Manchester Central Library on St Peter’s Square was recently witness to the horror of 600 racists marching behind a Britain First banner, the party’s biggest event to date. Yesterday, a smaller, more local demonstration by local people concerned about Donald Trump’s current State visit gathered to protest at this famous venue. From the start, a […]
News
Far-right AfD triples vote in German local elections
Last weekend, citizens of North Rhein-Westphalia headed to the polls for the first local election since 2020. As Germany’s immigration debate becomes increasingly polarised, the far-right Alternativ für Deutschland (AfD) is capitalising; amidst desperate calls to ban the party, their willingness to speak about the topics other politicians won’t touch is what makes them so […]
The curious case of Joseph Moulton and Flag Force UK
When a 22-year-old presents himself as a seasoned business consultant with international defence sector links, eyebrows are bound to rise. That is precisely the case with Joseph Moulton, the frontman of the UK’s flag-waving initiative known as Flag Force UK. While the campaign has been marketed as a grass roots patriotic movement, investigations suggest that […]
Britain’s racist upsurge – the view from the mosque
An elderly man sits beside me in the mosque. It’s Friday, our special prayer day, and although there’s another 20 minutes before the khutbah, this week’s sermon delivered in Arabic and English by our Imam, the place is filling up. Elderly gentleman, many of whom been in the UK for 60 years, line up having […]
Historic fascist turnout heralds dangerous times
There is just one major takeaway from yesterday’s Tommy Robinson-organised ‘Free Speech’ festival in London – 110,000 supporters of a far-right, racist agitator marched through London in the biggest public demonstration of fascism ever seen in this country. Just think how often we refer back proudly to over 100,000 people coming out to support the […]
Correction
On Saturday we published an article which said that Tommy Robinson’s close collaborator, Danny Tommo, was seen inciting violence earlier in the day at Robinson’s London demonstration. This was based on a contemporaneous account. However, having reviewed video evidence published online since we have concluded that this claim is not supported by the evidence now […]