The Munich Security Conference is known for its carefully managed setting. Each February, political leaders, diplomats and military officials gather in a central Munich hotel to discuss global security issues. Informal exchanges alongside formal panels often shape strategic debates that continue throughout the year. Against that backdrop, the MSC’s recent decision to invite MPs from […]
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Mother and daughter jailed for sustained neo-nazi hate campaign
A mother and daughter who ran a prolonged campaign of racist and antisemitic abuse online and on the streets of their local community were jailed at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Tuesday. Shirley Craughwell was sentenced to 20 months’ imprisonment and her daughter Hannah Craughwell to 16 months after both pleaded guilty to multiple offences involving […]
Hacktivist takes down white supremacist websites on stage at conference
A pseudonymous hacktivist used the occasion of a hackers’ convention in Germany to take down white supremacist websites live on stage. In a presentation at the Chaos Communication Congress in Hamburg, one of the world’s largest gatherings of cybersecurity experts and digital activists, a hacker know only as Martha Root remotely deleted the servers hosting […]
Musk’s GROK says Farage is talking tosh on London ‘crime wave’
According to Nigel Farage, announcing today that Laila Cunningham will be Reform UK’s candidate for London mayor in 2028, the capital under Labour mayor Sadiq Khan, is “in the grip of a crime wave”. So, we asked Elon Musk’s AI platform Grok if it was true. Guess what…
Obituary: Gerry Gable (1937-2026), architect of modern British anti-fascism
The death of Searchlight’s founder Gerry Gable at the age of 88 marks the passing of a man without whom modern British anti-fascism would scarcely be recognisable. For more than sixty years, he stood at the centre of the struggle against fascism and the extreme right, as a relentless organiser, investigator and strategist. To many, […]
Margate mayhem: Kent far right ends year in chaos and delusion
Monday 22 December marked the final far-right outing of the year in Kent: a forlorn “festive” parade along Margate seafront, billed by organisers as a celebration of the “true” meaning of Christmas. In reality, it was another demonstration of how isolated and dysfunctional the local far right has become. The event was fronted by the […]