Image: Patriotic Alternative: Into the dustbins of history Last weekend Mark Collett’s pretence of promoting “nationalist unity” collapsed. He was only able to keep up the facade for a few weeks, and now trouble is brewing. PA’s split with Collett’s former number three man Kenny Smith is now bitter and permanent. And to make matters […]
Barbara Cohen: A life well spent fighting injustice and discrimination
Barbara Cohen: Friend, supporter and contributor to Searchlight magazine Searchlight’s team is devastated at the news that Barbara Cohen, a life-long fighter against inequality and injustice and a long-standing friend, supporter of and contributor to Searchlight, died suddenly last Thursday 8th June. We send heartfelt condolences to Barbara’s family and friends, and everyone who worked […]
UKIP – fallout starts after Nazi ban scrapped
Searchlight’s revelation last weekend that UKIP has ditched a ban on fascists and neo-Nazis becoming members, seems to have sparked a bit of a crisis in the party leadership. Image: Patricia Bryant resigned from UKIP on Friday Patricia Bryant, a member of the National Executive Committee, the party’s Agriculture Spokesperson, and lynchpin of UKIP in […]
Exclusive: Mutual suspicion and personal rancour plague UK Nazi unity talks – the inside story
It’s not easy for Mark Collett to eat even a few crumbs of humble pie. But after a disastrous split in his Patriotic Alternative group, reported last month by Searchlight, he has had to digest an entire plateful. Image: Mark Collett Desperate to reclaim some sort of credibility, Collett has taken part in “unity” discussions […]
UKIP throws open its doors to fascists and neo-Nazis
UKIP had opened its doors to let fascists and neo-Nazis join the organisation, ditching a ban on former member of fascist groups that has been in place since the party’s earliest days. The move is part of a further rightwards shift by a party desperately trying to avoid collapse. Membership rules before and after the […]
A dangerous triumvirate by Alfio Bernabei
First published in Spring 2023 issue of Searchlight magazine Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s comments on the Fosse Ardeatine massacre during the Second World War set an alarming precedent, signalling the start of a process by the far right government to recast the past, warns Alfio Bernabei Italian President Sergio Mattarella (left), with the unwholesome trio of […]