The radicalisation of the man known as “Steve James” – one of the men centrally involved in harassing and distressing Green MP Hannah Spencer in Manchester the weekend before last – is a fascinating study in the political evolution of a far-right activist. James’s real name is Stephen James Jeffries and his early political engagements […]
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National Rebirth Party exits stage right as theatre throws them out
The National Rebirth Party had been promising their first national meeting of 2026 for weeks. Venue: somewhere in the West Midlands. Date: yesterday. Further details: none. Apparently the element of surprise was central to the strategy. It was not, as it turned out, quite central enough. By the time NRP members had finished hanging their […]
The French far right and the martyrdom of a nazi street thug
When Quentin Deranque died on 14 February, two days after suffering catastrophic head injuries in a street fight in Lyon, something else died alongside him: any honest account of who he actually was, or how he came to die. Within hours, the European far right had a martyr. Within days, it had constructed a myth. […]
The man whose ‘nice debate’ meant police protection for a woman MP
Meet Alex Jardine. He’s very unhappy at the moment because he’s found himself at the centre of controversy. Hardly surprising given his involvement in the Hannah Spencer incident in central Manchester last weekend. He’s complaining that he has come under fire from “the bloody lefties” for putting Manchester’s new Green Party MP in considerable distress […]
The promise that never was: Nigel Farage and the art of barefaced denial
It’s a script Nigel Farage knows well. Candidates or causes closely linked to him, perhaps even bearing his name and his photograph, make large, attention-grabbing promises. Votes are won on the strength of them. Then, once the votes are counted the promises are declared – with an air of wounded innocence – to have never […]
Nazi publisher hit by raids across Europe
One of Europe’s most active nazi publishers has been hit by coordinated police raids in Germany, Poland, and Spain. Der Schelm (which translates as The Rogue or The Knave) has been active since 2014 trying to exploit loopholes in European laws to circulate hardcore nazi material. Its founder Adrian Preissinger is now 61 years old […]