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In Portugal, the Voice of the People is at Last Being Heard

The recent victory by anti-immigration party Chega in Portugal was a surprise to no one paying attention to European politics. The Guardian, however, was predictably up in arms about the voice of the people being heard.
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Free Speech Should Not Include Intending to Stir Up Racial Hatred

David Hansard staunchly defends the imprisonment of far-Right figure Sam Melia, dismantling arguments for his actions as free speech and emphasising the legal divide between expressing belief and inciting hatred.
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U.K. ‘Lacks Knowledge of Islamist Extremism Because Research Focuses on Far-Right’

The U.K. faces a "significant" knowledge gap on Islamist extremism as research disproportionately concentrates on far-Right groups, according to a new report by the Commission for Countering Extremism.
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Jorg Haider to Geert Wilders : Far-right Normalised in Europe

Jorg Haider. Image Courtesy: Wikimedia Commons Jorg Haider, a far-right Austrian politician who died in 2008, is largely forgotten. It is also forgotten that merely two decades ago, he was considered a very dangerous man in Europe, whose ascent to power had prompted rare European Union unity aimed to thwart his ambitions. Twice elected as … Continue reading Jorg Haider to Geert Wilders : Far-right Normalised in Europe →

Fears of ‘Civil War’ as French Nationalist Groups Clash with Migrants After Village Party Knife Attack

Last Saturday dozens of protesters attacked the neighbourhood of those responsible for the deadly Crépol knife attack. Amazingly, some have already been jailed. Yet none of the original attackers have yet been charged.
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Nick Dixon and Toby Young Talk About the ‘Far Right’ Unrest in Dublin, Geert Wilders Winning in the Netherlands and Tommy Robinson Getting Arrested at the March Against Antisemitism

In the latest Weekly Sceptic podcast the talking points are the 'far Right' unrest in Dublin, Geert Wilders winning in the Netherlands and Tommy Robinson getting arrested at the march against antisemitism.

CovertAction Bulletin – Privatization and Dollarization: Will Argentina Fall to the Right?

In Argentina, the far right-wing Libertarian candidate Javier Milei of the Liberty Advances party won 30% of the country’s presidential primary, calling for an end to “Kirchnerism” - really, a call to end the social programs fought for and won by the Argentinian people. We dive deeper into the analysis of how we got here, and what this surge in popularity of libertarianism really means...