A year undercover on the far right
The New Statesman | UK politics and culture
The New Statesman
4.4 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 7 May 2025
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
The far right now makes up a third of terrorism convictions and a majority of referrals to the governments Prevent counter-radicalisation scheme
But what fuels the far-right and how influential are they becoming?
Harry Shukman, journalist and researcher at HOPE not hate, an anti-fascist organisation, went undercover with the British far right to find out how these groups operate, their plans for changing Britain, and the conversations that go on behind closed doors, far away from voters’ doorsteps.
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