45 years ago this July, ITV's World in Action broadcast an investigation into gun-running by members of a fascist group in Leicester. I had a small hand in it, but a rather larger hand in developments when the guilty nazis fled across the sea to Ireland. You can read about it here:

'Guns to the Right': the fascist weapons plot Searchlight helped sink, 45 years on | Searchlight

In 1981, Searchlight and ITV's World In Action joined forces to infiltrate a Leicester neo-nazi splinter group buying weapons for a coming 'race w ...

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On the anniversary of the bombing and destruction of the Basque town of Guernica by the German and Spanish fascists in 1937 it seems an apt moment to share this: these were amongst my mum's things and belonged to her half-brother Alfred Crossing.

Tommy Robinson has taken time out from his month-long tour of America to remind us that, a year ago, he was in “solitary confinement”. At the time he was also complaining that his prison regime – he was locked up for contempt of court – amounted to “mental torture”...

Belarus has announced that it will begin criminal proceedings against Antanas Gecas, for genocide. He has been dead for 25 years. I was involved when Searchlight first identified Gecas as a nazi war criminal living in Edinburgh, in 1986. I've written about it here: andybell2000.com/2026/03/11/b...

Brilliant piece from Sam Leith: spectator.com/article/trum...

Trump is heading for a hard reckoning over Iran

It isn’t a sign of Trump Derangement Syndrome to consider the Trump administration's Iran war video obscene

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A couple of weeks ago we saw a quite remarkable play at Stratford East Theatre in London. At its heart is a photo album from Auschwitz which was donated to the Holocaust Memorial Museum in the US... andybell2000.com/2026/03/03/t...

Theatre review: Here There Are Blueberries, by Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich

This extraordinary production at Stratford East lands with the quiet, cumulative force of a dossier being opened in front of you. What emerges is not a conventional piece of Holocaust drama but an …

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At this month’s International Conference on Combating Antisemitism in Jerusalem the Israeli government will provide a platform for far-right activists from racist organisations – some with a history of antisemitism. It is a fundamental betrayal writes Steve Silver. Read it here:

Israeli government hosts fascism's heirs on Holocaust Memorial Day | Searchlight

Amichai Chikli addresses the 2025 conference This month’s second International Conference on Combating Antisemitism in Jerusalem will again provide a platfo ...

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From the BNP to Brexit - Searchlight surveys the state of the far right as we go into 2026 Read it here: searchlightmagazine.com/2026/01/the-...

From BNP to Brexit: the far right’s ongoing identity crisis | Searchlight

As we approach Brexit’s tenth anniversary, the British far right is still trying to work out how to escape from two long shadows, Nigel Farage and Nick Grif ...

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The party currently holds two seats on the council but faces difficult questions on two fronts: its elevation once again of the far-right “anti-grooming gang” campaigner Billy Howarth, and George Galloway’s decision to do a runner from the UK and base himself in Malaysia. Read more here:

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Surrounded and Abandoned, Rojava Faces Slaughter - Truthdig

The U.S. ends its decade-old relationship with Syria’s secular, feminist, Kurdish forces, leaving them to again face an Islamist assault.

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On this week's edition of The Last Word, Radio 4's obituary programme, I was interviewed about Gerry Gable. You can hear it here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 4 - Last Word, Claudette Colvin, Ian Balding, Gerry Gable, Bob Weir, Juliet Robertson

Matthew Bannister on a campaigner, a racehorse trainer, an activist and an educationalist.

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My obituary for Gerry Gable in The Guardian: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Gerry Gable obituary

Founder of Searchlight magazine who was a formidable figure in the fight against fascism and the extreme right

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I have written an obituary of Gerry Gable for Searchlight. You can read it here. I will be writing a more personal reflection soon. searchlightmagazine.com/2026/01/obit...

Obituary: Gerry Gable (1937-2026), architect of modern British anti-fascism | Searchlight

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 r ...

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My recollections of 15 June 1974 when Kevin Gately was killed by police at an anti-NF demonstration at Red Lion Square, in London.

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On this day in 1974, Kevin Gately, a Warwick University student, was killed at an anti-fascist demonstration in London, almost certainly by a blow from a police officer's truncheon. Former Searchlight editor Andy Bell was there, and writes about it here: searchlightmagazine.com/2025/06/red-...

What is Reform UK, who supports it, and what can we do about it? The Resistible Rise of Reform UK searchlightmagazine.com/2025/05/the-...

The Resistible Rise of Reform UK | Searchlight

Nigel Farage speaks in the Commons after his May victories The May election results were a warning, if one was needed, of the danger of an insurgent Reform ...

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Today is the anniversary of the deaths of two men, more than 40 years apart. Each was hugely important in the anti-fascist movement, and I was privileged to work closely with both of them. They are Maurice Ludmer, co-founder of Searchlight, and Ray Hill, who infiltrated the fascist...

50 years ago today there was a mass action against the National Front in Oxford which was historically important for a number of reasons. I wrote about it here: andybell2000.com/2023/05/17/o...

Oxford 1975: A lesson in anti-fascist unity

In May 1975, a huge-anti-National Front demonstration in Oxford tried to stop the Front meeting in the Town Hall. It was an event which even now holds important lessons for anti-fascists.

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Peter Marriner, for many years a hugely successful undercover informant infiltrating the British far right, has died at the age of 77. In this article for Searchlight I pay tribute to an extraordinary man and hero of the anti-fascist movement who made enormous sacrifices for the cause.

Peter Marriner: undercover hero of the anti-fascist movement | Searchlight

Peter Marriner (far right) on the platform at a fascist rally in Trafalgar Square. Lady Jane Birdwood is on the far left. and British Movement leader Michae ...

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The anti-fascist magazine, Searchlight, is celebrating its 50th anniversary and to mark the occasion has produced a final, bumper, 72-page issue before it migrates completely online. It’s a fabulous read, and I urge everyone to buy it...

Really pleased that Unite Against Fascism has recommended Ray Hill’s autobiography, which I co-wrote, for World Book Day.

The Walk In, now streaming on Netflix, describes how the UK neo-nazi terror group, National Action, was infiltrated by anti-racist organisation Hope Not Hate and a plot to murder a member of Parliament was thwarted. The infiltrator was a young man called Robbie Mullen, and handling him was...

Excellent piece from Dave Rich on the implications of changes to Facebook and other Meta entities.

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Changes announced by Meta this week - ditching fact-checkers & removing automated filters for hate speech - confirm that they never really believed in the need to remove hate content, and now, in a Muskovite online world, they don't have to pretend. everydayhate.substack.com/p/meta-opens...

So, why do you think I’m a very happy boy tonight…? www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Plymouth move on from Rooney with famous FA Cup shock at Brentford

Morgan Whittaker scored the winning goal from 25 yards as Plymouth beat Brentford 1-0 in the FA Cup third round

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INTO ROUND FOUR! 💚 Morgan Whittaker's 82nd minute strike from the edge of the box secures the win at Brentford!

This competition. Magic.

Kevin Nancekivell. That is all.

Time to pick your Player of the Match - we've given you the whole squad to choose from! Head to pafc.co.uk or the Argyle App to vote.

The moment.

That feeling at the whistle 💚

Joe & Nance. Argyle LEGENDS. 💚