9 November 2016

Far-right given short shrift in Darlington

A handful of fascists from nearby Bishop Auckland had invited Nazi groups from across the UK to march in Darlington on 5 November. They were confronted by 200 local people.

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5 April 2014

Swansea: National Front thwarted!

Anti-racist campaigners occupied Castle Square to deny the use of the most public open space in Swansea to the racist National Front

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14 January 2013

Fighting Racism and Fascism & Student Work

The issues of racism and fascism, and how to combat them and the far-right British National Party (BNP) - which has, in its leadership, fascist elements - has recently assumed greater importance in Britain...

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4 September 2012

Stopping the far-right - The need for democratic debate

Following the blocking of the racist, hooligan EDL in Walthamstow on Saturday 1st September by anti-racist campaigners, Paula Mitchell reports on the debates that took place in Waltham Forest prior to the day

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Anti-racists protest against the EDL marching in Bristol, photo by Bristol SP

16 July 2012

Bristol protests counter racist EDL

About 1,000 anti-racist demonstrators gathered in various locations across Bristol to protest against the march of the far-right, racist English Defence League on Saturday 14 July

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11 July 2012

The politics of fighting the racist EDL

"We Are Waltham Forest" campaigning group has been meeting regularly since it was discovered that the English Defence League is planning a march in Walthamstow on Saturday 18 August

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25 January 2012

Keep the racist EDL out of Leicester

The 'English Defence League' (EDL) is threatening to visit Leicester on Saturday 4 February. The last time they came, in October 2010, they attacked shoppers and smashed city centre shops.

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5 September 2011

EDL kept out of Tower Hamlets by thousands protesting

The racist and divisive EDL rallied at Aldgate behind lines of police that separated them from anti-racist campaigners on Whitechapel Road

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English Defence League supporter (centre bottom). The EDL met a massive counter-demonstration in Leicester, photo Paul Mattsson

14 October 2010

Community organises to resist EDL thugs

HUNDREDS, EVEN thousands, of local people turned out to defend their community in Leicester when the hooligan English Defence League (EDL) came to stir up racism, writes Steve Score.

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Chanting against the far right EDL in Bradford, photo Paul Mattsson

1 September 2010

Fighting the far right in Bradford

ON SATURDAY 28 August, the racist and hooligan English Defence League (EDL) could only muster 700 supporters to their Bradford demonstration for what was meant to be their 'Big One'...

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18 August 2010

Bradford must organise against the EDL

The racist English Defence League (EDL) plans to march through Bradford on Saturday 28 August. In a deeply provocative move the EDL has specifically targeted Bradford because of its large Asian and Muslim...

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9 June 2010

EDL thugs sent packing from Cardiff

THE RACIST and hooligan English Defence League's (EDL) "Double Demo" turned out to be a double failure last Saturday, 5 June...

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21 April 2010

Anti-BNP protest

On 15 April the BNP held a demonstration outside the Home Office in Croydon under the slogan 'Britain is Full Up', writes Neil Cafferky.

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24 March 2010

EDL attend anti-racist meeting

A public meeting called by Unite Against Fascism (UAF) in Bristol was attended by local trade unionists and anti-racist activists...

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24 February 2010

How can the racist BNP be defeated?

UAF conference shows debate needed: Thousands of pounds of trade union members' money is given to campaigns such as Unite Against Fascism (UAF) and Hope Not Hate every year to help combat the rise of far-right, racist groups like the British National Party (BNP), writes A GMB member.

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