Topic: Far right

What happened when the far right governed the Netherlands?

Geert Wilders’ party promised the toughest asylum regime ever and blamed migrants for the housing crisis. The government collapsed within a year — but its politics did not disappear

Tom Flanagan
Extend Southport inquiry to cover riots, say Muslim leaders

Those targeted in racist violence in 2024 say the public inquiry into the murder of three young girls should also examine the unrest that followed

Aisha Rimi
Where was Nigel Farage’s outrage when the far right put my family in danger?

Farage has ‘never been angrier’ than when his daughter’s address was made public. But he and his followers have put many more at risk, writes Mothin Ali

Mothin Ali

The Camden helpline that supported South Asians at the height of racist violence in 1980s London

As racial tensions increased in the capital in the capital, volunteers started a monitoring helpline and arranged for safe transport for people of colour. A new play, Camdenwalla, looks back at this history
‘Terrified’ Belfast Muslims have expected racist violence for months

Footage shows houses and vehicles being set alight by masked groups following the stabbing of Stephen Ogilvie
The Southampton riot was not about mourning the tragic death of Henry Nowak

The far and populist right have exploited the murder of a teenage student to advance their politics of racial grievance
Minister says activist’s call to ‘remove Islam’ from parliament was unacceptable

David Hanson was quizzed over public comments made by activist Kellie-Jay Keen at the far-right ‘Unite the Kingdom’ rally in London on Saturday
How Vox pushed ‘Spaniards first’ politics into Spain’s regional elections

Ahead of Sunday’s election in Andalusia, the far-right party is using regional coalition deals to push anti-immigration politics further into the mainstream
‘We’re more akin to the 1930s’: Asad Rehman on the far-right threat to the climate

Rightwing groups are weaponising inequality against migrants, Muslims and achieving sustainability, says the Friends of the Earth head as he reflects on his life of activism