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 […]
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Exeter Tory councillor defects to Reform – what took her so long?
For years, Alison Sheridan has been a familiar figure on Exeter’s political fringe, first as a UKIP organiser and later with the Brexit Party. Known as a prominent right-wing activist, she has built a reputation on strident opposition to asylum seekers, foreigners, and left-wing politics – a stance somewhat at odds with Exeter’s vibrant, multiracial […]
Mr Christopher Chandler
In an article published on 19 November, entitled ‘Matthew Goodwin and Reform UK’s push into British campuses’, we referred to connections between Matthew Goodwin and the Legatum Institute. The Institute is funded by the Legatum Foundation, itself controlled by Christopher Chandler and his partners at the Legatum Group. In the article we referred to allegations […]
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 […]