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Far-right targeting Irish in Liverpool

By Kevin Meagher | Published: February 7, 2013

The far-right are targeting the Irish community in Liverpool.

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EDL leader convicted for 10 months

By Dan Holden | Published: January 8, 2013

The leader of the EDL , Stephen Lennon, has been sentenced to ten months in jail for using a friend’s passport to illegally enter the USA. Lennon was convicted in Southwark crown court for his actions; he was able to go through self-check in at Heathrow but was stopped at customs in JFK airport when [...]

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Action must be taken whenever racism rears its ugly head – including in sport

By Guest | Published: November 12, 2011

Sabby Dhalu argues that racism in sport is just as serious as racism off the pitch, and needs to be fought in the same way.

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NUJ: EDL thugs “violently attacked” journalists

By Shamik Das | Published: September 6, 2011

The National Union of Journalists has said English Defence League thugs attacked journalists at the weekend in a series of violent assaults, reports Shamik Das.

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Norway tragedy: The hard-right haters are still going on about Islam

By Shamik Das | Published: July 25, 2011

Right-wing commentators and extremists, who blames Muslims for Friday’s terror attacks in Norway, have sought to justify their prejudices – or just blamed them anyway.

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It may soon be time ‘to draw the line’ on Glasman

By Daniel Elton | Published: July 18, 2011

Blue Labour told us many valuable things – but Maurice Glasman is now straying onto dangerous territory, writes Left Foot Forward’s Daniel Elton.

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Too many on the Left are continuing to promote Islamist extremists

By George Readings | Published: May 20, 2011

The Left must not allow a proud history of anti-fascism to be hijacked by alliances with Islamists, which won’t help victims of bigotry, reports George Readings.

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If the EDL find a British Geert Wilders, the political scene could change

By George Readings | Published: March 7, 2011

Nearly a month after what appears to have been a Daily Star scoop, The Independent reports that the English Defence League does indeed intend to become a legitimate political party.

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Searchlight’s ‘Fear and Hope’ paints a fascinating and concerning picture

By George Readings | Published: February 28, 2011

Searchlight, the group behind the anti-BNP ‘HOPE not hate’ campaign, have today published Fear and HOPE, a report examining British attitudes towards culture and identity in the 21st century.

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Daily Star’s EDL endorsement a worrying departure for mainstream media

By Guest | Published: February 11, 2011

This week’s decision by the Daily Star newspaper to effectively endorse the English Defence League is a worrying departure for Britain’s mainstream media.

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