On 28 February the U.S. and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran, an ongoing bombing campaign that has already seen U.S. culpability in the killing of at least 175 people, mostly young girls, at the Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school. This action met with initial denials from Donald Trump amidst a shifting set of “reasons” […]
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Pirate ship rebel hosts far-right fight club
Growing up in the noughties and 2010s, I remember being told about the dangers of violent video games. Everybody from mainstream media to worried parents would wag the finger at ratings agencies, for allowing the youth of the day to be shown violent content that might encourage them to try such behaviour out in real […]
UKIP’s Liverpool ‘March for Jesus’ condemned by city’s Christians
This Saturday, the streets of Liverpool are set to witness a deeply polarizing spectacle. Nick Tenconi, the leader of UKIP, is scheduled to hold a “Walk for Jesus” in the city, assembling on the precincts of the Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral. The supposed aim is to “stand for Christ in Liverpool during Lent”, as if every […]
Restore councillor shares antisemitic, racist post
A local councillor who recently defected from Reform UK to Restore Britain shared a post on X containing the N-word twice and a reference to politicians on the ‘Jew right’ within days of switching parties. Kieran Mishchuk, who sits on Swale Borough Council in Kent, said he had not read the post fully before sharing […]
Reform council’s ‘illegal migration emergency’ motion pulled in row over election rules
A Reform UK motion to declare an “Illegal Migration Emergency in Kent” has been pulled from tomorrow’s Kent County Council full council agenda after a senior officer ruled it risked breaching electoral rules, though the council’s Reform leadership is reported to be challenging that decision. KCC’s democratic services manager Joel Cook advised members that the […]
Restore Britain and Advance UK in ‘full tilt’ feud
The far right’s much-hoped-for populist right realignment, meant to fuse Ben Habib’s Advance UK and Rupert Lowe’s Restore Britain, has turned into the car crash we predicted. Lowe had already failed conspicuously to respond to Habib’s offer of a merger when, on 5 March in a leaked voice note, Habib fired off both barrels. . […]