The Radical Right in Britain
The radical right has been small, fractious yet persistent in nearly a century of activism at the furthest reaches of the right-wing spectrum. As this collection of primary source documents…
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From Imperialism to Transnational White Nativism: The context of the Radical Right reaction to the “Rivers of Blood
Four days after Enoch Powell gave his infamous ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech, The Timesquoted A.K. Chesterton, chairman of the National Front (NF): ‘What Mr. Powell has said does not vary…
Searchlight on Bulldog: A Historical Case Study in UK Anti-Fascist Practice
Britain’s anti-fascist movement has a complex and fascinating history. Yet aside from a few scholars, such as Nigel Copsey and David Renton, there has been little exploration of the movement by…
Back to the Future? Comparing Radical Right Referendum Results, 1975 and 2016
It is hard to deny Brexit’s important place within recent radical right discourse and activity. Recently, Paul Stocker’s excellent book English Uprising has captured this part of that debate. The…