Ukip

£563,000 to consultants for six weeks work on ‘narrative’
News

£563,000 to consultants for six weeks work on ‘narrative’

Consultants McKinsey was paid more than half a million pounds by the British government for “six weeks of work” to decide the “vision, purpose and narrative” of a new public health authority in England.
25 August 2020
Paedophile prince Andrew and Virginia Roberts (middle) in the London flat of Ghislaine Maxwell (far right)
The Troublemaker

The Troublemaker—Fresh questions for Prince Andrew over Epstein abuse

Prince Andrew met Jeffrey Epstein, the billionaire paedophile, at least ten times over the course of their 12-year friendship, according to an investigator.
22 October 2019
Euro elections see political crisis, and the racists make some gains
News

Euro elections see political crisis, and the racists make some gains

The Brexit Party came first, the Tories took less than 10 percent - and there are questions for Labour. Tommy Robinson lost heavily,
27 May 2019
Nigel Farage’s Olympia rally - racism just beneath the surface
News

Nigel Farage’s Olympia rally – racism just beneath the surface

At least 3,000 people packed into a Brexit Party rally in central London on Tuesday
22 May 2019
Brexit Party rally—perfume can’t hide scent of money and a dash of racism
News

Brexit Party rally—perfume can’t hide scent of money and a dash of racism

Sadie Robinson went to the meeting of the Nigel Farage party in Peterborough
08 May 2019
Right wing threat as Brexit Party of Nigel Farage surges in polls
News

Right wing threat as Brexit Party of Nigel Farage surges in polls

Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party could come top of the polls in this month’s European elections.
07 May 2019
LETTERS—On the streets against Trump to show there’s an alternative
Letters

LETTERS—On the streets against Trump to show there’s an alternative

Why has Donald Trump achieved popularity in the US and beyond? Above all, why does he appeal to working people?
06 May 2019
The Brexit Party aims to strengthen the far right - don’t be a fool for Farage
Alex Callinicos

The Brexit Party aims to strengthen the far right – don’t be a fool for Farage

There are two common mistakes about Brexit. The first is that it is necessarily a coherent right wing project about achieving an even more radical form of neoliberalism than currently prevails in Britain.
30 April 2019
Bigots, alt-right bloggers and vicious Islamophobes at Ukip conference
News

Ukip’s candidates aren’t just a joke they’re dangerous too

The European elections will see far right groups using the rows over Brexit to gain support. Whether for Leave or Remain, anti-racists need to take a stand, says Tomáš Tengely-Evans
16 April 2019
Thousands gather for ‘Brexit betrayal’ rallies in London
News

Thousands gather for ‘Brexit betrayal’ rallies in London

Around 10,000 people joined two competing right wing rallies against the "Brexit betrayal" outside parliament on Friday afternoon. 
29 March 2019
Tommy Robinson and Ukip to rally this Friday - protest against them
News

Tommy Robinson and Ukip to rally this Friday – protest against them

Tommy Robinson and the racist Ukip party are trying to profit from the Brexit crisis
24 March 2019
Racist Ukip leader Batten’s ego battered by protest in Wigan
News

Racist Ukip leader Batten’s ego battered by protest in Wigan

Anti-racists humiliated racist Ukip leader Gerard Batten in Wigan on Tuesday night.
09 January 2019
Anti-fascists outnumber Nazi Tommy Robinson’s crew and Ukip
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Anti-fascists outnumber Nazi Tommy Robinson’s crew and Ukip

Ten thousand opposed 5,000 fascists and their friends. But the union of Nazis and a racist electoral party is still a threat.
09 December 2018
Are the Kippers floundering, or will their racist party survive?
Comment

Are the Kippers floundering, or will their racist party survive?

Leading figures are leaving Ukip over its links with Nazis. But the racist party can’t be written off yet, argues Sadie Robinson
07 December 2018
Anti-racists take on far right Steve Bannon in Edinburgh and Oxford
News

Anti-racists take on far right Steve Bannon in Edinburgh and Oxford

Anti-racists are taking on far right ideologue Steve Bannon’s attempts to whip up racism in Britain.
14 November 2018
Bigots, alt-right bloggers and vicious Islamophobes at Ukip conference
News

Bigots, alt-right bloggers and vicious Islamophobes at Ukip conference

The annual Ukip conference in Birmingham saw an organisation of bitter, paranoid ultra-conservatives trying to revive their fortunes by moving yet further to the right.
25 September 2018
Oppose far right mobilisation in London on 13 October
News

Oppose far right mobilisation in London on 13 October

The viciously racist Democratic Football Lads Alliance (DFLA) has called a mobilisation in London on 13 October.
06 September 2018
Racist Farage goes on Australia tour
International

Racist Farage goes on Australia tour

Former Ukip leader Nigel Farage faced protests last weekend as he began a week-long tour of Australia and New Zealand.
04 September 2018
Socialist Review Archive

Is Ukip coming back from the dead?

Ukip’s recent flirtation with racists and fascists could have serious consequences, not only for the party itself, but for the growth of the far-right. But socialists and anti-racists have the potential to build a nationwide campaign that can stop such developments coming about.
03 September 2018
The Troublemaker - Anti-corruption police force investigated for corruption
The Troublemaker

The Troublemaker – Anti-corruption police force investigated for corruption

Scotland Yard is embroiled in the largest police corruption inquiry for 40 years.
24 July 2018
Updated - thousands of anti-fascists rally against Tommy Robinson supporters
News

Updated – thousands of anti-fascists rally against Tommy Robinson supporters

It is the largest mobilisation by anti-Nazis against a new fascist street movement, and was clearly much stronger than previous ones.
14 July 2018
2,500 racists march through London in a display of far right unity
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2,500 racists march through London in a display of far right unity

Around 2,500 racists marched through central London on Saturday in another sign of the growing confidence of the British far right on the streets.
23 June 2018
Is everything going to be alt right for racist Ukip?
Background Check

Is everything going to be alt right for racist Ukip?

Alt right figureheads and racist street movements coming into Ukip could mean a revival for the struggling party, writes Tomáš Tengely-Evans
22 June 2018
Football Lads Alliance demoralised as anti-racists outnumber them
News

Football Lads Alliance demoralised as anti-racists outnumber them

Anti-racists outnumbered the Football Lads Alliance (FLA)—two to one—in Manchester on Saturday for the first time since the group began mobilising on the streets last summer.
19 May 2018