Two teenagers from Cardiff, Rhys Edwards and Talan Vincent, both aged 18, have been charged with preparation of acts of terrorism against Muslim and Jewish targets. The charges cover the period between 1 October and 16 November 2025. Prosecutors allege that during this time the pair researched and visited attack locations and made arrangements to […]
Far-right attack on council meeting denounced in House of Commons
The attack by far-right anti-immigration thugs on the Swale Borough Council meeting on Wednesday has been denounced in the House of Commons by the local MP. Speaking in the House yesterday, Kevin McKenna MP described the incident as an attack on free speech and on his constituents, and called for more to be done to […]
Council offices smashed up during ‘sanctuary’ debate
Council offices were vandalised and seriously damaged when anti-immigration protestors disrupted a meeting of Swale Borough Council yesterday as it debated joining the District of Sanctuary scheme. Around 50 demonstrators packed into the East Street chamber in Sittingbourne for the debate, led by prominent local activists Harry Hilden and Jodie Scott, aka MissusKent. Many remained […]
UKIP anti-migrant demo to kick off at Dover’s ‘red hand’ pub
UKIP leader Nick Tenconi, never knowingly undersold in the department of grandiose promises, is planning another “mass deportations” demonstration in Dover next Saturday. The rally point? The Golden Lion pub in Priory Street, where the Ulster-born “No surrender” loyalist landlady keeps a specially warm welcome for far-right customers. Even so, one suspects the pub’s regulars […]
Local council chaos and scandal threaten Reform’s national ambitions
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK stormed into local government in May 2025, winning hundreds of seats across England and seizing control of county councils once thought impregnable. It was hailed as a political earthquake, a populist breakthrough that would reshape local democracy. We have already taken a close look at what happened in Kent where, as […]
Kent’s latest ‘Fash Harry’ demo outnumbered by anti-fascist bake sale
Another embarrassing flop for Kent’s “Fash Harry” Hilden. His march on the Napier Barracks asylum centre in Folkestone on Saturday was very poorly attended, with only around thirty five present. Cake not Hate They were outnumbered three-to-one by counter-protesters from Folkestone Action Network, who staged a “Cake not Hate” event (to raise money for the Napier […]
Fascist no-show at Immigration HQ
So the Horley Patriots, calling a rally in Croydon today, announced the venue as Lunar House, the old Home Office Immigration HQ in Croydon, but gave the postcode for the spanking new headquarters in Ruskin Square. Skulked away Whether they got lost on their way from the abandoned Lunar House to Ruskin Square or they […]
GB News pays substantial damages for ‘categorically false’ allegations
GB News has been forced to apologise and pay substantial damages to a Muslim charity, after broadcasting false terrorism allegations. The High Court settlement vindicated the charity, which said the claims endangered staff and beneficiaries and perpetuated damaging disinformation. The case arose from a February 2025 edition of ‘The Camilla Tominey Show’, in which guest […]
The bells ring out as Reform’s Xmas party is cancelled
’Tis the season to be jolly – unless you’re Reform UK’s Deputy leader Richard Tice, who recently discovered that Croydon’s Grand Sapphire Hotel has more spine than his party’s vetting committee. The venue cancelled Reform’s Christmas knees‑up after locals pointed out that “festive cheer” doesn’t usually involve Lee Anderson shouting about migrants over turkey and […]
Kent’s ‘fash Harry’ goes into overdrive as support falters
Kent-based far-right agitator Harry Hilden has embarked on a frenetic schedule of protests, self-promotion and online broadcasting in the wake of his 23 November arrest in Faversham, an incident previously reported by Searchlight. At the same time, support for anti-migrant actions in the area is faltering, with diminishing numbers turning out. Struggling Hilden’s hyperactive public […]
Scottish anti-migrant leader denounced by family as violent abuser
The daughter and ex-partner of a prominent Scottish anti-immigration campaigner and far-right podcaster have publicly denounced him as a violent domestic abuser. The man at the centre of the allegations is John Watt, who came to prominence earlier this year during a series of demonstrations in Scotland against hotels housing asylum seekers. Defender of women […]
Sick nazi posts lead to jail sentence
David Morgan of Aberdare, south Wales, has been sentenced to 20 months in prison after pleading guilty to publishing nine racist posts intended to stir up racial hatred. 24-year-old Morgan amassed a significant following on X (formerly Twitter) where his main account attracted more than 127,000 followers. A secondary account, New Right Rising, drew nearly […]
Croatian anti-fascists push back against resurgent far right
On Sunday, tens of thousands of Croatians poured into the streets in cities from Zagreb to Rijeka, Pula, Zadar and Split in a striking show of anti-fascist solidarity. Marches organized under the banner “United Against Fascism” drew people chanting “We are all anti-fascists!” and carrying banners that warned against the return of a politics that […]
‘Men of England’ Danny Tommo and Ryan Bridge do a terrified runner in France
A couple of days ago it was all hard talk about how their Operation Overlord II was going to wage war on refugees and migrants in France and stop the ‘small boat invasion’. These were the ‘Men of England’ who were going to stand firm where governments and others failed. Yesterday Danny Tommo and his […]
Key organiser of Kent far-right protests arrested
Harry Hilden, a prominent far-right activist in Kent and one of the principal organisers of recent anti-migrant demonstrations, has been charged with assault and abusive behaviour following a disturbance in Faversham linked to the removal of England flags. Disturbance Hilden was arrested on the evening of 23 November when police were called to Love Lane, […]
Hate music peddler jailed for three years
A Hungarian living in Hereford has been jailed for more than three years for distributing and possessing extreme right-wing music intended to incite racial hatred. Norbert Gyurcsik, age 48, was sentenced yesterday at Worcester Crown Court to 40 months’ imprisonment for one count of distributing recordings and two counts of possessing recordings. The terms will […]
Former Brexit Party MEP denies taking Russian bribes
A former Brexit Party MEP, whose name features in messages between the convicted former Welsh Reform Party leader Nathan Gill and his Russian handler, has denied taking bribes David Coburn, the former UKIP Party leader in Scotland and later a Brexit Party MEP, was approached at his French chateau by the BBC and asked about […]
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 after anti-fascist campaigners raised concerns over Kirk’s recent appearance in a photograph alongside Paul Golding, the leader of Britain First. Laughing together The picture was taken at the rally which concluded an anti-migrant march earlier […]
What are Danny Tommo and his mates planning in France next weekend?
British vigilantes travelled to northern France last week and posted footage of themselves digging up, slashing and disabling a small inflatable boat and outboard engines hidden in sand dunes. They called this “direct action”, part of Operation Stop The Boats, aimed at disrupting Channel crossings by migrants. The videos, circulated on YouTube and other social […]
Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner boosts far-right anti-migrant campaign
The announcement that 540 asylum seekers would be housed for twelve months at the disused Crowborough Army Training Camp in East Sussex has triggered a wave of protests. What began as a statutory Home Office duty to provide accommodation for those fleeing war has been transformed into a stage for far‑right mobilisation, with Sussex Police […]