Rather than challenging that xenophobic ideology, many policy makers kowtow to it, helping to shift the political dial more to the right. This against the backdrop of economic austerity for fifteen years has fed the narrative that British white people are poorer because of racialised migrants, ...
This study is an example of interdisciplinary research, which combines the linguistic aspects with the study of public political discourse in social media. This research provides an analysis of far right political discourse in social media (Facebook and Twitter) on European integration. We collect ...
UK far-right group boasts Tea Party links Souce: CNN London, England (CNN)-- If you believe the mood music, the Tea Party's rise may mark a political watershed in the U.S. The conservative grassroots movement, which has capitalized on right-wing frustration with Barack Obama's ...
John Woodcock, the British government’s adviser on political violence and disruption, said there was a “concerted and coordinated” attempt to spread the violence. “Clearly, some of those far-right actors have got a taste for this and are trying to provoke similar in towns and cities acr...
Can new extremism definition strike the right balance? Serena Barker-Singh Political correspondent @serenabarksing The criticisms Michael Gove had going into the House of Commons were from civil liberty groups on one side worrying that democratic protest could be infringed, ...
He admitted distributing stickers for far-right political groups, sticking them on lamp posts and junction boxes around Grimsby. When asked what he thought the effect of such stickers would be on any minority groups living in the area, he said: “I don’t know. I don’t associate with the...
Known far-right activists promoted and attended the riots. Police acted quickly to identify those involved, while some people were arrested during the riots, the majority were arrested afterwards. According to the UK Parliament website, the police reportedly compiled video evidence through a range ...
Months of historic political violence, memes, auras, and, of course, ‘brat’ has newsletter columnist Emma Garland asking if anything is real anymore? Written by: Emma Garland Activism06.08.2024 We protected our community from a far right mob, here's what happened As fascists descended on Br...
AfD is strongest in the formerly communist east, and the domestic intelligence agency has the party's branches in Saxony and Thuringia under official surveillance as "proven right-wing extremist" groups. Image:A protest in Berlin against the AfD party. Pic: AP ...
“A lot of the different groups are very, very fractured and they don’t seem to be able to get along that well.” A case in point is McConnell who has been shunned by much of the far right in the past week. One of the reasons for this is his address to Saturday...