Tag Archives: Britain First

The hatred that links Britain First, the murder of Jo Cox and Trump’s America

Posted on 1 December, 2017 by

US President Donald Trump has been widely criticised for retweeting three videos originally tweeted by the deputy leader of far-right group Britain First (BF). But Trump has also shown sympathy for organisations in the US that, like BF, profess the … Continue reading →

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Cox’s killer: his deed was of terror; his cause, not just fascism but the nationalism of the far right

Posted on 24 November, 2016 by

Thomas Mair has been found guilty of the murder of Jo Cox MP. Cox was a lifelong campaigner for human rights and spearheaded many humanitarian causes. Mair has been sentenced to life imprisonment. Mair’s neo-Nazi links not only span decades, but also … Continue reading →

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UK economy collapsing, but the pitchforks are already out as far right target scapegoats

Posted on 25 June, 2016 by

Cameron’s hugely miscalculated EU Referendum saw a knife-edge result that merely succeeded, as Laurie Penny eloquently put it, in widening the divisions in society. As such, the referendum could be described as an abject failure in democracy: seriously flawed and … Continue reading →

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Were MI5 informed of Thomas Mair’s links to neo-Nazi organisations in 2000?

Posted on 20 June, 2016 by

Thomas Mair is portrayed by the right-wing tabloids as being ‘mentally ill’ – a label usually reserved for those perpetrators of a political assassination if they are white. But Mair’s far-right, neo-Nazi links not only span decades but countries: a … Continue reading →

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Racism, far-right ideology & hatred of refugees: the toxic mix that killed Jo Cox

Posted on 17 June, 2016 by

Jo Cox MP was a humanitarian and a tireless campaigner for refugees and, in particular, the war refugees of Syria. She was more than a politician: she was passionate about her work and had been involved in many charities/NGOs that … Continue reading →

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