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How French Activists Are Leading an ‘Urgent’ Fight Against the Surging Far Right
Melissa Chemam details the multifaceted resistance mobilising against far-right groups, Islamophobia and racism across the Channel
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‘Why We Must Call the National-Populist Far Right by Its Name’
The centre left should stop being afraid of accurately describing and countering the global far right threat we now face, argue Jon Bloomfield and David Edgar
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How a ‘Populist’ Media Has Mainstreamed the Far Right
Right-wing daily papers in the UK do not represent ‘public opinion’ – they simply reflect the radical right views of those ‘who own and run them’, argues Julian Petley
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‘Reform UK and the Rising Threat to Muslims and Minorities in Britain’
The rise of Reform should worry all of those who value justice and equality and the democratic fabric of this country
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‘Keir Starmer’s Weaponisation of Foreign National Crime Statistics Risks Stoking Violence and Empowering the Far Right’
Ranking crimes by nationality risks stoking a repeat of last summer’s racist riots, argues Minnie Rahman, who urges ministers to focus on fairness and rehabilitation instead
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How the British Media Laundered a Far Right Conspiracist’s Reputation
Parts of the British media have expressed outrage after Renaud Camus, who originated the far-right ‘Great Replacement’ conspiracy theory was banned from entering the UK
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Musk’s DOGE Is Inspired by Pro-Kremlin Monarchists and 1930s Technofascism
Musk’s top DOGE operative is linked to a Russian American network of anti-West pro-Kremlin monarchists inspired by the 1930s counter-democracy “Technocracy” movement, of which Musk’s grandfather was a member
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Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is Now Britain’s Biggest Far-Right Threat, Finds Report
The ‘State of Hate’ report comes in the wake of last summer’s racist riots and growing waves of extremist sentiment stirred up by public figures like Elon Musk
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How the German Elections Were ‘Successfully Manipulated’ By Foreign Actors and AI-Generated Content
Social media posts using generative AI were widely circulated by far-right supporters and the AfD
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‘Don’t Buy a Swasticar’: Tesla Hit by UK Boycott Campaign Over Elon Musk’s Far-Right Support
Electric vehicle producer Tesla has been targeted by activists due to its far-right owner’s interference in British politics
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Trump-Supporting ARC Conference After Party Cancelled at London Nightclub Following Protests
Venue was set to host a cigars, cocktail and DJ night for British Trump-backers attending a conference addressed by Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch
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Tommy Robinson Supporters Network Has Links to Neo-Nazi Groups and a Library of Terrorism Manuals
A Byline Times investigation finds members have access to an online library of bomb-making manuals, and instructions for assembling home-made firearms
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It’s Not Ukraine that Needs DeNazifaction: US Far-Right Operatives in Kyiv
Why was Jack Posobiec, who has spread baseless Russian propaganda about the country, accompanying a US Treasury delegation visit to Ukraine?
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‘In the Face of Shock-and-Awe Fascism, Resistance is Fertile’
If enough people are talking with each other about why the rule of law, strong democratic values and human rights are worth defending, the demagogues will fail
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Nigel Farage Is a ‘Political Fraud’ Who Must Be Exposed as an ‘NHS-Privatising Putin Apologist’, Says TUC Leader
Attendees at the Hope Not Hate event in Westminster heard that Reform now “presents a genuine threat” to the UK
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Nigel Farage Pictured With Far-Right Activists Who Posted ‘Pride Swastikas’ and Racist Rants
EXCLUSIVE: The Reform UK leader posed for pictures with the group of prominent far-right activists known for their extreme, racist and Islamophobic posts
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The Confidence Trick That Propelled Donald Trump and the National Populists Into Power
How Donald Trump won the support of working class Americans, while selling out their interests to global plutocrats like Elon Musk
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After Trump’s Return, Britain Is Next in the Firing Line of Putin’s War On Democracy
The real reasons lying behind Elon Musk’s relentless attacks on Keir Starmer and the UK Government
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Islamophobia Has Surged in the UK — Here’s How You Can Help Fight It
Islamophobia Awareness Month is a campaign which hopes that small, collective efforts can lead to large, systemic changes #IAM
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The Psycho-Social-Techno Politics of ‘MAGA’ Trumps Democracy – And the Liberal Left Has No Answer
Donald Trump’s second victory in the United States is a warning sign to democracies everywhere of the centrality of emotions – and their manipulation – in the new politics of gross inequality and psychic rebellion fuelled by tech-driven alternative realities, writes Hardeep Matharu
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Trump’s Victory: ‘The British Left Has Been Warned of a Far-Right Future’
The UK needs a revolution in the way politics and democracy works – starting with proportional representation, writes Neal Lawson
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Far-Right Agitator Tommy Robinson will Miss his Own Protest as he’s Arrested Before Major London Rally
Anti-migrant activist detained by police ahead of a London demonstration, as his online following surges due to promotion by ‘X’ owner Elon Musk
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Why Reform UK is Far-Right – and why Using the Right Terminology Matters
As Reform UK draws the UK’s media eye at a press conference today, Hope Not Hate argues it’s time for journalists to call it out
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‘When Peaceful Protesters Face Harsher Sentences Than Violent Racists, Something has to Give’
Politicians have justified crackdowns on protest by claiming public support. But a new Demos report shows the reality is more nuanced.
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Explained: The Six Triggers that Spark Civil Unrest
These factors do not exist in isolation but interact and act as force multipliers for each other and are ripe to be manipulated through identity politics
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‘Prison Doesn’t Work – it Won’t for Those Jailed for the Riots Either’
Keir Starmer was applauded for appointing a prisons minister who believes only a ‘third of inmates should actually be in jail’. Where was this mantra when the PM declared rioters should feel ‘the full force of the law’?
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Laurence Fox’s Reclaim Party is Bankrolled by One Man, New Accounts Reveal
The single donor has also backed an anti-vaxxer, pro-Brexit candidates and the Conservatives
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Right-Wing Broadcasters Post ‘Absolutely Pointless’ Race Hate Disclaimers on Social Media Amid Jail Terms for Riots Incitement
Dan Wootton, Beverley Turner, David Vance have posted the disclaimer which legal experts have said offers no protection from the law
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Hate Sells: ‘The Spectator Cannot Defend Douglas Murray But It Won’t Sack Him’
Cutting ties with the controversial columnist and the magazine’s Associate Editor would be bad for business – and it is hard not to conclude that it must agree with him, writes Brian Cathcart
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Anjem Choudary’s Sentencing During Riots is a Timely Reminder of the Media’s Role in Promoting Hatred
Anjem Choudary was not a Muslim cleric as the media loved to present him, but the media’s cleric, a rent-a-gob, drinker and playboy turned cosplay Mullah.
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‘UK Riots Were not Reflective of Working Class People or Working Class Ideals’
Right-wing commentators and politicians were quick to suggest the riots were caused by the working class being ignored – ignoring the fact they were ignited by misinformation spread by the far-right minority
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Riot Act: Unpicking Matthew Goodwin’s Arguments in Defence of ‘White Anger’
The honorary professor attempted to explain why the riots swept across the UK – but did so using information selectively, choosing to emphasise certain details that supported his narrative
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‘Why the Online Safety Act Won’t Stop Type of Misinformation that Sparked Riots – the Government Must Create New Legislation’
When the riots stopped conversation moved to the Online Safety Act with suggestions changes would be made ‘if necessary’. Prime Minister Keir Starmer also pledged to ‘look more broadly’ at social media
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Reform UK Facebook Groups Rife with Far-Right Sentiment and Support for Riots
From conspiracy theories to spats over Tommy Robinson, Reform UK supporter groups are kicking off amid Britain’s racist riots
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The Populist Right: What is it, Why it’s on the March and How to Stop it
An exclusive extract from The Little Black Book Of The Populist Right which is available for purchase now
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‘Anti-Muslim’ – Isn’t There a Word for That?
How the media spent days failing to call the far-right riots exactly what they were – Islamophobic
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What the Fight Against Racism in the 1970s Can Teach us About Defeating Fascists in 2024
The events of the past two weeks have been eerily reminiscent of the violent rise of the far-right National Front
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UK Riots: How the Right-Wing Press Fought to Stop Laws to Combat Online Disinformation
The story of how the Conservatives exempted their media supporters from laws against spreading dangerously false information online
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Exposing the Real UK Race Riot Instigators: The Key Players and Transatlantic Network Around Tommy Robinson
Robinson has been blamed for stoking the unrest, but the tentacles of disinformation are global. Nafeez Ahmed uncovers a worrying nexus of tech platforms and far-right conspiracy – with links to Europe, Russia and the January 6 insurrection
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‘How the Conservative Party and the British Press Normalised a Climate of Racism’
Riots swept across the UK, sparked by misinformation and propelled by the former Government’s long history of dividing the country
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‘Torture Survivors Terrified to go out as Far-Right Riots Sweep Britain’
The Government must urgently put in place greater security measures for those targeted by far-right hate
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Lies and Violence: How the Southport Tragedy Turned into a Riot
The independent regulator Impress has called for new legislation to tackle the dangers of social media misinformation
