The Independent reports on latest developments in relation to an investigation into the use of crown copyright by far right group Britain First. The group had previously been investigated by the Advertising Standards Agency for merchandise featuring an image of the Royal Crown and products which...
BBC News reports on details about political party funding after the Electoral Commission published figures for the last quarter. Figures from the quarterly update published today reveal that the Conservative party topped the list with donations and public funds received in the period July –...
Bradford’s local paper, The Telegraph & Argus, reports on the exploitation of a war veteran’s robbery by the British National Party for political gain. A former infantryman, George Gill, was robbed of his war medals while walking to a Remembrance Day ceremony in Keighley by individuals...
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The Weston Mercury reports on disturbing accounts of revenge attacks on a taxi company in Weston and Somerset after rumours began circulating of taxi drivers asking passengers to ‘remove poppies’. Apple Central Taxis, owned by businessman Iftikhar Ul-Haq, has been confronted with rumours...
The Daily Mail and Manchester Evening News report on an incident of racially aggravated assault at Manchester Deansgate’s Hilton hotel. Newly-wed couple Kirsty and Nick Bigland appeared at Manchester magistrates’ court to face charges after being arrested for racially abusing and attacking the...
The Daily Mail reports on a shocking incident of alleged racist abuse at a McDonalds store in south east London. Yasin Farah and two friends who visited a McDonalds outlet on Sunday 2 November early in the morning to order some breakfast say they were taken aback by the rudeness of the manager of...
The Star on Sunday draws attention to Neo-Nazi activists organising secret hate camps allegedly in preparation for a race war. The paper notes fears that the camps are being used to prepare for a wave of anti-Muslim and anti-Semitic attacks noting that anti-terror police are monitoring the Sigurd...
The Daily Express reports on a letter jointly issued by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Eric Pickles, and the Community Security Trust to Leaders of Local Authorities concerning “Offensive and detrimental material”. The letter is prompted, it makes clear, by the...
The Huffington Post relays the story of a former member of far right group and political party, Britain First, who has denounced the group’s anti-Muslim behaviour and started on a new journey of bridge-building. Matthew Lester, 25, joined the group six months ago but has since grown disillusioned...
