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From welfare chauvinism to value-based nationalism – a breakdown of what constitutes a ‘far right’ group.
Social isolation feeds into extremism and terrorism.
FreeTommy protests depict the founder of the English Defence League as a hero. But his sentencing had nothing to do with the right to protest.
Journalism needs to rebuild public trust, but it won’t be easy.
Thanks to the way they are portrayed in films and books, the Knights Templar have become identified with narrow-minded nationalism. This is unjust and inaccurate.
Fed by the far-right, Islamophobia continues to make it into the mainstream – where it’s eagerly received by some.
The anti-Islamisation group caused no trouble in Birmingham this weekend – but that’s part of a very deliberate strategy.
Germany’s far-right, anti-Islamic street movement is coming to the Midlands, and it has a familiar face at its helm.
The bizarre sting that felled a Tory candidate in Dudley all hinged on a long-running local row over a planned mosque.
A UK government adviser has suggested that at least five new groups have emerged within the past month to stake a claim to the far-right in the UK. And according to that adviser, the catalyst for their…
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe has, over the years, developed a reputation as a hotbed for alternative, edgy, and controversial performance. Graham Main’s Blood Orange is no exception. The play is a seething…
Data from the latest British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey shows that since 2000, the percentage of Britons who admit some level of racial prejudice has clearly increased. Nationally, it now hovers around…
It was unsurprising that little more than a few hours after yesterday’s horrific murder, the far-right arrived in Woolwich. Emboldened by the afternoon’s events, the English Defence League’s (EDL) leader…
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