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Patriotic Alternative leader Mark Collett on a walk with supporters. Photo: Red Flare

Report: The Anti-Fascist Research Group Exposing Britain’s Neo-Nazi Threat

by Simon Childs

Novara Media joined grassroots investigators Red Flare on an anti-fascist winter walk as they trained a new generation of researchers in how to expose neo-Nazis.

Downstream: Our Own Cynicism Is the Left’s Biggest Enemy | Billy Bragg on Downstream

Throughout his 30-year career, Billy Bragg has never shied away from politics. From playing benefit gigs for miners in the 1980s to clashing with the BNP in his hometown of Barking, he has always used his influence to help those who need it. Ash recently sat down with Billy to discuss his 2006 book, The […]

Viktor Orbán. Design: Tom A-O (Novara Media). Photograph: OECD (Flickr).

Report: Hungary’s Far-Right Prime Minister Loves Football Almost As Much As He Loves Power

by Alex Stewart

Viktor Orbán wants to be remembered as the man who rejuvenated Hungarian football, but has used the game to consolidate his power base. Alex Stewart reports.

Cllr Andy Weatherhead at a rally outside the Greek Embassy in 2013 (left) and campaigning for the Conservative party (right). Photo: Hope Not Hate

Report: Tory Councillor Attended Fascist Meetings ‘in the Spirit of Education and Curiosity’

by Simon Childs

Councillor Andy Weatherhead has been suspended after a picture emerged of him wearing a fascist-style blackshirt.

Activists of Hindu nationalist group Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) shout slogans during a protest against the killing of seven Hindu pilgrims in a gunbattle that erupted in Kashmir on Monday, in New Delhi, India, July 12, 2017. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Analysis: Brace Yourselves for a ‘Hinduphobia’ Moral Panic

by Ash Sarkar

British Indians aren’t switching to the Conservatives because of Hinduphobia – but that won’t stop the nationalist right using the phantom threat to divide minorities.

Analysis: As the Far Right Rises, Italy’s Left is Missing in Action

by Matteo Tiratelli

The results of the Italian election are bleak: a landslide victory for the far right, collapsing turnout, and the ongoing absence of a left alternative. Matteo Tiratelli explains.

a group of people stand facing leftward holding flags and shouting excitedly

Opinion: Sweden Was Never the Progressive Haven You Thought It Was

by Christian Christensen

The victory of the far-right Sweden Democrats has shocked the world. That’ll teach us for believing the hype about Scandi liberalism, writes Christian Christensen.

A white woman with blonde hair makes an angry expression in front of a microphone with her hand held in front of her face, her index finger pointing upward. The background is green with blue and white geometric shapes

Analysis: Italy’s Far Right Is About to Win Big As Unelected Government Falls

by Matteo Tiratelli

We should celebrate the fall of Mario Draghi’s unelected government, writes Matteo Tiratelli. Yet what looks likely to replace it could be even worse.

An anti-migrant protest in Johannesburg

Feature: In South Africa, a Failed State Has Turned on Migrants

by Derick Matsengarwodzi

Far-right groups have weaponised South Africa’s extreme inequality in a bid to ‘force out’ migrants. Derick Matsengarwodzi reports from Durban on a frightening new wave of xenophobic violence.

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez gives a statement, after Russian President Vladimir Putin authorised a military operation in eastern Ukraine, at Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain

Analysis: Spain’s ‘Socialist’ President is Courting the Far Right

by Tommy Greene

In the wake of the Melilla massacre, a floundering Pedro Sánchez made a predictable political play: cosy up to the cops.

A pedestrian passes an official campaign poster of far-right candidate Eric Zemmour, and the one of Marine Le Pen (Rassemblement National) on an electoral billboard (sign). Presidential posters on their electoral boards. Illustration picture on April 5, 2022 in Paris, France. French voters head to the polls to vote on April, 10, 2022 for the first round of the presidential election, to elect their new president of the Republic.

Opinion: Marine Le Pen and Éric Zemmour Are Basically Tories

by Francesca Humi

Britain’s alarm about the French far right obscures an important fact, writes Francesca Humi: many of Le Pen’s ideas are already a reality in the UK.

Marine Le Pen, French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National) party candidate for the 2022 French presidential election, looks on at the Pavillon d'Armenonville after her defeat in the second round of the 2022 French presidential election, in Paris, France, April 24, 2022.

Analysis: Le Pen Lost – But the Far Right Didn’t

by Aurelien Mondon

Emmanuel Macron has been returned to the French presidency for a second term. His victory is more fragile than some might think, argues Aurelien Mondon.

French former president Francois Hollande, wearing a blue suit and dark blue tie, raises his hands above his head.

Analysis: What Happened to France’s Socialist Party?

by Ell Folan

In 2012, the centre-left Parti Socialiste held the presidency and a congressional majority. Now the party is on course to win just 2% in the upcoming presidential election. Ell Folan looks at what went wrong.

NovaraFM: Putin’s Philosopher and the Global Far Right

Who is Aleksandr Dugin? Benjamin Teitelbaum introduces the spiritual leader of traditionalism, an idea that unites illiberal regimes around the world.

Russian president Vladimir Putin wears sunglasses and shades his face with his hand

Analysis: When Will the West Stop Underestimating the Far Right?

by Ell Folan

The spiritual leader of the global far right is invading Ukraine. Meanwhile Vox, which won just 0.2% of the Spanish vote in 2016, is now outpolling the conservatives. If you’re wondering how we got here, you haven’t been paying attention, writes Ell Folan.

Azov soldier Ukraine far right

Analysis: The Far Right is Using the Ukraine Crisis to Cement Its Power

by Volodya Vagner

As Russia sends troops into eastern Ukraine, the militant ethnonationalist Azov movement has spotted an opportunity. Volodya Vagner reports.

Opinion: Why Are Intactivists Up In Arms About Male Circumcision?

by Jordan Osserman

The reasons have a lot less to do with human rights than with capitalism, argues academic and trainee psychoanalyst Jordan Osserman.

Analysis: What Can the Left Learn From Portugal’s Elections?

by Joana Ramiro

Portugal’s centre-left Socialist Party has won big in the country’s general elections. But for progressives across Europe, Portugal is a cautionary tale, warns Joana Ramiro.