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Red Flare
Red Flare is a British anti-fascist research group. Organisation The group researches fascist and ethnonationalist hate groups, documents their activities, infiltrates their events and provides training to anti-fascist researchers. Activities In 2020, the group highlighted how former Liberal Democrat candidate Nick Hill became radicalised into a far-right organiser. In 2022, the group exposed the anti-semitism and racism of journalist and YouTuber James Owens. In 2023, the group documented the fracturing of far-right group Patriotic Alternative into Homeland. In 2024, the grouped leaked a number of messages from a far-right Telegram group chat in which a number of immigration-related charities, advice centres and solicitors were named as targets in the 2024 riots across the United Kingdom. See also * Hope Not Hate * Searchlight (magazine) ''Searchlight'' is a British magazine, founded in 1975 by Gerry Gable and Maurice Ludmer, which publishes exposés about racism, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anti-fascism
Anti-fascism is a political movement in opposition to fascist ideologies, groups and individuals. Beginning in European countries in the 1920s, it was at its most significant shortly before and during World War II, where the Axis powers were opposed by many countries forming the Allies of World War II and dozens of resistance movements worldwide. Anti-fascism has been an element of movements across the political spectrum and holding many different political positions such as anarchism, communism, pacifism, republicanism, social democracy, socialism and syndicalism as well as centrist, conservative, liberal and nationalist viewpoints. Fascism, a far-right ultra-nationalistic ideology best known for its use by the Italian Fascists and the German Nazis, became prominent beginning in the 1910s. Organization against fascism began around 1920. Fascism became the state ideology of Italy in 1922 and of Germany in 1933, spurring a large increase in anti-fascist action, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homeland (group)
The Homeland Party is a far-right political party in the United Kingdom.- It was founded as a splinter of the neo-Nazi group Patriotic Alternative in April 2023 by Kenny Smith, and registered as a party in January 2024. A part of the British fascist movement, it has been described as the largest fascist group in the UK by Hope not Hate. History Founding The Homeland Party was formed predominantly by Scottish members who had left the neo-Nazi group Patriotic Alternative (PA) over differences stemming from strict member verification and political ambitions of electoral politics through a registered party championed by Kenny Smith. PA and Homeland are ideologically similar and ideological differences were not a reason for the split. Smith, the chairman of Homeland, founded the party in April 2023. Smith was previously the national administration officer for PA, and the head of administration and an unsuccessful electoral candidate for the fascist British National Party (BNP).Mul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Searchlight (magazine)
''Searchlight'' is a British magazine, founded in 1975 by Gerry Gable and Maurice Ludmer, which publishes exposés about racism, antisemitism and fascism in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. ''Searchlights main focus is on the far right in the United Kingdom, as well as covering similar entities in other countries. The magazine is published and edited by Gerry Gable. An archive of historical materials associated with the magazine, The Searchlight Archive, is housed at the University of Northampton. The magazine is published quarterly, but it will cease paper publication after the Spring 2025 issue, the 50th anniversary of it being in print. Investigations and reporting will continue online. History The current ''Searchlight'' magazine was preceded by a newspaper of the same name, which was founded in 1964 by left-wing Labour Party Member of Parliament Reg Freeson with Gerry Gable as "research director".Jones, Daniel"Searchlight: Archiving the Extreme." ''Political Extremi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hope Not Hate
Hope not Hate (stylised as HOPE not hate) is an advocacy group based in the United Kingdom which campaigns against racism and fascism. It has also mounted campaigns against Islamic extremism and antisemitism. It is self-described as a "non-partisan, non-sectarian organisation." The group was founded in 2004 by Nick Lowles, a former editor of the anti-fascist magazine ''Searchlight'' (from which it split in late 2011). It is backed by various politicians and celebrities, and it has also been backed by several trade unions. History and personnel Hope not Hate was founded in 2004 by Nick Lowles, former editor of the anti-fascist ''Searchlight'' magazine. Having experienced street racism as a child, Lowles became involved with the anti-fascist movement as a student volunteer at Sheffield University. Lowles had previously worked as a freelance investigative journalist, working for television programmes including BBC Panorama, World in Action, Channel Four Dispatches and MacInt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
