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Neo-Nazi Andrew Dymock jailed for terror and hate crimes

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A neo-Nazi student who created two extremist groups and promoted a “distorted and wicked cause” has been jailed. Andrew Dymock, 24, from Bath, led the outlawed groups System Resistance Network (SRN) and Sonnenkrieg Division. A judge said Dymock was “driven by an extremist mindset” and had taken the path of “total hatred and bigotry”. Read […]

URGENT: Please sign Petition to stop Priti Patel’s New Immigration Plans

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The UK government wants to turn away as many refugees as possible. Priti Patel’s ‘New Plan for Immigration’ will:⠀ ❌ Put people at risk of being sent back to torture and persecution⠀⠀ ❌ Make it more difficult for torture survivors to build a new life in the UK⠀ ❌ Prevent families from being reunited⠀ We must […]

Support players who ‘take the knee’ at England vs Scotland match

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Stand up to Racism are calling on people to support England and Scotland players ‘taking the knee’ ahead of tomorrow’s EURO match, Friday 18th June 2021. Tweet in support of England and Scotland players on Friday 8pm (BST) using the #TakeTheKnee & #BlackLivesMatter as well as the #Euro2020 & #ENGSCO

The New Immigration Plan CONSULTATION ENDS 6th May 2021

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Please consider responding to the governments 6 week Consultation on the most wide-ranging changes to the immigration system in the UK which seeks to remove rights from those seeking asylum and increase the use of detention centres and considers removal to the third country whilst claims are being considered. Enter a response to the Consultation […]

St Paul’s Cray: Racist slogans on bus stops say ‘Vote Fox’

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Read article by Euan O’Byrne Mulligan on Newshopper website here  A life-long Orpington resident “felt sick” after discovering racist slogans graffitied on two bus stops in St Paul’s Cray. Paula Peters, 49, noticed ‘KKK’, ‘STAY WHITE’ ‘NO KNEE’ and ‘VOTE FOX’, an apparent reference to the mayoral candidate, written on Ravenscourt Road shelters as she travelled […]

Syriza’s Road to Ruin by Costas Isychos

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Five years ago Syriza won the Greek elections and raised the hopes of the European Left. Costas Isychos, a minister in their first government, explains why the party’s socialist ambitions evaporated. When the results of the parliamentary elections were announced on 25 January 2015, all eyes were on Greece. For the first time, a party of […]