Cops candidate fielded by EDL

  IN THE RUNNING: Kevin Carroll wants to be Bedfordshire’s police and crime commissioner    AN English Defence League leader has been announced as a candidate in the race to become police and crime commissioner for Bedfordshire. Kevin Carroll, who lives in Farley Hill, says he will end “political correctness” and “two-tier policing” in Bedfordshire … Read more

The Death Of The BNP

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Far right movements have existed since the early days of democracy, with political and non-political groups alike, based on two overarching, and vaguely fascist, beliefs. These are, of course, that national identity and national pride were defining features of an advanced race. With every perceived ‘growth’ in immigration and, all too often, each time society … Read more

Far-right embarrass themselves at the polls – and at the count

National Front members including Peter Tierney, Liam Pinkham, Stephen Dumont and Gary Lucas try to unveil an "Anti Zionist League" banner during the election count

The far-right failed miserably at yesterday’s elections. This was a nationwide trend, with the BNP losing all of the seats it contested, but it was particularly heartening to see on Merseyside. Given all the commotion they’ve been causing recently, it remains the case that the people of Liverpool resoundingly reject the politics of hate. Not … Read more

BNP and other fascist election candidates

The British National Party has managed to stand only around 130 candidates for the local elections on Thursday 3 May. The number of BNP candidates is well down on the 268 it stood last year and less than a quarter of the 612 they stood when the same seats were up for election in 2008. … Read more

Liverpool BNP collapses after National Front defection

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It was interesting to see, as the candidates in the Liverpool Mayoral Elections were announced, that there would be three fascist candidates standing. Liverpool organiser Mike Whitby is the British National Party candidate and ex-BNP man Paul Rimmer is standing for the English Democrats. But the surprise candidate is Peter Tierney…for the National Front. Tierney has, … Read more

Revealed: international far-right network that lies behind the EDL

The network of shadowy strategists behind the English Defence League is now under the spotlight as the identities of its leading figures are revealed. The group of viciously Islamophobic ideologues supports and brings together far-right racist and fascist groups across Europe. It has been centrally involved in the EDL from its beginnings in 2009 and … Read more

English Defence League prepares to storm local elections.

English Defence League to enter electoral politics after signing pact with British Freedom Party  The English Defence League plans to field candidates for the first time in local elections after an alliance is finalised between the far-right group and the British Freedom Party, which was set up by disgruntled members of the British National Party. … Read more

“We’re coming to see you on the 30th” – Liverpool’s fascists stand against the workers

English Defence League members at a recent flash demo outside Lime Street station

It’s no revelation to say that fascism is an anti-working class ideology. Even though many groups play on the fears and frustrations of the white working class, they soon come out in opposition to effective action by workers trying to improve their lives. So it will surprise few to learn that the next far-right day … Read more

Ex-BNP man joins new party

The BNP’s former legal director, Lee Barnes, has joined a new far-right political party, the British Freedom Party. Mr Barnes, known for his vocal anti-Zionism, is the BFP’s legal and policy officer. It now has more than 1,000 members on Facebook, stating plans to “end all immigration and economic migration and reverse the colonisation of … Read more