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Fighting against racism and fascism
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College dumps Vice-Chair who marched with fascists
The Vice Chair of Exeter College of Further Education has been dumped from its board after being seen marching with fascists in Exeter last weekend. Patrick Tigwell, who was appointed to the Exeter College Board as a governor in 2022…
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Farage, Reform and the ‘Russia question’ that won’t go away
In the wake of Nathan Gill’s guilty verdict on multiple counts of bribery for taking payments in exchange for pro-Kremlin…
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Mike Cohen: The anti-fascist whose camera was his gun
Mike Cohen was one of Britain’s great Jewish anti-fascists, whose significant contribution to the movement came through his camera lens.…
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Danny Tommo’s wet weekend in Southampton
It was a wet weekend for the Southport riot-inciter Danny Tommo, one of Tommy Robinson’s closest mates. After doing his…
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Unholy alliance as Reform UK in Exeter cosy up to Britain First
Reform UK’s Exeter branch is under growing pressure to explain itself as some its most prominent local figures are associating…
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The Russian spy network that targeted Brexit Party MEPs
When Anton Shekhovtsov, a Ukrainian researcher of Europe’s far right and a former Searchlight contributor, published his forensic 2021 study…
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The ego and the echo chamber: ‘Taco’ Tenconi’s London flop
They came promising a show of strength. What unfolded instead was a pitiful spectacle. In Central London this afternoon, Nick…
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The lies and lies of the ‘Pink Lady’ child abuser
Gemma Mattinson, the vile ‘save our kids’ Pink Lady with convictions for child cruelty, is a liar. She’s posted a…
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BNP rump faces allegations of corruption and fraud
The British National Party (BNP), for years the pre-eminent force in British far-right politics but now an irrelevant rump, is at the centre of an entertaining row as a group of former members and activists claim they are mounting a…
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Obituary: Antonio Tejero (1932-2025), Civil Guard officer who led failed fascist coup in Spain
European fascists are mourning the death of the last man to attempt an old-school fascist coup, Lt Col Antonio Tejero…
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Smirking Robinson wrecks chances of Israeli football fans watching Aston Villa game
When the Israeli football team Maccabi Tel Aviv visit Villa Park on 6 November for a Europa League fixture, there…
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Huge opposition leads to police ban on UKIP march
Try as he might to feign anger as he announces that his planned march in Whitechapel this coming weekend has…
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Austrian army colonel held as police raid far-right ‘weapons exercise’
Well-connected European nazis and extreme conspiracy theorists are under investigation after heavily-armed police raided a weapons training camp in Austria…
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International far-right, pro-Putin axis launched in Russia
Last month, St Petersburg’s Mariinsky Palace — the city’s Legislative Assembly building — quietly hosted a meeting which led to…
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The elite funders behind Italy’s far-right CasaPound movement
A covert network of high-profile financiers – including diplomats, academics, lawyers, military officials, and media figures – has been secretly…
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Remembering the massacre at Kerdyllia
As dawn broke on 17 October 1941 in the villages of Ano Kerdyllia and Kato Kerdyllia in the Serres region…
International news
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The Russian spy network that targeted Brexit Party MEPs
When Anton Shekhovtsov, a Ukrainian researcher of Europe’s far right and a former Searchlight contributor, published his forensic 2021 study…
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Obituary: Antonio Tejero (1932-2025), Civil Guard officer who led failed fascist coup in Spain
European fascists are mourning the death of the last man to attempt an old-school fascist coup, Lt Col Antonio Tejero…
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Smirking Robinson wrecks chances of Israeli football fans watching Aston Villa game
When the Israeli football team Maccabi Tel Aviv visit Villa Park on 6 November for a Europa League fixture, there…
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Austrian army colonel held as police raid far-right ‘weapons exercise’
Well-connected European nazis and extreme conspiracy theorists are under investigation after heavily-armed police raided a weapons training camp in Austria…
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Terror case throws spotlight on neo-nazi British Movement
The conviction of Brogan Stewart, a Wakefield-based neo-nazi sentenced today to 11 years for plotting terrorist attacks on mosques and synagogues, throws a spotlight on the activities of British Movement, one of the UK’s most longstanding and notorious neo-nazi outfits.…
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The anti-migrant ‘Pink Lady’ you could never trust with your kids…
The rise of anti-migrant protests across Britain has been frequently portrayed by organisers as the spontaneous expression of local concern,…
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From Searchlight 30 years ago – ‘The scales of justice are out of balance’
On October 16, 1993, a massive demonstration marched in Welling, south London, protesting against the presence there of a British…
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Traditional Britain Group conference – posh venue doesn’t relieve the tedium
Well, if the UKIP conference in Gloucester at the weekend was the low point of the fascist conference season, the…
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Police threaten to crush Britain First ‘battle bus’
Police in Manchester are threatening to crush the Britain First ‘battle bus’ unless leader Paul Golding can come up with…
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UKIP’s annual conference attracts record breaking numbers – EIGHT!
Before last weekend’s UKIP conference began, Chairman Ben ‘Rogue Builder’ Walker issued strict instructions, especially to the chap filming proceedings:…
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‘Tommy Robinson’ takes a ride on far-right billionaire’s train set
Tommy Robinson is obviously making the most of his time before his next court appearance on Monday when he will…
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Great British National Protest closes fundraisers – did he fall or was he pushed?
Great British National Protest organiser Richard Donaldson has announced that he is closing down the group’s online fundraisers. But is…
Research and analysis
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Farage, Reform and the ‘Russia question’ that won’t go away
In the wake of Nathan Gill’s guilty verdict on multiple counts of bribery for taking payments in exchange for pro-Kremlin…
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The Resistible Rise of Reform UK
The May election results were a warning, if one was needed, of the danger of an insurgent Reform UK. Sarah…
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Traditional Britain Group – secrecy, elitism, and the far right’s academic mask
On Saturday May 10, 2025, the Traditional Britain Group will host a luncheon in London to replace its annual black-tie…
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Local elections 2025 – Farage surges and far right turn on Homeland
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has won control of at least seven councils in this week’s local elections. A party that…
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Home Office turns blind eye to hardline foreign racists at nazi conference
The Home Office and UK Border Security have again turned a blind eye to militant racists entering the UK to speak at a fascist conference. Last Saturday, as Searchlight revealed a few days before the event, Jared Taylor spoke at…
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Fascist terrorism comes to Peacehaven
Wound up, no doubt, by a relentless and increasingly violent output of anti-Islam and anti-migrant rhetoric, two fascist terrorists attacked…
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Britain First ‘battle bus’ seized by police – again
So here’s how it unfolded. A week ago, British fascism’s village idiot Paul Golding drove his Britain First ‘battle bus’…
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Reform’s Russian ‘asset’ – the Kremlin shadow over Nigel Farage
On 26 September, former Welsh Brexit Party MEP and Reform UK official Nathan Gill pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey…
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UK Jewish groups’ fury at Israeli Minister’s invitation to Tommy Robinson
Mainstream Jewish organisations in the UK have reacted angrily to an invitation to Tommy Robinson to visit Israel. The invitation…
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Spotify platforms pound shop Lily Allen’s gross libel on Keir Starmer
Jodie Scott – better known online by her moniker ‘Missus Kent’ and dubbed the ‘pound shop Lily Allen – is…
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A knife at the heart of Manchester
Yesterday came news of a horrendous and violent attack here in Manchester. The Heaton Park Synagogue, the target for a…
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Anti-migrant campaigners planned to ‘petrol bomb lefties’
Great British National Protest organiser Richard Donaldson has ramped up his allegations against other anti-migrant campaigners whom he previously accused…
Culture
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Review: Celebrating Billie Holiday, jazz great and civil rights activist
A great night at the Jazz Café, Camden, on 7 April when we were transported back to the Jim Crow…
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‘Lili Marlene’: the song that haunted the Nazis
One song and two singers came to represent opposition and resistance to Hitler in the Second World War. The most beautiful…
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Berlin and the red triangle
The red triangle was in the news recently when the city of Berlin senate banned its use on activities related…
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Theatre Review: The Accidental Death of an Anarchist, by Dario Fo and Franca Rame
The Accidental Death of an Anarchist is a play that arose from events in December 1969, when Italian fascists bombed…
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Notorious US racist allowed into UK for nazi conference
One of America’s most notorious racists has been allowed into Britain to speak at a conference staged by unrepentant nazis, several of whose followers have been jailed for terrorist offences. Jared Taylor, founder of American Renaissance, is to be star…
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Did prodigal son ‘Tommy’ leave Rikki waiting at the altar?
It was something we awaited with considerable anticipation. Ten days ago, ‘Tommy Robinson’ announced online that the following Sunday (ie…
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Golding ignores police warning and Britain First ‘battle bus’ is seized at Labour conference
“Well, he’s been warned” That’s what we wrote in our article only two days ago about Paul Golding and his…
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Hull anti-migrant protestors silence grooming victim
Anti-migrant campaigners in Hull physically threw a rape survivor off the platform when she tried to tell the crowd she…
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The UKIP candidate who is, well, a bit of an arse…
Roger Quilliam, a member of the UKIP NEC (representing playground-age children) has been declared the official party candidate for Caerphilly…
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Police put brakes on Britain First’s battered battle bus
In what is becoming a tediously regular occurrence, Britain First managed once again to prise their so-called “battle bus” out…
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Newcastle: Advance opens the door to ‘Tommy Robinson’ and Tenconi is seen off
Newcastle had more than its fair share of far-right wingers turning up at the weekend, with Ben Habib’s Advance UK…
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Homeland – the party that can’t organise a piss-up in a Beefeater
Homeland – the party of ‘sensible nationalism’ led by a bloke with a swastika tattoo on his chest – assembled…
Anti-fascism
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Mike Cohen: The anti-fascist whose camera was his gun
Mike Cohen was one of Britain’s great Jewish anti-fascists, whose significant contribution to the movement came through his camera lens.…
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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…
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Epping this Sunday – anti-racists must nip far-right violence in the bud
On 7 August last year, in response to direct fascist threats of violence against organisations helping migrants and asylum seekers,…
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Fanning the flames – far right aims to whip up summer of race riots
Let’s be under no illusions about the significance of this week’s events in Epping – this is simply the first…
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Face-tattooed nazi and ‘pound shop Lily Allen’ prominent in Kent migrant protests
Faversham in Kent has recently been the scene of some tense confrontations between anti-asylum protesters and anti-racist counter-demonstrators. And prominent amongst the far-right group have been a notorious, hardline neo-nazi and the ‘singer’ who’s been dubbed the ‘pound shop Lily…
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‘Help’ – Italian fascist leader Roberto Fiore begs Pope to keep him out of jail
Roberto Fiore, the leader of Italy’s far-right party Forza Nuova, has written an open letter to Pope Leo XIV urging…
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Two leading fascist activists arrested
Two leading far-right agitators have been arrested by police. The Dover-based online activist Steve Laws has been arrested by police…
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Mark Collett gives platform to unapologetic ‘The Order’ terrorist
Patriotic Alternative führer Mark Collett’s latest desperate bid for attention again puts his followers at risk of prosecution, all for…
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Tommy’s back on his sunbed – Panama City mayor lets him in
Tommy Robinson can now settle down to his SEVENTH spell on a foreign sun lounger this year after all. While…
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Tommy Robinson’s latest sunshine holiday ends in deportation
Well, it was all too predictable that after his rally in London last week, ‘Tommy Robinson’ would use another lump…
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Shock neo-nazi council victory in German elections
Election successes for AfD including their significant advances in last weekend’s local elections at various levels in North Rhein-Westphalia (NRW)…
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Hello, Jodie: far-right rapper, ‘Missus Kent’, unmasked
“She’s outed herself” proclaimed the Daily Star, about “Missus Kent” the far-right songstress dubbed the “Pound shop Lily Allen”. She’s…
Holocaust
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An anniversary David Irving would rather forget
Last Monday was David Irving’s birthday. He celebrated it from his sickbed to which he has been confined for over…
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Fascists and antisemites mourn death of rogue bishop
Last week’s funeral of the far-right, schismatic Bishop Richard Williamson brought into sharp focus the longstanding connections between some ultra-conservative…
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Heritage Party leader bemoans ‘injustice’ for holocaust-denying nazi
Searchlight has been reporting for several months on the increasing radicalisation of right-wing parties. Not just the obviously racist and…
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Kristallnacht remembered
To mark the anniversary of the 1938 November Pogrom, otherwise known as Kristallnacht, we reprint a special article published by…
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Trump-loving ‘auditors’ try to stir things up in Manchester
Manchester Central Library on St Peter’s Square was recently witness to the horror of 600 racists marching behind a Britain First banner, the party’s biggest event to date. Yesterday, a smaller, more local demonstration by local people concerned about Donald…
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Far-right AfD triples vote in German local elections
Last weekend, citizens of North Rhein-Westphalia headed to the polls for the first local election since 2020. As Germany’s immigration…
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The curious case of Joseph Moulton and Flag Force UK
When a 22-year-old presents himself as a seasoned business consultant with international defence sector links, eyebrows are bound to rise.…
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Britain’s racist upsurge – the view from the mosque
An elderly man sits beside me in the mosque. It’s Friday, our special prayer day, and although there’s another 20…
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Historic fascist turnout heralds dangerous times
There is just one major takeaway from yesterday’s Tommy Robinson-organised ‘Free Speech’ festival in London – 110,000 supporters of a…
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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.…
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Thugs and nazi ‘intellectuals’ get together in Preston
On Sunday afternoon Preston in the north of England, witnessed the latest get together organised by the self-styled ‘intellectual’ journal…
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‘Independent’ county councillor speaks at nazi conference
A supposedly “independent” county councillor broke cover last weekend to speak at a conference in memory of the UK’s leading…
Today's top ten most read articles
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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.…
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Thugs and nazi ‘intellectuals’ get together in Preston
On Sunday afternoon Preston in the north of England, witnessed the latest get together organised by the self-styled ‘intellectual’ journal…
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‘Independent’ county councillor speaks at nazi conference
A supposedly “independent” county councillor broke cover last weekend to speak at a conference in memory of the UK’s leading…
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Home Office bans foreign nazis from UK conference
Two prominent foreign nazis were banned from attending a high-profile far-right gathering in the UK at the weekend. The event…
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The bishop who is the new link between Catholic radicals and far right
Although his name is not well known outside traditionalist Catholic circles, Bishop Paul Morgan has come to occupy a pivotal…
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Size isn’t everything as fuhrer Yerbury’s micro-party meets in Leeds
The men of the National Rebirth Party will know that size isn’t everything. And that’s good because today’s so-called National…
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Sacking signals split in far right intellectual wing
Today the racist movement’s self-styled intellectual wing is again at war with itself, after the world’s leading far-right publisher sacked…
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Far-right leader says fellow anti-migrant campaigners are planning ‘domestic terrorism’
The leader of the far-right Great British National Protest has reported two prominent fellow anti-migrant campaigners to the police for…
