The growth of the far-right and alt-right in recent years has seen social media and online videogames being used both as a catalyst and a focal point for the radicalisation of teenagers and young people. […]
Leeds University Student Revealed to be Past Member of Fascist Party in Documentary
In a documentary called Britain’s Ultra Nationalists, Journalist Aran Tori travels around the country interviewing the nation’s Far-Right Extremist groups, speaking to people such as Tommy Robinson and members of the New British Union (NBU). […]
Experts Warn That Toxic Political Rhetoric is Triggering Growth of Far-Right Networks
Experts have warned that the growth of the far-right has resulted in the development of loose networks online who create and share extremist material. These networks have allegedly been fuelled by mainstream political rhetoric. Head […]
Advocating For An “Uncivil” Politics
I’d like to start with the caveat that I don’t know whether opinion journalism is as important as news reporting. In order to have some kind of value, I guess this kind of journalism has […]
Europe’s Failure to Prevent the Rise of Radical Populism
(Photo: Aljazeera) The Gryphon explores the repercussions of the rising Far Right in Europe. In February 2014, in a room somewhere within the peach-coloured brick walls of Stockholm’s Rosenbad, a handful of smartly dressed men […]
Why blocking Nazis from Buchenwald is right
Even with a global rise of the extreme-right, it’s safe to say no one would expect its leaders to visit a holocaust memorial with any intention other than to cause trouble. That seems to have […]
The Soapbox: Fascism: Let it be fought, not forgotten.
I would like to express my concern towards some of the criticisms posed to the LS regarding the publication of the interview with Nick Griffin (Volume 43, Issue 4: Leeds Student speaks to Nick Griffin, […]