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• Radio 43 | Who are the Anglofuturists?

  In late June, the shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick took the stand at a conference. Addressing the crowd of Tories and radical-right political figures, he made an unusual statement. “I am what can be described as an Anglofuturist.” he said. His statement was applauded. But what did he actually mean?The movement's aims are much darker than they appear at first glance. Behind the gimmicky images of spaceships named after famous Victorians is a group of people pushing, at the very least for mass deportations, and, at worst, a whites-only nation. Anglofuturism is a gloss over disturbingly extreme ideas.

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• Radio 43 | Reform UK national director planned ‘physical resistance group’

  Reform UK national director Adam Bounds tried to recruit members to a "physical resistance group" for "gorillas by night tactics" and promoted far-right and conspiracy theory content. HOPE not hate has identified a now-deleted account on the messaging app Telegram as having belonged to Reform UK’s Adam Bounds.After last year’s general election, Nigel Farage promised that “those ‘bad apples’ that have crept in will be gone”. But Bounds is yet another so-called “bad apple” having worked for Farage’s party since the election. 

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• "We all need to STEP UP" | HOPE not hate's Nick Lowles in conversation

  Ahead of the release of his latest book, How to Defeat the Far Right, HOPE not hate CEO Nick Lowles sat down in London for a conversation with award-winning journalist Ros Wynne-Jones.He talks about his 'origin story' and how he got involved with anti-racism and anti-fascism activism, through to the radicalisation of a young man during covid and just how the HOPE not Hate team identified one of the instigators of the  2025 Southport Riots.He finishes off the chat by explaining why using a helicopter might not be the best way to reach communities.To get your hands on Nick's book, How to Defeat the Far Right, visit our webstore: https://hopenothate.bigcartel.com

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• Radio 43 | Inside Tommy Robinson's Unite the Kingdom march

  Organised by Stephen Lennon, aka Tommy Robinson, the "Unite the Kingdom" event attracted some of the most extreme figures in the British far right. Although the event was nominally concerned with “unity, boldness and truth”, it was marred by far-right campaigners expressing the belief that Britain is being invaded by Islam. 

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• Radio 43 | The shocking social media activity of a Reform UK employee

  While Reform UK wants to present itself as a respectable party, HOPE not hate can reveal that one of its staffers has promoted extreme far-right figures and racist views on social media.“We are going to professionalise the party,” pledged Reform UK leader Nigel Farage after last July’s general election, in which his party stood racist, anti-Muslim and antisemitic candidates. “Those few ‘bad apples’ that have crept in will be gone, will be long gone and we will never have any of their type back in our organisation. You have a 100 percent promise on that.”Alas, since then, numerous so-called “bad apples” have been selected as Reform candidates and some have been given senior positions in the party. Marking another blow to Farage’s promise, HOPE not hate can reveal that Reform’s recently-appointed “donor manager”, James Catton, has a shocking history of promoting extreme and racist content on social media. 

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