The radical right in Britain: Electoral failure but success on the streets?
The BNP’s latest electoral defeats are no indication that the attraction of its ideology has faded away. New social movements in Britain are seeking to impart change through extra-parliamentary means....
View ArticleReaction to YouGov poll on attitudes towards the EDL
Today’s YouGov poll into the English Defence League (EDL) tells us little we didn’t know, yet a lot about what we need to know. The key findings are interesting. A third of people know what the EDL is...
View ArticleAre elected police commissioners an opportunity for extremists?
With the first ever Police and Crime Commissioner Elections fast approaching, it appears the planned democratisation of the police in England and Wales has failed to catch the public’s imagination....
View ArticleNews from the United Kingdom, Thursday 31st January 2013
BBC News: BNP rejects calls to curb its EU money as ‘totalitarianism’. ‘The British National Party has dismissed efforts to end its public funding in the European Parliament as “totalitarianism”....
View ArticleNews from the United Kingdom, Friday 8th March 2013
Research: Chatham House: The Roots of Extremism: The English Defence League and the Counter-Jihad Challenge. Drawing on survey data from YouGov, Dr Matthew Goodwin notes how many commonly held...
View ArticleNews from the United Kingdom, Friday 12th April 2013
Research: Economic and Social Research Council: Muslim communities successfully integrating. ‘Despite anxiety from the public and politicians, Muslim ethnic minority communities have been integrating...
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