For months, Paul Golding, the leader of the far-right group Britain First, has orchestrated a campaign for a mixed martial arts fight against Muslim thinker and MMA fighter Mohammed Hijab. It’s a desperate bid for relevance, but the most decisive knockout has already occurred – not in a physical ring, but in the arena of […]
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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 […]
Desecration – how my dad’s war is being stolen by the far right
My father was a World War II veteran. Decorated. Medalled. He fought across continents against a monstrous ideology that threatened to engulf the world in darkness. For him, and for his generation, Remembrance Day was a sacred contract: a promise to honour the fallen by ensuring such a war would never happen again. He would […]
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 […]
Police authorise destruction of Britain First battle bus
As we predicted , Britain First leader Paul Golding has found it very difficult – in fact impossible – to get new insurance for his ‘laughably named ‘battle bus’ which languishes in a police pound in Manchester. As a result, we are moving close to the time when the police will simply crush or auction […]
Police threaten to crush Britain First ‘battle bus’
Police in Manchester are threatening to crush the Britain First ‘battle bus’ unless leader Paul Golding can come up with new insurance within the next few days – and that may not be as easy as it sounds. But first, let’s recap: three weeks ago, Paul Golding and his co-leader Ashlea Simon drove their ill-named […]