For years, Alison Sheridan has been a familiar figure on Exeter’s political fringe, first as a UKIP organiser and later with the Brexit Party. Known as a prominent right-wing activist, she has built a reputation on strident opposition to asylum seekers, foreigners, and left-wing politics – a stance somewhat at odds with Exeter’s vibrant, multiracial […]
Christ in the crossfire: Tommy Robinson and the battle for Christmas
In the fading light of a December afternoon in 2025, central London prepares for two very different visions of Christmas. On one side, far-right activist Tommy Robinson (Stephen Yaxley-Lennon) was finalising plans for a “United for Christ this Christmas” open-air carol concert – a seasonal event under his “Unite the Kingdom” (UTK merchandise made in […]
The blood and folly of Alek Yerbury
In a bland hotel room in Birmingham, brightened only by the flags of his National Rebirth Party, leader Alek Yerbury last week addressed a gathering of no more than twenty midlands followers at an NRP multi-branch meeting. The setting is telling: not a vibrant public square, but a sterile, functional space tolerant of political extremists. […]
Christian nationalism: a far-right religious ideology drifting across the Atlantic
Christian nationalism is not just a theological position. It is a political weapon – a reactionary ideology that fuses religious fundamentalism with racial exclusion, patriarchal control, and authoritarian ambition. Born in the United States and steeped in white supremacist theology, it has begun to seep into British political discourse, often under the guise of “defending […]
Desecration – how my dad’s war is being stolen by the far right
My father was a World War II veteran. Decorated. Medalled. He fought across continents against a monstrous ideology that threatened to engulf the world in darkness. For him, and for his generation, Remembrance Day was a sacred contract: a promise to honour the fallen by ensuring such a war would never happen again. He would […]
How the Steel City humiliated the UKIP clown show
In the hours before the UKIP rally in Sheffield, a young man of far-right persuasions named Thomas Moffitt, known online as “Young Bob,” voiced his anxieties to a smartphone camera. Arrested recently in Birmingham and now a fixture of this fringe fascist outfit, Moffitt complained to his followers of being “kettled by antifa.” No public […]
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 ‘Taco’ Tenconi’s so-called “remigration” march proved not just a failure, but a farce – underwhelming even its own participants and costing the taxpayer dearly in policing. Having been banned by the Met Police from marching […]
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, ordinary citizens worried about housing, community cohesion, and public services – and the safety of their kids. But evidence continues to mount suggesting that many of these supposedly grassroots demonstrations are, in fact, fuelled by […]
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 of the mechanic’s clutches and into a bad-tempered stand-off with the police. The emerald-green minibus – surely the least intimidating “battle bus” in political history – trundled through Altrincham, in Greater Manchester, on Saturday blaring […]
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 First banner, the party’s biggest event to date. Yesterday, a smaller, more local demonstration by local people concerned about Donald Trump’s current State visit gathered to protest at this famous venue. From the start, a […]
Size isn’t everything as fuhrer Yerbury’s micro-party meets in Leeds
The men of the National Rebirth Party will know that size isn’t everything. And that’s good because today’s so-called National Conference, attended by around 30 desperate and misled souls, was a springboard into an empty swimming pool. We sat and watched them entering the Headley Verity Wetherspoons just outside Leeds City Centre. It’s not difficult […]
Thousands raised by far right in Dundee ‘migrant attack’ case police say didn’t happen
From the moment UK fascists started to focus on a disturbing incident that happened in Dundee, Scotland, we knew something was wrong. A video, obviously made on a mobile phone, started to circulate on fascist social media channels. The footage showed two very young girls, probably in their early teens, in conflict with unnamed and […]
Tenconi’s UKIP besieged and humiliated in Liverpool
Saturday was a very bad day indeed for the fascists of UKIP. Leader Nick ‘Lonely’ Tenconi waited an hour to join his racist assemblage of thugs, hooligans, convicted criminals and fascist sympathisers and, when he did, anti-fascists physically pushed him against the war memorial opposite Liverpool Lime St Station and pinned him there. Massive effort […]
Liverpool anti-fascists go toe to toe with far-right thugs and see them off
Today, in Liverpool, reporting for Searchlight, I found myself in the forefront as anti-fascists fought off a violent mob of fascists, Ulster loyalists, and right-wing football hooligans. We didn’t know what to expect. Passing through Liverpool city centre we enjoyed seeing an African guy singing to a large crowd, an Iranian playing his violin and […]
Manchester – latest chapter in Britain First’s slow death
Britain First leadership was confidently predicting thousands of marchers for its event today in Manchester. It turned out to be considerably less than that with estimates varying between 400 and 700. Only the BBC placed the numbers present at over 1000. This was certainly more than at its previous recent marches in Nuneaton and Birmingham, […]
Grim up north : far-right ‘Manchester Protest’ flops
When Claire Walsh, the organiser of the much-vaunted and much-hyped Manchester Protest, aka National Strike, disappears off to Dover for the main national event you know something is wrong. And today’s shambolic, utterly pathetic “rally” at St Peter’s Square, in Manchester, drew considerable ire from passers-by. If you’d blinked you might have missed it but […]
Outrage in Northern Ireland as loyalists plan bonfire of migrant effigies
Outrage in Northern Ireland. When the Democratic Unionist Party says something is extreme, you know it’s really extreme. Not known for its moderation, in its relationship with the Catholic community in Northern Ireland, or for its views on immigration or lgbtq rights, the DUP has spoken out against a disgusting effigy of refugees in a […]
Reform suspends branch chairman – for reporting concerns to police
Controversy and chaos reign within Reform UK’s Exeter branch, where the party chairman has been suspended for “bringing the party into disrepute”, after reporting allegations of election overspending by his own party to the police. The story centres on Cllr Neil Stevens who is in trouble for overspending to the tune of £170 during his […]
Charlie Veitch and friends attack Palestine march
At a large Palestine march in Manchester city centre today, YouTube clickbait merchant Charlie Veitch and a handful of his hangers-on tried to attack the front of the procession despite being told by police and stewards not to. Deliberately seeking to cause trouble, and obviously great offence, he walked right to the front of the […]
Britain First breakdown in Birmingham
They were outnumbered by anti-fascists, corralled by the police and ignored by the public. Britain’s First’s latest attempt to whip up ‘remigration’ fever ended in yet another humiliating failure. With midday fast approaching, even the most seasoned reporters were shocked by the tiny numbers making their way to the Britain First meeting point outside the […]