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 […]
British Democrats
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 lies behind a Cornish councillor’s antisemitic tirade
Searchlight magazine and anti-fascist groups warned that last weekend’s ‘British National Strike’ would enable the most extreme forces to spread their bile in public. But even we were astonished at the video that emerged of Peter Lawrence, a British Democrat Parish Councillor in Cornwall, unashamedly holding forth with a torrent of neo-nazi lies. Questioned publicly […]
Local elections 2025 – Farage surges and far right turn on Homeland
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has won control of at least seven councils in this week’s local elections. A party that often relies on dog-whistle racism and xenophobia will now try to control large swathes of England. These results make grim reading for anti-fascists and are an indictment of both Tory opportunism and Labour cowardice. Indulging […]
Yorkshire fascist wins council seats – but without an election
A huge victory! A stunning success! Total vindication of our strategy! Yes! Set up by ageing nazis whose political careers have been characterised by hideous extremism, bigotry, Holocaust denial, conspiracy-mongering and a good deal more, the BNP Retirement Division, otherwise known as the British Democrats, where older bigots go to die, has actually won something. […]
Fascist candidate announced for Doncaster mayor
The fascist British Democrats have announced they will be contesting Doncaster’s mayoral election in May. Their candidate will be Frank Calladine, who was their Doncaster North candidate in the last general election, and works in the gun trade. The British Democrats, of course, boast a President, Andrew Brons, who belonged to the National Socialist Movement […]