The latest attempt by UKIP to stage a provocative march through Whitechapel has been banned by the Metropolitan Police. Claiming that the event, on 31 January, was to be apolitical and merely a “March for Christ” to reaffirm the UK’s Christian heritage, Tenconi was plainly trying from the outset to provoke a ban or a […]
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German nazis on trial for plotting state overthrow
Eight young men stand trial in Dresden this week, accused of belonging to a banned neo-nazi group calling itself the “Saxon Separatists” and of planning an armed overthrow of the German state. The Saxon Separatists emerged in 2020 in Brandis, a small town near Leipzig in the eastern state of Saxony. According to federal prosecutors, […]
Israeli government hosts fascism’s heirs on Holocaust Memorial Day
This month’s second International Conference on Combating Antisemitism in Jerusalem will again provide a platform for far-right activists from racist organisations – some with a history of antisemitism. Last year’s conference proved a watershed moment exposing a deep divide between the man behind the conference – Amichai Chikli, Israeli Minister for Diaspora Affairs – and […]
Is Tommo setting up his followers for arrest?
Danny Tommo has announced plans to close down the port of Dover on Saturday, as well as sending teams of volunteers to France for an unspecified anti-migrant action. In another online video, Tommo (real name Daniel Thomas) claimed that his “Operation Overlord 2” volunteers will be travelling to France from different ports and by different […]
Kent ‘flaggers’ look to turn up the heat on county council
Barely a month after Searchlight reported on the jailing of Sam Turner, the prominent Medway flagger and serial offender is back on the streets, and back among familiar company. Turner, notorious locally for a long catalogue of offences that includes the farcical burglary of Gillingham Football Club, has been released from prison after serving just […]
Falkirk anti-migrant group quits amid rising far-right violence in Scotland
An anti-immigration protest group in Falkirk has announced it is disbanding after members of fascist and neo-Nazi groups repeatedly attended demonstrations it organised, amid wider concerns about an escalation in far-right activity across Scotland. The campaign group Save Our Future and Our Kids Future (SOF) had staged regular protests for more than a year outside […]
From BNP to Brexit: the far right’s ongoing identity crisis
As we approach Brexit’s tenth anniversary, the British far right is still trying to work out how to escape from two long shadows, Nigel Farage and Nick Griffin. Is the future course of British racism to be Farage’s populist imitation of Enoch Powell, or a Griffin-style tribute act based on mid-century fascist dictatorships? We can […]
Danny Tommo ‘planned riots on beaches of France’
The split between Danny Tommo and Raise the Colours (RTC) is turning into a bitter war of allegations. Tommo’s erstwhile comrades have now claimed that he was planning to start riots in northern France. He, in turn, has accused them of lying and raising huge amounts of money which are not being being spent on […]
Workers’ Party again fronts far-right activist as Galloway does a runner
The local elections next May are widely considered to a crucial electoral test before the 2029 general election. In Rochdale they may take on an added significance, becoming once again a testing ground for George Galloway’s Workers Party of Britain. The party currently holds two seats on the council, and will be looking to build […]
Tenconi’s sorry UKIP gang in west country fiasco
Nick Tenconi and his goons travelled down to Exeter to meet up with the local far right today. The problem for Nick is that it doesn’t matter which direction he travels, he can’t manage to attract more than a handful of thugs to march behind his banner (and his new Iron Cross flag). At least […]
Danny Tommo’s latest plan to save Britain – invading France
Having broken with his mate Ryan Bridge and Raise the Colours, Danny Tommo has unveiled his latest grand plan for saving Britain: a hastily arranged invasion of northern France, organised via evening livestreams once his children are in bed. In a series of online posts, Tommo has announced he would be spending the coming days […]
Georgia police round up fascists behind wave of ‘brutal’ attacks
Georgian police have arrested 16 alleged fascists accused of a string of violent attacks across the country. According to Tbilisi police, the suspects – including 10 minors under 18 – are neo-Nazis who had attacked a wide range of victims. Police allege the group inflicted “physical and psychological violence with particular brutality,” in some cases […]
Australian nazis shut up shop faced with legal threat
One of Australia’s most visible neo-Nazi organisations has announced plans to dissolve faced with the rapid passage of new federal anti-hate crime legislation. In a message circulated on Telegram this week, the National Socialist Network said it would wind up all activity within days, citing fears that existing and former members could face prosecution under […]
Betrayal and ‘sinister’ threats as Danny Tommo splits from Raise the Colours
Last night, Raise the Colours (RtC) put out a statement saying that Danny Tommo was ‘stepping back’ from their anti-migrant activities in northern France. Reporting it, we said that despite the ostensibly respectful tone, it sounded like there had been some fallout behind the scenes. And we were right. Later last night, Tommo himself popped […]
Death of a (British) Ku Klux Klansman
One of the very few seriously active British members of the Ku Klux Klan died on 10 January aged 88. Ian Christie was originally from Dundee, but migrated south to Leeds after serving a short prison sentence and recovering from alcoholism. Christie’s drink problems were probably related to his political odyssey from the Communist Party […]
Danny Tommo quits anti-migrant campaign- but did he jump or was he pushed?
Just hours after the French government announced that ten unnamed British far-right extremists had been banned from France, Tommy Robinson’s best mate Danny Tommo, by a distance the number one favourite for inclusion on the list, has announced that he is quitting the anti-migrant scene. Raise The Colours has just posted an announcement saying: “Danny […]
Far-right anti-migrant boat slashers banned from France
French authorities have issued territorial bans on ten British far-right activists, barring them from entering or remaining in France after months of anti-migrant actions along the Channel coast. The French Interior Ministry said the individuals, tied to the far-right ‘Raise the Colours’, had been involved in activities on French soil that risked serious disturbance to […]
Searchlight, Gerry Gable and ‘Maggie’s Militant Tendency’ – setting the record straight
In 1984 BBC Panorama made a programme called Maggie’s Militant Tendency, which investigated far-right extremism in the Conservative Party. It was the subject of successful libel action by Tory MPs Neil Hamilton, Gerald Howarth and others, and led to a major crisis for the BBC. The Director General, Alasdair Milne, lost his job over it. […]
Homeland splitter joins ‘geriatric’ British Democrats
One of the central figures in the most recent split in the Homeland Party has joined the British Democrats, a party he previously described as “geriatric”. Kai Stephens, also known online as Barkley Walsh, joined the BDs just before Xmas and has since been appointed the party’s Norfolk organiser. In the last few days he […]
The far-right past of a fallen flagger
The recent death of “Operation Raise the Colours” activist and “ex-football hooligan” Paul Lumber in Bristol, falling to his death while fixing a St George’s flag to a lamp post, received nationwide coverage, some of which painted him as a patriotic family man who had undergone a profound redemption. The truth is rather different: Lumber […]