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David Lawrence

@dlhnh.bsky.social

Senior Researcher at HOPE not hate: @hopenothate.org.uk

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🚨On Halloween, ‘concerned citizens’ in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, shot fireworks at a hotel housing asylum seekers and encouraged residents to commit suicide during a protest, showing the ugly face of anti-migrant hate.⬇️

07.11.2025 10:35 — 👍 56    🔁 40    💬 4    📌 0
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The book-burning fascists who proudly preach hate on UK streets White Vanguard intimidates politicians and runs neo-Nazi summer camps while operating freely on social media

Great piece in the Times about White Vanguard, featuring @dlhnh.bsky.social ! www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

05.11.2025 11:31 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Patriots on the Prowl: the rise in anti-migrant vigilantism – HOPE not hate The far right have long framed hate as “protecting the community”. The spate of anti-migrant protests that commenced this summer is no exception, with organisers...

💥NEW: Across the UK, vigilante groups are on the rise, patrolling UK streets in the name of “public safety”.

In reality, many of these self styled "guardians" are little more than bullies with violent pasts.

hopenothate.org.uk/2025/11/04/p...

04.11.2025 14:40 — 👍 157    🔁 72    💬 3    📌 4
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Active Club Midlands: Fascist Fight Club Exposed – HOPE not hate A new generation of fascists are fusing combat training with extremist ideology. HOPE not hate investigates the Midlands chapter of the secretive Active Club network,...

💥NEW: A new generation of fascists are fusing combat training with extremist ideology. HOPE not hate investigates the Midlands chapter of the secretive Active Club network, and exposes the figures driving its expansion.

hopenothate.org.uk/2025/10/30/a...

31.10.2025 09:50 — 👍 65    🔁 46    💬 0    📌 3
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Active Club Midlands: Fascist Fight Club Exposed – HOPE not hate A new generation of fascists are fusing combat training with extremist ideology. HOPE not hate investigates the Midlands chapter of the secretive Active Club network,...

A new generation of fascists are fusing combat training with extremist ideology.

HOPE not hate investigates the Midlands chapter of the secretive Active Club network, and exposes the figures driving its expansion:

hopenothate.org.uk/2025/10/30/a...

30.10.2025 10:49 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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🚨 NEW: The rapid spread of Active Clubs, a network of fascist martial arts groups, is among the most concerning trends on the British extreme right.

We can now expose the figures behind AC Midlands - one of the best established chapters in the country.

30.10.2025 10:42 — 👍 105    🔁 84    💬 6    📌 4
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Nick Tenconi: From Pornographic Tweets to Deporting One in Seven – HOPE not hate UKIP leader Nick Tenconi is treating Britain’s anti-migrant protests as his personal political roadshow. Like a far-right whackamole, he has popped up at locations across...

UKIP leader Nick Tenconi presents himself as a defender of Britain, opposing the establishment for the working man. Radicalised during the pandemic, he has become the speaker of choice at anti-migrant protests.

But who is he really? Here's all you need to know:

hopenothate.org.uk/2025/10/21/n...

21.10.2025 15:11 — 👍 65    🔁 47    💬 7    📌 3
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Exposed: Reform UK national director planned ‘physical resistance group’ for ‘gorillas by night tactics’ – HOPE not hate Reform UK national director Adam Bounds tried to recruit members to a “physical resistance group” for “gorillas by night tactics” and promoted far-right and conspiracy...

🚨NEW: After last year’s general election, Nigel Farage promised that “‘bad apples’ that have crept in will be gone” from Reform UK.

But our team has exposed yet another so-called “bad apple” who has worked for the party since the election. 👇

hopenothate.org.uk/2025/10/01/e...

01.10.2025 12:44 — 👍 107    🔁 70    💬 11    📌 2
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‘I’d shoot Starmer myself’: the bloodthirsty bigotry of yet another Reform UK councillor. Racist, homophobic and violent comments from John Allen, Reform UK councillor in Northumberland

💥 NEW: “I’d shoot Starmer myself.” That’s what Reform UK councillor John Allen said just days ago.

Our investigation revealed his comments and The Guardian has now confirmed he has been suspended by party HQ. ❗

hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/19/s...

19.09.2025 15:24 — 👍 158    🔁 67    💬 7    📌 5
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Overheard at the Reform UK conference The best gossip from the Reform UK conference.

Now we bring you the best gossip from the conference…

hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/19/o...

19.09.2025 09:57 — 👍 19    🔁 7    💬 1    📌 1

ICYMI:

17.09.2025 14:19 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Red, White and Bruised: The Criminal Hypocrisy Behind Anti-Migrant Activists – HOPE not hate The far right has clung to the narrative that anti-migrant protests and mass flag operations are being run by everyday Brits, consisting of ‘concerned parents’...

The far right say their anti-migrant protests are about “protecting communities”. Our new investigation shows the reality: violence, criminal records, and hypocrisy. 🧵

hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/16/r...

16.09.2025 10:00 — 👍 115    🔁 70    💬 2    📌 1

🚨 Large far-right demo in central London today, organised by Stephen Lennon (aka Tommy Robinson) under the banner Unite the Kingdom. HOPE not hate will be monitoring closely. Follow this thread for updates throughout the day.

13.09.2025 14:15 — 👍 522    🔁 130    💬 32    📌 20
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Starmer urged to do more to push back against ‘onslaught of racism’ Hope Not Hate writes letter to PM as senior Labour MPs call for party to take firmer stand against far right

“Hate breeds when those in power are silent. I implore you and other ministers to speak out urgently in defence of our migrant communities and our multicultural society more generally." — Nick Lowles, CEO, HOPE not hate

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

13.09.2025 09:34 — 👍 468    🔁 150    💬 12    📌 8
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Inside Reform's conference: conspiracy theories galore – HOPE not hate Walking around Reform UK’s conference on Friday 6 and Saturday 7 September, one thing was clear: the party is utterly unfit to govern. Most peculiar...

So @hopenothate.org.uk got inside Reform's conference and found a party riven by internal divisions, extreme views, and, perhaps most notably of all, a swirl of conspiracy theories. hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/10/i...

12.09.2025 11:18 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Inside Reform's conference: conspiracy theories galore – HOPE not hate Walking around Reform UK’s conference on Friday 6 and Saturday 7 September, one thing was clear: the party is utterly unfit to govern. Most peculiar...

🚨Last weekend, Reform UK held their party conference in Birmingham, and as expected, it was a magnet to a range of conspiracy theories and wild, fringe ideas. 🧲

hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/10/i...

10.09.2025 12:04 — 👍 83    🔁 36    💬 5    📌 3
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Aristocrat who said homosexuality is 'gravely dangerous' to address Reform conference – HOPE not hate An aristocrat who described homosexuality as “gravely dangerous” is among the speakers at Reform’s conference this weekend. Viscount Christopher Monckton is participating in a panel...

💥 NEW: An aristocrat who described homosexuality as “gravely dangerous” is among the speakers at Reform’s conference this weekend.

Viscount Christopher Monckton is participating in a panel about climate change at Nigel Farage’s Birmingham event on Saturday.

hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/05/v...

05.09.2025 08:22 — 👍 125    🔁 59    💬 31    📌 7
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You did it. The neo-Nazi gig planned for Great Yarmouth has been CANCELLED. ❗

Over 34,000 of you emailed the Home Office and spread the word. Local press, councils and police took notice, and under pressure, we have just received the news that the venue has pulled the plug.

02.09.2025 15:51 — 👍 798    🔁 241    💬 32    📌 47
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STOP UK HATE FEST - email the Home Office Over 5-6 September, Great Yarmouth is set to host the biggest neo-nazi music festival in over a decade. We’ve stopped gigs like this before, now we need to put pressure on the Home Office to block the...

🚨 Over 18,000 people have already emailed the Home Office demanding they shut down this Nazi gig. Let’s turn up the pressure. If you haven’t added your name yet, now’s the time – and don’t forget to share the link with friends and family.

secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/176528/...

30.08.2025 07:58 — 👍 158    🔁 112    💬 9    📌 13
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Great Yarmouth to Host Britain’s Biggest White Power Concert in Years – HOPE not hate Great Yarmouth is set to host the largest white power music gig held in the UK for at least 10 years, HOPE not hate can...

❗The biggest neo-nazi music festival in over a decade is coming to Great Yarmouth and we need your help to stop it.

hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/28/g...

28.08.2025 11:15 — 👍 271    🔁 246    💬 23    📌 42

The article specifies union flags as well

22.08.2025 17:31 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

Flags are also going up in Scotland and Wales. Hope this helps.

22.08.2025 16:43 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Flags are also going up in Scotland and Wales. Hope this helps.

22.08.2025 16:41 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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‘Operation Raise the Colours’ Organised by Well-Known Far-Right Extremists – HOPE not hate Union Jacks and the crosses of St George have begun to appear on lampposts up and down the UK in recent days. Much of the...

Union Jacks and St George’s crosses are going up on lampposts across the UK. The Daily Mail called those behind it an “army of patriots.”

But the truth is very different.

hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/22/o...

22.08.2025 11:52 — 👍 290    🔁 214    💬 35    📌 26

Thanks!

20.08.2025 07:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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EXPOSED: Britain First’s “March for Remigration” led by convicted people smuggler HOPE not hate can reveal that Lee Twamley, photographed at the front of Britain First’s “March for Remigration” in Manchester this month, has served prison time for trying to smuggle Vietnamese migran...

New from me:

EXPOSED: Britain First’s “March for Remigration” led by convicted people smuggler

hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/19/e...

19.08.2025 17:31 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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EXPOSED: Britain First’s “March for Remigration” led by convicted people smuggler HOPE not hate can reveal that Lee Twamley, photographed at the front of Britain First’s “March for Remigration” in Manchester this month, has served prison time for trying to smuggle Vietnamese migran...

💥NEW: We can reveal that Lee Twamley, photographed at the front of Britain First’s “March for Remigration” in Manchester this month, has served prison time for trying to smuggle Vietnamese migrants into the UK.

hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/19/e...

19.08.2025 12:36 — 👍 133    🔁 75    💬 4    📌 9
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Homeland Insecurity: UK’s largest fascist party splits As sure as the rising sun, bitter public recriminations have once again broken out among the UK’s fascist fringe.

🚨 NEW: Homeland, the UK’s largest fascist party, is haemorrhaging members.

Dozens of activists have broken away, accusing leader Kenny Smith of being a paranoid drunk, wrecking party events, and destroying the party itself.

hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/13/h...

13.08.2025 14:30 — 👍 39    🔁 13    💬 2    📌 2
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The British Movement’s North West Nazi Network Exposed Warning: this article contains extreme and offensive imagery The British Movement (BM) is the most overtly neo-Nazi organisation in the UK, and among the longest...

🚨 HOPE not hate can name the activists reviving the UK’s most openly neo-Nazi group and bringing dangerous new tactics to the streets.

hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/06/t...

06.08.2025 12:53 — 👍 56    🔁 33    💬 4    📌 1
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Revealed: Patriotic Alternative caught out on party registration lies Earlier this summer, the leaders of the neo-Nazi group Patriotic Alternative (PA) made a remarkable announcement. Mark Collett, the self-described “Nazi sympathiser”, and his deputy Laura Towler went ...

New from me and @harryshukman.bsky.social:

The leaders of the neo-Nazi group Patriotic Alternative have been caught lying yet again.

We expose the incredible lengths they went to in order to NOT get registered as a political party:

hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/04/r...

04.08.2025 16:34 — 👍 19    🔁 9    💬 1    📌 1

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