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Scots Reform candidates slammed for ‘liking’ conspiracy theorists’ posts
General election candidates in Scotland for Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party have been slammed for ‘liking’ social media posts from conspiracy theorists.
Racist group founder fronts new far right party’s Scottish arm
The founder of a chat group which featured Nazi, racist and antisemitic material fronts the Scottish arm of a far right political party led by a Hitler lookalike.
Far right ‘terrorist’ and ‘racist’ posts broke rules, election watchdog staff claimed
Election watchdog staff accused senior figures in the far right Homeland party of breaking their code of conduct with “terrorist literature” and “racist” posts.
Far right figure who targeted Elgin registers political party
A new far right political party led by a man who styles himself on Hitler has been approved to run in Scotland by the Electoral Commission.
Patriotic Alternative accused of promoting ‘neo-Nazi’ ideology by Michael Gove
A far right group exposed as having links to neo-Nazis three years ago will be assessed under the UK Government's new definition of extremism.
Far right group Homeland registers as political party despite objections
A far right group described as an “extreme fascist organisation” has been allowed to officially register as a political party despite formal objections lodged with the Electoral Commission.
Far right activist posed as Home Office inspector to target Scots asylum hotel
A far right activist posed as a Home Office inspector to get information about an hotel housing refugees, which led to the targeting of guests and staff.
Scotland’s far right: A review of The Ferret’s reporting in 2023
We continued our far right investigations throughout 2023, an area The Ferret has covered extensively for some years now.
Anti-terrorism referrals for far right extremism rise in Scotland
The number of Scots referred to the UK Government’s counter-terrorism programme due to far right extremism has risen over the last year, new data shows.