The long-trumpeted “Operation Overlord” invasion of France finally landed on the beaches of Normandy yesterday. Or rather, it washed up gently, in the form of about a dozen blokes standing on the sand near Calais, waving flags at the sea while Danny Tommo yelled into the wind. No mass mobilisation. No flotilla-stopping heroics. Just a […]
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Kent ‘flaggers’ look to turn up the heat on county council
Barely a month after Searchlight reported on the jailing of Sam Turner, the prominent Medway flagger and serial offender is back on the streets, and back among familiar company. Turner, notorious locally for a long catalogue of offences that includes the farcical burglary of Gillingham Football Club, has been released from prison after serving just […]
Margate mayhem: Kent far right ends year in chaos and delusion
Monday 22 December marked the final far-right outing of the year in Kent: a forlorn “festive” parade along Margate seafront, billed by organisers as a celebration of the “true” meaning of Christmas. In reality, it was another demonstration of how isolated and dysfunctional the local far right has become. The event was fronted by the […]
Arrests follow far-right attack on council meeting
Two people have now been arrested arising out of the disruption of a Swale Borough Council meeting two weeks ago. The council meeting was to include a discussion of a motion, proposed by Liberal Democrat councillor Hannah Perkin, to make Swale a “district of sanctuary” for asylum seekers. Balaclavas More than 50 protesters – including […]
Tesla tantrum – Fash Harry’s mate rages against reality
Following our reports on ‘Fash’ Harry Hilden’s inauspicious anti-migrant demo in Folkestone recently, followed by last Saturday’s UKIP march in Dover, Searchlight supporters have been in touch to add delicious detail to the colourful tapestry that is the saga of Shaun Chaney, driver of the wraparound racist Tesla which headed up both demonstrations. Chaney’s Facebook […]
Anti-migrant organiser who looted football club is jailed
One of the main organisers of anti-migrant marches in Kent has been jailed after being convicted of harassing Labour Party canvassers and a series of motoring offences. Sam Turner, along with Faversham-based Harry Hilden, has been one of the key players in the anti-immigration demonstrations which have plagued Kent towns in the last year. Threatening […]