Searchlight
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Obituary: Gerry Gable (1937-2026), architect of modern British anti-fascism
The death of Searchlight’s founder Gerry Gable at the age of 88 marks the passing of a man without whom modern British anti-fascism would scarcely be recognisable. For more than sixty years, he stood at the centre of the struggle against fascism and the extreme right, as a relentless organiser, investigator and strategist. To many, Gerry was anti-fascism: Continue reading
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Infiltrating a right wing plot to “smash” Searchlight – the inside story
Forty years on – the inside story of how we infiltrated a right wing plot to “smash” Searchlight Continue reading
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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. Continue reading
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Frene Ginwala (1932-2023): ANC legend and friend of Searchlight
My Searchlight obituary of veteran ANC activist, Frene Ginwala who worked closely with Searchlight in the 1980s Continue reading
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Maurice Ludmer: giant of the post war anti-fascist movement
Maurice Ludmer – a giant of the post war anti-racist, anti-fascist movement in postwar Britain, and the first editor of Searchlight magazine Continue reading
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Confronting the Combat 18 terror squad
How we exposed the activities of a violent neo-nazi terror group in Britain. Continue reading
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.
Recent Posts
- Obituary: Gerry Gable (1937-2026), architect of modern British anti-fascism
- Peter Marriner: undercover hero of the anti-fascist movement
- My time as Searchlight editor – unremitting but worth every single second
- This lazy Guardian hatchet job on a great journalist is simply a disgrace
- The Music of Terezin
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