Newcastle had more than its fair share of far-right wingers turning up at the weekend, with Ben Habib’s Advance UK holding its launch conference in the city, and Nick Tenconi holding a demonstration with his UKIP goon squad. Ben Habib had planned a glitzy event to launch his Advance UK party, which has been endorsed […]
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UKIP rolls out red carpet for Reform defector – and psychic readings for £14.99
Cue the celebrations at UKIP HQ – they have a local councillor. The first for some time. Well, kind of. They haven’t actually won an election. Nor have they managed to slip a candidate into a uncontested election so they can take a council seat without the inconvenience of having to persuade a majority of […]
Has Tommy Robinson thrown UKIP under the bus?
Tommy Robinson’s decision to join up with Ben Habib’s Advance UK is a moment of crisis for UKIP, which has been betting everything on winning that alliance themselves. In recent months, UKIP Chairman Ben ‘Rogue Builder’ Walker and Leader Nick Tenconi have allowed the organisation to wither and fall into disrepair, as they ploughed all […]
Reform UK selects UKIP branch officer as election candidate
The Reform UK vetting system appears to have suffered another glitch, but not the usual type where nutjob extremists are given a clean bill of health to stand as election candidates. In this case, Reform has selected a man officially listed as a serving officer in UKIP as a council election candidate. Nick Wood is […]
Epping sets anti-racists a challenge we cannot shirk
In Epping, organised fascists and their racist supporters have scored a notable victory over the last couple of weeks. The situation was not turned around by yesterday’s creditable anti-racist turnout but maybe a line has been drawn, and a moment signalled when the real, hard work of winning hearts and changing minds in that divided […]
Norwich anti-migrant protest organiser arrested
Anti-fascists are busy all over the country today as local far right groups try to capitalise on events in Epping, where they have scored a significant victory. We will bring reports from as many places as we can over the weekend. but for the moment, we will confine ourselves to reporting that the anti-migrant event […]