Kent-based far-right agitator Harry Hilden has embarked on a frenetic schedule of protests, self-promotion and online broadcasting in the wake of his 23 November arrest in Faversham, an incident previously reported by Searchlight. At the same time, support for anti-migrant actions in the area is faltering, with diminishing numbers turning out. Struggling Hilden’s hyperactive public […]
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Flaggers’ mask slips as fascists and nazis take centre stage
“Don’t you dare call us fascists. We’re just ordinary folk worried about our women and kids.” It’s the familiar refrain from the groups of self-styled “patriots,” “anti-groomers,” and flag-wavers who have sprung up in towns across the country. Yet this weekend revealed just how hollow that claim has become, as open fascists and neo-Nazis moved […]
Christian nationalism: a far-right religious ideology drifting across the Atlantic
Christian nationalism is not just a theological position. It is a political weapon – a reactionary ideology that fuses religious fundamentalism with racial exclusion, patriarchal control, and authoritarian ambition. Born in the United States and steeped in white supremacist theology, it has begun to seep into British political discourse, often under the guise of “defending […]
Britain First declares ‘massive victory’ after buying back their ‘battle bus’ at auction
Britain First have got their ‘battle bus’ back and are hailing it a “massive, massive victory” over Manchester police. It really isn’t: in fact, they had to fork out thousands at a police auction to retrieve it from the consequences of their own stupidity. Playground insults The saga began when party leader Paul Golding decided […]
College Vice-Chair who marched with fascists resigns
The Vice Chair of Exeter College of Further Education has resigned from its board after being seen marching with fascists in Exeter last weekend. Patrick Tigwell, who was appointed to the Exeter College Board as a governor in 2022 and became Vice Chair two years later, was pictured on Saturday draped in a union flag […]
Unholy alliance as Reform UK in Exeter cosy up to Britain First
Reform UK’s Exeter branch is under growing pressure to explain itself as some its most prominent local figures are associating – both online and on the ground – with the openly fascist Britain First. Last Saturday Exeter witnessed the first far-right mobilisation in the city since the English Defence League’s appearance in 2013. Though the […]