Real breakthrough for Swedish far right is the concessions of other parties
The far right Sweden Democrats did not make the big electoral breakthrough in the latest general election that its supporters had threatened.
Anti-racism
Steve Bannon’s new organisation – building up Europe’s racist far right
Donald Trump’s former political strategist Steve Bannon has set up a new political organisation to assist the growth of far right forces across Europe and destabilise the European Union.
The upsurge of racism in the West
The current wave of attacks on migrants by governments in the US and Europe underlines the new centrality of racism in current Western politics and the developing links between Donald Trump and Europe’s far-right.
Unity protest against the Nazis and Tommy Robinson – Saturday 14 July
** Supporters of fascist English Defence League founder Tommy Robinson have said they will march in London on Saturday 14 July. They are trying to build a far right street movement in Britain. ** Stand Up To Racism and Unite Against Fascism counter protest
The growth of the far-right is a danger to us all
The mobilisation of around 15,000 far-right supporters in London for the imprisoned Tommy Robinson has been a wake-up call for many on the left.
The intention of Saturday’s march was clear — to normalise and spread the most vitriolic anti-Muslim hatred and to build a new far-right movement based on the growth of anti-Muslim groups across Europe.
Note from the front of 31-05-2018
Following the reactionary campaign that dominated the June 2016 referendum on EU membership and the racism and xenophobia that were stirred up in its aftermath, there has been a gradual shift in the terrain of the fight over immigration policy in Britain.