France’s two-round municipal elections, held on 15 and 22 March 2026, have produced a verdict on the far right that is simultaneously a record performance and a strategic disappointment. The Rassemblement National (RN) and its allies made historic inroads across hundreds of small towns, yet failed to crack the major urban centres it had identified […]
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Crossbows, swords, and ‘Zyklon B’ canister – but no charges against BM members
Nine members of the neo-Nazi British Movement have escaped prosecution following a ten-month police investigation sparked by a gathering at which they celebrated Hitler’s birthday. Greater Manchester Police confirmed this week that all nine suspects, arrested in dawn raids last May, have been released from bail with no further action. Despite uncovering what officers themselves […]
Together Alliance brings thousands to London to rally against the far right
If the organisers’ estimates of half a million attending are accurate, yesterday’s Together Alliance demonstration in London against the far right in general, but Farage and Reform in particular, is a fantastic achievement. Certainly if you were there it was clear that many tens of thousands had flocked to the capital to march from Park […]
Britain First’s ‘battle bus’ – the grift that keeps on giving
The Britain First ‘battle bus’ saga has taken yet another predictable turn, with Paul Golding now launching an online appeal claiming he faces a driving ban and needs supporters’ cash to “help”. It is, in effect, the latest attempt to spin a self‑inflicted farce into a persecution narrative, and raise a few quid in the […]
“Homosexuals are not cowards” – The man who bombed the nazi files
On this day in 1943, a small group of Dutch resistance fighters carried out one of the most audacious acts of sabotage of the Nazi occupation, an operation that saved countless Jewish lives and struck a blow against the machinery of fascist persecution. Led by sculptor Gerrit van der Veen and painter and writer Willem […]
Danish Election – DPP comeback as far right vote is reshuffled
Denmark’s snap general election earlier this week produced a clutch of headlines about far-right gains, but they were not as dramatic as they are being portrayed. The biggest winner on the far right was the Danish People’s Party (Dansk Folkeparti, DF), which nearly trebled its vote share to 9.1 per cent, winning 16 seats. This […]