Meanwhile, in Nottingham… At the UKIP/English Democrats conference some UKIP members (at least) are wondering why they never received their eballots for the election of NEC members. After the attrition of the last several months, seat after seat has fallen vacant and by our calculations only 2 out of 12 may actually be currently occupied. […]
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UKIP gathers in Nottingham: welcome to the ‘program’
So, UKIP and the English Democrats gathered in Nottingham today for the first day of their first joint conference. And, as well as having to face demonstrators outside the hotel where they met (above), it was not all smooth running. Apart from anything else, the ‘confidential’ Conference ‘Program’ was so confidential that half the attendees […]
Grave concerns met with roaring silence on the far right
Radical changes in the laws governing graveyards may be on the cards if recommendations published on 3 October by the Law Commission are adopted by Parliament. This may even open the door to new constructions over old cemeteries, though such speculation may be jumping the gun a little. England and Wales are fast running out […]
Austrian far right scores election success – and British fascists suck up to them
BY ROGER PEARCE The Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) has become the latest far-right success story, finishing in first place in Sunday’s election with 28.9%, though a very long way short of a parliamentary majority. Unlike most other insurgent anti-immigration parties, it’s a party with deep historical roots. Searchlight readers will remember two earlier periods of […]
Homeland Conference – a parade of racists and anti-semites, and the occasional oddball
This weekend’s Homeland Party annual conference offers pretty thin pickings when it comes to speakers. We mentioned earlier about two foreign fascists – from Germany and Poland – who will decorate their platform. But, apart from party functionaries and the odd local councillor, the only speaker of interest is Garreth Falls. Who? you might reasonably […]
AfD and allies pitch up at Homeland conference
Attendees at this weekend’s Homeland Party conference will be addressed by speakers from the German AfD and a Polish party which is closely allied to it. Homeland is meeting in Derbyshire, at the Town Hall in Wirksworth which seems to have been booked under a pretext, and domestic speakers include Pete North and Steve Laws. […]