THE GUARDIAN: Former neo-Nazi activist Joshua Bonehill-Paine, jailed for posting antisemitic material and convicted of racially aggravated harassment of Jewish MP Luciana Berger, has been selected as a Conservative council candidate in Somerset. - by Ben Quinn
Former neo-Nazi activist selected as Tory candidate for Somerset council election
Joshua Bonehill-Paine, creator of satirical Crewkerne Gazette, has convictions including harassment of a Jewish MP A former neo-Nazi activist with convictions including the harassment of a Jewish MP has been selected as a Conservative candidate for a local election in Somerset. Joshua Bonehill-Paine, the creator of the viral Crewkerne Gazette series of AI clips, is due to stand for election to Somerset council next year in a new Crewkerne South district. He told the Guardian he was an executive member of the Tories’ Yeovil branch, working as an events organiser. Continue reading...
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