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Theatre Review: The Accidental Death of an Anarchist, by Dario Fo and Franca Rame.
Playing at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London, till 9 September 2023. The Accidental Death of an Anarchist is a play which arose from events in December 1969, when Italian fascists bombed the Piazza Fontana in Milan killing 17 people and injuring 88. It was the deadliest of several bombs planted that day by the group Read more
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The Coup Maker
GK Young – the senior British intelligence officer who helped overthrow the Iranian government in 1953 and went on to plan for a military coup in Britain. Read more
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BDP leader Andrew Brons’ youthful dilemma: do we bomb synagogues or not?
British Democrats leader Andrew Brons poses as the respectable face of British fascism – but he has never apologised for supporting “well intentioned” synagogue bombing… Read more
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Bologna, 2 August 1980- never forget, never forgive
After the fascist outrage at Bologna railway station on this day in 1980, members of the group responsible fled to the UK where they were sheltered and grew rich… Read more
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When Combat 18 nazis plotted to murder a journalist investigating them – the inside story
A few weeks ago I wrote about the 1993 investigation by Searchlight and ITV’s World In Action, into the neo-nazi terror group, Combat 18. We exposed C18’s responsibility for death threats, beatings, letter bombs and arson attacks. On camera, C18 leader Charlie Sargent threatened me that I would get “a bullet in your head… that’s… Read more
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Oswald Mosley’s Dirty Secret
British fascism’s dirty secret – how BUF and Union Movement leader Oswald Mosley enabled child sex abuse at the highest level of his organisation. Read more
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About Me
I’ve been an active anti-fascist since 1974, working for Searchlight magazine from 1975 till 1989. From 1983 till 1989 I was its editor and co-wrote ‘The Other Face of Terror’, with Ray Hill, the celebrated Searchlight infiltrator into the European neo-Nazi movement. After that, and for the next 20 years, I worked as an investigative journalist with ITV’s World in Action and the BBC’s Panorama. I blog about the history and practice of anti-fascism, especially in the UK.
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