One of the latest stops on Tommy Robinson’s U.S. tour was a swanky gala hosted by the right-wing Zionist Organization of America in Florida, further embellishing the far-right influencer’s pro-Israel credentials. However, back in England, one of his key confederates appears to have split with Robinson over Israel, suggesting a potential rift within his inner […]
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Australian nazis in court over Anzac Day disruption
Three members of Australia’s neo-Nazi National Socialist Network (NSN) are to contest charges arising from their disruption of a dawn Anzac Day memorial service in Melbourne last April. Jacob Hersant, Nathan Bull, and Michael Nelson appeared in court this week and entered not guilty pleas to offences including behaving in an offensive manner in a […]
Kent’s Reform council defies election law with migrant emergency motion
Reform UK’s Kent County councillors have declared an “illegal migration emergency” in the county despite warnings that to do so might breach electoral law. Opposition councillors staged a mass walkout in protest at what they condemned as a cynical electoral stunt timed to influence an upcoming by-election. Migrant frontier A motion at Thursday’s council meeting, […]
How the American far right divides over Iran war
On 28 February the U.S. and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran, an ongoing bombing campaign that has already seen U.S. culpability in the killing of at least 175 people, mostly young girls, at the Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school. This action met with initial denials from Donald Trump amidst a shifting set of “reasons” […]
Pirate ship rebel hosts far-right fight club
Growing up in the noughties and 2010s, I remember being told about the dangers of violent video games. Everybody from mainstream media to worried parents would wag the finger at ratings agencies, for allowing the youth of the day to be shown violent content that might encourage them to try such behaviour out in real […]
UKIP’s Liverpool ‘March for Jesus’ condemned by city’s Christians
This Saturday, the streets of Liverpool are set to witness a deeply polarizing spectacle. Nick Tenconi, the leader of UKIP, is scheduled to hold a “Walk for Jesus” in the city, assembling on the precincts of the Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral. The supposed aim is to “stand for Christ in Liverpool during Lent”, as if every […]