commissioner censured for supporting anti-migrant protests
Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Katy Bourne, who has aligned herself with anti-migrant agitation in Crowborough, has been formally…
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Tenconi’s UKIP clown show ‘walks with Jesus’ but needs a miracle
What made UKIP leader Nick Tenconi think that somehow the Metropolitan Police would change their mind about UKIP being allowed…
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Reform backs extremists causing chaos at Swale council meetings
When far-right activists once again halted a Swale council meeting last week, the most striking development did not come from…
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Plug pulled on Holocaust denial ‘summit’
On Tuesday this week a group of nazis and conspiracy theorists tried to insult the memory of Adolf Hitler’s victims by staging a Holocaust denial conference coinciding with Holocaust Memorial Day. They failed, because for once an internet service provider…
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Minneapolis stands firm against Trump’s brownshirts
Minnesota is an upper Midwestern state with a history of welcoming immigrants and refugees. In the 1890s, 40% of the…
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Swale council meeting again stopped by far-right disruption
Swale Borough Council was targeted for organised far-right disruption again last night as a Reform UK-backed motion on a supposed…
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Danny Tommo – a timetable of betrayal
Well, we do seem to have upset Danny Tommo. He’s ranting all over social media, accusing us of lying about…
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Australian police investigate neo-nazi threat to PM
Australian police are investigating a kidnap threat against Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, uncovered in a private far‑right chatroom. Members of…
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Tommy Robinson’s London ‘white’ lie
Stephen Yaxley-Lennon -the activist who performs as “Tommy Robinson” – is lying again. In a recent post, he presented grainy…
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Trade union tribute to Gerry Gable
The RMT trade union has just published this tribute to Searchlight’s founder, publisher and editor emeritus, Gerry Gable.
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Reform councillors aim to fire up anti-migrant tension in Kent
Reform UK councillors are trying to stir unrest in north Kent, making common cause with far-right street activists ahead of…
International news
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Minneapolis stands firm against Trump’s brownshirts
Minnesota is an upper Midwestern state with a history of welcoming immigrants and refugees. In the 1890s, 40% of the…
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Australian police investigate neo-nazi threat to PM
Australian police are investigating a kidnap threat against Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, uncovered in a private far‑right chatroom. Members of…
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German nazis on trial for plotting state overthrow
Eight young men stand trial in Dresden this week, accused of belonging to a banned neo-nazi group calling itself the…
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Israeli government hosts fascism’s heirs on Holocaust Memorial Day
This month’s second International Conference on Combating Antisemitism in Jerusalem will again provide a platform for far-right activists from racist…
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Tommo panics over claims he abandoned arrested activists
Our article earlier today about arrested Operation Overlord activists being abandoned by Danny Tommo has thrown Tommo into a panic. This morning we reported that friends and family of ‘auditor’ Reece Grant and the other arrested far-right activist were complaining…
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Danny Tommo ‘abandons’ arrested activists
The two right-wing activists arrested in France for their part in the weekend’s anti-migrant event are Reece Grant and a…
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Tommo’s French invasion – all whimper, no bang
The long-trumpeted “Operation Overlord” invasion of France finally landed on the beaches of Normandy yesterday. Or rather, it washed up…
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French authorities ban Tommo’s French invasion
French authorities have imposed a sweeping ban on gatherings linked to the British far-right anti-migrant groups, aiming to block a…
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From Searchlight 20 years ago – Nazi prisoner’s death plot exposes security failure
In the early 2000’s Searchlight publisher Gerry Gable was heavily involved in dealing with the problems of fascist activity in…
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UKIP Whitechapel march banned as party ditches its rule book
The latest attempt by UKIP to stage a provocative march through Whitechapel has been banned by the Metropolitan Police. Claiming…
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German nazis on trial for plotting state overthrow
Eight young men stand trial in Dresden this week, accused of belonging to a banned neo-nazi group calling itself the…
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Israeli government hosts fascism’s heirs on Holocaust Memorial Day
This month’s second International Conference on Combating Antisemitism in Jerusalem will again provide a platform for far-right activists from racist…
Research and analysis
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Respectability, ideology and networks – why Farage’s new adviser matters
Dr James Orr, a theologian and philosopher of religion at the University of Cambridge was last month appointed senior adviser…
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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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Is Tommo setting up his followers for arrest?
Danny Tommo has announced plans to close down the port of Dover on Saturday, as well as sending teams of volunteers to France for an unspecified anti-migrant action. In another online video, Tommo (real name Daniel Thomas) claimed that his…
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How purple-haired cartoon ‘Amelia’ became a far-right icon
Amelia was never meant to be real. She began life as a cartoon character in a government-backed game designed to…
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Kent ‘flaggers’ look to turn up the heat on county council
Barely a month after Searchlight reported on the jailing of Sam Turner, the prominent Medway flagger and serial offender is…
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Falkirk anti-migrant group quits amid rising far-right violence in Scotland
An anti-immigration protest group in Falkirk has announced it is disbanding after members of fascist and neo-Nazi groups repeatedly attended…
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From BNP to Brexit: the far right’s ongoing identity crisis
As we approach Brexit’s tenth anniversary, the British far right is still trying to work out how to escape from…
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Danny Tommo ‘planned riots on beaches of France’
The split between Danny Tommo and Raise the Colours (RTC) is turning into a bitter war of allegations. Tommo’s erstwhile…
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Workers’ Party again fronts far-right activist as Galloway does a runner
The local elections next May are widely considered to a crucial electoral test before the 2029 general election. In Rochdale…
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Tenconi’s sorry UKIP gang in west country fiasco
Nick Tenconi and his goons travelled down to Exeter to meet up with the local far right today. The problem…
Culture
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How purple-haired cartoon ‘Amelia’ became a far-right icon
Amelia was never meant to be real. She began life as a cartoon character in a government-backed game designed to…
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Golding selfie gets rockabilly singer banned from Cavern Club
Liverpool’s iconic Cavern Club has cancelled a performance this weekend by rockabilly singer and pianist Dylan Kirk and his band…
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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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Danny Tommo’s latest plan to save Britain – invading France
Having broken with his mate Ryan Bridge and Raise the Colours, Danny Tommo has unveiled his latest grand plan for saving Britain: a hastily arranged invasion of northern France, organised via evening livestreams once his children are in bed. In…
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Georgia police round up fascists behind wave of ‘brutal’ attacks
Georgian police have arrested 16 alleged fascists accused of a string of violent attacks across the country. According to Tbilisi…
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Australian nazis shut up shop faced with legal threat
One of Australia’s most visible neo-Nazi organisations has announced plans to dissolve faced with the rapid passage of new federal…
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Betrayal and ‘sinister’ threats as Danny Tommo splits from Raise the Colours
Last night, Raise the Colours (RtC) put out a statement saying that Danny Tommo was ‘stepping back’ from their anti-migrant…
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Death of a (British) Ku Klux Klansman
One of the very few seriously active British members of the Ku Klux Klan died on 10 January aged 88.…
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Danny Tommo quits anti-migrant campaign- but did he jump or was he pushed?
Just hours after the French government announced that ten unnamed British far-right extremists had been banned from France, Tommy Robinson’s…
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Far-right anti-migrant boat slashers banned from France
French authorities have issued territorial bans on ten British far-right activists, barring them from entering or remaining in France after…
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Searchlight, Gerry Gable and ‘Maggie’s Militant Tendency’ – setting the record straight
In 1984 BBC Panorama made a programme called Maggie’s Militant Tendency, which investigated far-right extremism in the Conservative Party. It…
Anti-fascism
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Obituary: Gerry Gable (1937-2026), architect of modern British anti-fascism
The death of Searchlight’s founder Gerry Gable at the age of 88 marks the passing of a man without whom…
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Gerry Gable (1937-2026)
It is with the greatest sadness that we have to announce that Searchlight’s founder, Gerry Gable, has died at the…
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Seven Italian brothers who defied fascism – and paid with their lives
At the end of 1943, as Italy was convulsed under the collapse of Mussolini’s regime and the tightening grip of…
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What’s happened to our X account?
Yesterday we were informed that our X account has been locked. Apparently someone has taken offence and reported us for…
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Homeland splitter joins ‘geriatric’ British Democrats
One of the central figures in the most recent split in the Homeland Party has joined the British Democrats, a party he previously described as “geriatric”. Kai Stephens, also known online as Barkley Walsh, joined the BDs just before Xmas…
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The far-right past of a fallen flagger
The recent death of “Operation Raise the Colours” activist and “ex-football hooligan” Paul Lumber in Bristol, falling to his death…
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Neo-nazi terrorist attacked in prison
Jack Renshaw, the neo-nazi terrorist and convicted paedophile serving a life sentence for plotting to murder a Member of Parliament…
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Humiliating day out for far-right’s ‘Poundshop Poodle’
A beautiful, icy day in central Manchester turned out very badly for a few dozen fascists. Their gathering, organised under…
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Elon Musk echoes call for ‘white solidarity’
Elon Musk this week used his social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to endorse an explicit call for “white solidarity”,…
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German Blood & Honour nazi flees arrest after second gender change bid
A member of the neo‑Nazi Blood & Honour till it was banned has become the subject of a nationwide manhunt…
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‘MissusKent’ calls for copycat attacks on council meetings
Jodie Scott, aka MissusKent, is calling on her followers across the country to disrupt council meetings in the way a…
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Farage splits far right with London mayor candidate
Nigel Farage’s announcement that Laila Cunningham will be Reform UK’s candidate for London mayor in 2028 has triggered an immediate…
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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‘Pro-Putin’ German AfD invited to European security conference
The Munich Security Conference is known for its carefully managed setting. Each February, political leaders, diplomats and military officials gather in a central Munich hotel to discuss global security issues. Informal exchanges alongside formal panels often shape strategic debates that…
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Mother and daughter jailed for sustained neo-nazi hate campaign
A mother and daughter who ran a prolonged campaign of racist and antisemitic abuse online and on the streets of…
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Hacktivist takes down white supremacist websites on stage at conference
A pseudonymous hacktivist used the occasion of a hackers’ convention in Germany to take down white supremacist websites live on…
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Musk’s GROK says Farage is talking tosh on London ‘crime wave’
According to Nigel Farage, announcing today that Laila Cunningham will be Reform UK’s candidate for London mayor in 2028, the…
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Obituary: Gerry Gable (1937-2026), architect of modern British anti-fascism
The death of Searchlight’s founder Gerry Gable at the age of 88 marks the passing of a man without whom…
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Death in the shadows – Russian nazi commander killed during arrest
Russian media outlets have confirmed the death, just before Xmas, of Stanislav Orlov, commander of the neo-nazi 88th Reconnaissance and…
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Seven Italian brothers who defied fascism – and paid with their lives
At the end of 1943, as Italy was convulsed under the collapse of Mussolini’s regime and the tightening grip of…
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Margate mayhem: Kent far right ends year in chaos and delusion
Monday 22 December marked the final far-right outing of the year in Kent: a forlorn “festive” parade along Margate seafront,…
Today's top ten most read articles
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Death in the shadows – Russian nazi commander killed during arrest
Russian media outlets have confirmed the death, just before Xmas, of Stanislav Orlov, commander of the neo-nazi 88th Reconnaissance and…
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Seven Italian brothers who defied fascism – and paid with their lives
At the end of 1943, as Italy was convulsed under the collapse of Mussolini’s regime and the tightening grip of…
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Margate mayhem: Kent far right ends year in chaos and delusion
Monday 22 December marked the final far-right outing of the year in Kent: a forlorn “festive” parade along Margate seafront,…
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Obituary: Brigitte Bardot (1934-2025), from screen idol to far-right icon
Brigitte Bardot, who has died aged 91, once the most photographed woman in Europe and a symbol of post‑war cinematic…
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Key international nazi with UK links killed in Ukraine
A leading Russian nazi, with links to the far right in the UK, was killed on Xmas Day in a…
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Lawrence Fox’s heart of darkness
While many embraced the spirit of the season, actor-turned-activist Lawrence Fox chose a darker path, using the Christmas period to…
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German AfD ‘serving Russian intelligence’
Germany’s AfD party has again been accused of acting in the interests of Vladimir Putin’s Russia, once more highlighting the…
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What lies behind Tommy Robinson’s manic moments ?
Tommy Robinson’s hyper-agitated behaviour during his Dubai confrontation with boxer Ty Mitchell has prompted much speculation about the possible cause…