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Tommy Robinson lied. HOPE not hate set out to prove it, and we did. In this special episode of the podcast, HNH's CEO, Nick Lowles, and Director of Research, Dr Joe Mulhall, sit down to discuss the story of the long battle to prove that Robinson broke a legal injunction that means he now faces prison. When you've finished the episode, check out the long-read here [https://hopenothate.org.uk/bringing-tommy-robinson-to-justice/]. -- ♪ Alone (Prod. by Lukrembo)  Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLXLhOyo-2w&t=0s

HOPE not hate has today released its annual State of Hate report, titled ‘Pessimism, Decline and a Rising Radical Right’. It is *the* go-to place for analysis of the far right, growing trends, fresh investigations and up-to-date profiles of all the key figures and groups. There’s nothing else out there like it. On this episode of the podcast, Nick and Joe go over the broad takeaways from the report before having an in depth discussion on the topic of the growing Radical Right influence in the Conservative Party. This is an important story which reflects the growing toxicity in mainstream politics. The pair talk about where this group has come from, what it exists to achieve and how big an influence it, and its associated media environment, has on our politics. To close, they touch on two other stories, the first is a new investigation into a member of the Patriotic Alternative splinter group, The Homeland Party, who is Chair of a Community Council near Dundee. The other is a disturbing article into the extremism of a far-right commentator named Steve Laws.  Both blogs are linked in the comments, and should be approached with caution. Cheers, X — LINKS: * State of Hate 2024 [https://hopenothate.org.uk/state-of-hate-2024/] * Jamie Brown from Homeland [https://hopenothate.org.uk/2024/03/12/jamie-brown-dundee-community-councillors-fascist-politics-exposed/] * The Extremism of Steve Laws [https://hopenothate.org.uk/2024/03/07/we-want-to-see-millions-deported-the-extremism-of-steve-laws/] Promoted by Nick Lowles on behalf of HOPE not hate at 167-169 Great Portland St, 5th Floor, W1W 5PF

Welcome to the Radio 43 podcast from HOPE not hate, the antifascism show. Nick and Joe sit down for the first episode of 2024 to discuss: * HNH’s new investigation into GB News owner Paul Marshall who we’ve caught sharing and liking really extreme stuff from an anonymised Twitter account * HNH’s new investigation into the West Midlands branch of the Patriotic Alternative splinter group, The Homeland Party. It’s full of really extreme characters * A quick-fire round-up of news from across the far-right this year HOPE not hate’s 2024 edition of our State of Hate report comes out in a few weeks and we have been absolutely slammed with that, so big apologies for not getting an episode out sooner this year. Thanks to you all for listening. — LINKS: * Paul Marshall investigation [https://hopenothate.org.uk/2024/02/22/revealed-the-shocking-tweets-of-gb-news-co-owner-sir-paul-marshall/] * West Midlands branch of Homeland investigation [https://hopenothate.org.uk/2024/02/27/introducing-the-homeland-party-west-midlands/]

On Thursday 23rd November, a 49-year-old Irish citizen, originally from Algeria but who had lived in Ireland for 20 years, committed a heinous knife attack on children at a primary school in Parnell Square East in Dublin. Quickly, far-right and anti-migrant activists and agitators turned to social media, spreading a range of misinformation about the attack, including that the perpetrator was an illegal immigrant. Within hours Dublin was ablaze, as rioters set police cars, buses and a tram alight and looted shops, causing over an estimated €10 million of damage. But how did this happen? Is the Irish far-right larger and stronger than previously thought? And how do antifascists and Irish society more broadly respond to such a violent outburst? To discuss this, and events in Dublin in more detail, we welcome the historian and author, Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc, onto the podcast. N.B. - During the course of the podcast, "The Diggers" are mentioned at one point. This ought to have been "The Levellers". — Pádraig has written several books on the Irish Civil War. - Several are available through Mercier Press [https://www.mercierpress.ie/authors/padraigogoruairc/]. - Pádraig’s forthcoming book on political violence in Ireland (published Feb 2024) will be available through Merrion Press [https://www.irishacademicpress.ie/]. — SUPPORT HOPE NOT HATE: If you’d like to support HOPE not hate, why not pick up some merch from our online shop [https://hopenothate.bigcartel.com/]? — 🔊 "nyoko - Flowing Into The Darkness" is under a Creative Commons license (CC BY 3.0).   Soundcloud:  / redowthered    Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: https://bit.ly/b-into-darkness

On Armistice Day, 2000 far right activists and football hooligans descended on London under the guise of "defending" the Cenotaph from pro-Palestine demonstrators.  10 days ago, Britain's hooligan chat groups were filled with the usual discussion of football and beer. But they quickly mobilised as the (now former) Home Secretary Braverman branded  pro-Palestine demonstrations as "hate marches", and as the The Daily Mail and Douglas Murray suggested the Cenotaph was under threat. All this coupled with Tommy Robinson's return to X, and his calls for a new anti-Islam far right street movement. The result: chaos on the streets of London, as far right activists and football hooligans battled police and attempted to confront Pro-Palestine demonstrators. HOPE not hate had teams on the ground and embedded within the far right all day, feeding live information about what exactly was going on and where. HOPE not hate's CEO, Nick Lowles, makes an appearance on Radio 43 to give us the full run-through of the precursors to the carnage, how the itself day panned out, and what the backlash has been for those on the march and for Tommy Robinson himself.  With over 100 arrests already and presumably many more to come as police trawl through footage, it's looking as though Saturday will go down as another costly moment for Britain's far right. LINKS: * Here's our analysis of how the hooligan chat groups turned to threats of violence [https://hopenothate.org.uk/2023/11/10/revealed-its-war-the-violent-messages-from-far-right-groups-set-to-descend-on-london-this-weekend/]. * If you value our research and intelligence operations, please consider supporting HOPE not hate. [https://secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/79212/donate/1] Promoted by Nick Lowles on behalf of HOPE not hate Registered office Suite 1, 7th Floor, 50 Broadway, London SW1H 0BL, United Kingdom.