Joe Mulhall

Joe Mulhall

@joemulhall.bsky.social

Director of Research @hopenothate. Writer, historian, journalist, anti-fascist. Latest book: Rebel Sounds: Music as Resistance is out now!

7,296 Followers 724 Following 375 Posts Joined Nov 2024
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A bank robber, a knife attacker and a child sex offender: Bristol’s dismal “March for Unity” – HOPE not hate Far-right politics has always attracted violent thugs and criminals eager to blame immigrants for violence and criminality. This hypocrisy was wholly evident at the Bristol...

New from @hopenothate.org.uk: A bank robber, a knife attacker and a child sex offender: Bristol’s dismal “March for Unity” hopenothate.org.uk/2026/03/12/a...

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A bank robber, a knife attacker and a child sex offender: Bristol’s dismal “March for Unity” – HOPE not hate Far-right politics has always attracted violent thugs and criminals eager to blame immigrants for violence and criminality. This hypocrisy was wholly evident at the Bristol...

The far right has always attracted violent thugs and criminals who blame immigrants for violence and criminality.

We look at Bristol’s “March for Unity” last weekend, which included a convicted bank robber, a knife attacker, a child sex offender and more

hopenothate.org.uk/2026/03/12/a...

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State of HATE 2026: It Could Happen Here WELCOME TO OUR State of HATE 2026 report – the most comprehensive and analytical guide to the far right in Britain today.This year’s report carries a stark warning. The far right is bigger, bolder, an...

🚨 OUT TODAY: State of HATE 2026

Our annual deep dive into the British far right.

The groups. The networks. The money. The rhetoric. The public mood.

🔎 Explore the report:
hopenothate.org.uk/state-of-hat...

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This years @hopenothate.org.uk State of Hate report is now published! Sadly because of the scale of the threat this is our biggest ever report with well over 100 profiles of far-right individuals and groups. Plus new investigations, analysis and polling. hopenothate.org.uk/state-of-hat...

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Rupert Lowe and Restore Britain: What You Need To Know – HOPE not hate Last week, Rupert Lowe MP, formerly of Reform UK, announced that his Restore Britain pressure group would change from a “political movement” to a “national...

Last week, former Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe announced the official launch of his new party, Restore Britain. Many on the far right, who see Reform as too moderate, celebrated.

Here’s all you need to know: hopenothate.org.uk/2026/02/17/r...

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Rupert Lowe and Restore Britain: What You Need To Know – HOPE not hate Last week, Rupert Lowe MP, formerly of Reform UK, announced that his Restore Britain pressure group would change from a “political movement” to a “national...

Lots of talk about Rupert Lowe and Restore Britain this week. Here is @hopenothate.org.uk take on what it means for the far right, the danger it poses and challenges it faces. hopenothate.org.uk/2026/02/17/r...

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He can quite literally be bought for £69.67.

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State of HATE 2025: The Opportunist Extremist: The Strange Radicalisation of Matthew Goodwin Once a respected academic studying the far right, Matthew Goodwin has become one of its most influential figures. Now a GB News pundit and Reform UK fanboy, he’s traded scholarship for reactionary gri...

So Matthew Goodwin is Reform's candidate for the Gorton and Denton by-election. I wrote this last year about how there is nothing he won’t say if he thinks it will get him more views and paying Substack subscribers. He’s an opportunist extremist. hopenothate.org.uk/state-of-hat...

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The V&A Storeroom is the best museum I’ve been to ages! A wonderful slice of its staggeringly diverse collection, most presented without comment.

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While Farage was clearly tricked into recording a tribute to the infamous pedophile Ian Watkins on Cameo, it does go to show that this man will say literally anything for money. It makes you wonder what he's saying on behalf of his funders and employers when real money is involved.

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Nigel Farage’s billionaire buddy Perhaps you can help us answer a question we’ve been mulling over today. The bosses of Reform UK seem to be fascinated by a pothole-fixing machine called the Pothole Pro. They keep talking about it. N...

If you haven't signed up to the @hopenothate.org.uk Reform Watch Newsletter yet have a read of the last one and you will see why it's well worth it! hopenothate.org.uk/2026/01/07/r...

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Why is Tommy Robinson suddenly so focused on UAE-linked conflicts? – HOPE not hate Anyone who has followed Stephen Lennon (AKA Tommy Robinson) over the years will have noticed the vast amounts of money he has acquired through his...

Maybe Tommy Robinson has developed a passionate interest in the wars in Sudan/Yemen. Maybe he has been brushing up on Turkish drone technology and the complexities of the Yemen conflict.
Or perhaps something else is going on linked to the UAE? hopenothate.org.uk/2026/01/12/w...

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300 words for each. Shorter is fine.

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Apply to be a Temporary Journalist/Researcher HOPE not hate is hiring a temporary journalist/researcher to investigate Reform UK and the far right. 3-month contract, £35k pro rata. Apply by 1 Feb.

We’re looking for someone to join the @hopenothate.org.uk research team for 3 months to work on our anti-Reform team. Have a look!
hopenothate.org.uk/about-us/car...

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Aryan Front exposed: The new neo-Nazi cell pushing for “Racial Holy War” – HOPE not hate Warning: this article includes extreme and offensive imagery HOPE not hate exposes Aryan Front, an extreme neo-Nazi cell that split from White Vanguard last month....

Another important and worrying piece from the @hopenothate.org.uk research team. Aryan Front exposed: The new neo-Nazi cell pushing for “Racial Holy War” hopenothate.org.uk/2026/01/09/a...

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Apply to be a Temporary Journalist/Researcher HOPE not hate is hiring a temporary journalist/researcher to investigate Reform UK and the far right. 3-month contract, £35k pro rata. Apply by 1 Feb.

We’re looking for someone to join the @hopenothate.org.uk research team for 3 months to work on our anti-Reform team. Have a look!
hopenothate.org.uk/about-us/car...

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The rise and fall of White Vanguard: How a neo-Nazi group tore itself apart – HOPE not hate Warning: this article includes extreme and offensive imagery HOPE not hate can reveal that the neo-Nazi group White Vanguard has suffered a major split. A...

Explosive new article from @hopenothate.org.uk about the rise and fall of White Vanguard: How a neo-Nazi group tore itself apart. hopenothate.org.uk/2026/01/07/t...

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The rise and fall of White Vanguard: How a neo-Nazi group tore itself apart – HOPE not hate Warning: this article includes extreme and offensive imagery HOPE not hate can reveal that the neo-Nazi group White Vanguard has suffered a major split. A...

🚨 NEW: Neo-Nazi group White Vanguard (WV) has suffered a major split. A series of calamitous errors has cost the group half its membership, forced a change in leadership and left its future uncertain.

Read our report: hopenothate.org.uk/2026/01/07/t...

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3 months ago
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My review of the new Antibalas album for Songlines magazine: ‘Second-wave Afrobeat pioneers Antibalas return with Hourglass, a vibrant, fully instrumental offering that sees the Brooklyn collective reconnect with their rhythmic roots.’ Full review here:
www.songlines.co.uk/review/hourg...

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Violent fascists resurface in the British Democrats – HOPE not hate Figures with violent pasts are gravitating to the British Democrats, a fascist political party seeking to embed itself within the growing anti-migrant protest movement Emerging...

🚨 NEW: Figures with violent pasts are gravitating to the British Democrats, a fascist political party seeking to embed itself within the growing anti-migrant protest movement.

hopenothate.org.uk/2025/12/11/v...

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3 months ago

So Piers Morgan plays clips of Nick Fuentes saying he likes Hitler, is overtly racist, questions the Holocaust etc etc and yet STILL calls him a 'prominent conservative.' This is normalisation in action.

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The Piers Morgan interview with Nick Fuentes is a great example of why interviewing fascists to get views is idiotic/irresponsible. Absolutely nothing new in it. Fuentes had said it all before on his own show. Morgan has merely raised Fuentes' profile and introduced him to new audiences for views.

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When will people like Piers Morgan realise that by debating a Holocaust denier like Nick Fuentes he's fundamentally conceding that the reality of the Holocaust is something to be debated. It aids and amplifies denial. All because Morgan wants views for his irrelevant YouTube channel.

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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...

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New Reform UK youth wing leader attended Tommy Robinson rally Earlier this week, 21-year-old Jack Eccles announced that he has been chosen as president of Reform UK’s new youth wing. Eccles wrote that the new group, called Students for Reform, will “combat woke ...

New Reform UK youth wing leader attended Tommy Robinson rally.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/11/13/n...

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Reform UK receives millions from crypto investors - then champions crypto – HOPE not hate Reform UK, which has received funding from crypto investors Christopher Harborne and Simon William Smith, has been singing crypto’s praises. Imitating Donald Trump’s MAGA playbook,...

Reform UK receives millions from crypto investors – then champions crypto. Imitating Donald Trump’s MAGA playbook, Nigel Farage and his party Reform UK have spent this year cosying up to the crypto industry. hopenothate.org.uk/2025/11/19/r...

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Exposed: New Far-Right Research Unit Targeting Progressive Activists – HOPE not hate A group of far-right activists have formed a new information gathering unit and have progressive activists in their sights, HOPE not hate (HNH) can reveal. ...

Exposed: New Far-Right Research Unit Targeting Progressive Activists. Important new piece from @hopenothate.org.uk. More to follow soon! hopenothate.org.uk/2025/11/20/e...

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SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.

"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA

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If you're tired of the biased BBC don't forget to tune in to GB News to watch shows hosted by Nigel Farage, Richard Tice, Lee Anderson, Matthew Goodwin or Jacob Rees-Mogg. 🤣

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Of course the BBC has made mistakes but watching these right/far-right commentators pretending they care about impartiality and journalistic standards when they appear on/host GB News shows is laughable. I wish the BBC spent less time placating ppl who will hate it regardless of what they do.

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