Voters in Makerfield have thoroughly rejected Reform UK’s Rob Kenyon. They tried to turn this by-election into a breakthrough moment. Voters denied them that. HOPE not hate’s research exposed Rob Kenyon’s sexist posts, @carolvorders.bsky.social Vorderman took that message to 13,000 voters.
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Director of Research @hopenothate. Writer, historian, journalist, anti-fascist. Latest book: Rebel Sounds: Music as Resistance is out now!
Very proud of the @hopenothate.org.uk research team this morning for doing so much amazing work exposing the misogyny and extremism of Reform's candidate in Makerfield.
Can't be absolutely certain but it very much looks like Tommy Robinson is in the Shalyapin Bar of the Hotel Metropol in Moscow with Errol Musk.
NEW REPORT: How does online radicalisation manifest differently for girls and boys? Two routes to the same place. For young men: fitness, gaming, politics. For young women: wellness, homesteading, “tradwife” aesthetics. Read more: hopenothate.org.uk/digital-trap...
Digital Trapdoors: Gendered Pathways to Youth Radicalisation – HOPE not hate
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Just wrote this for the @theguardian.com about the ongoing war between Reform and Restore and the increasing racialisation of our politics. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
An horrific murder – and a civil war threatening to tear apart the British right | Joe Mulhall
After the conviction of Henry Nowak’s killer, the right is embracing racialised language. This tragedy is now just part of a political tussle, says Joe Mulhall of Hope Not Hate
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New from @hopenothate.org.uk. On a deleted social media account, Reform UK’s candidate in the upcoming Makerfield parliamentary by-election, Rob Kenyon, made creepy comments about women and peddled baseless conspiracy theories. hopenothate.org.uk/2026/05/21/r...
Objectifying women, peddling conspiracy theories and calling for violence: Makerfield Reform candidate’s SECOND deleted account exposed – HOPE not hate
By Paul Kershaw and Sarah Hadley On a deleted social media account, Reform UK’s candidate in the upcoming Makerfield parliamentary by-election, Rob Kenyon, made creepy...
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EXCLUSIVE: Reform UK’s Makerfield by-election candidate, Rob Kenyon, had a SECOND deleted social media account, and the archived posts are damning. hopenothate.org.uk/2026/05/21/r...
Objectifying women, peddling conspiracy theories and calling for violence: Makerfield Reform candidate’s SECOND deleted account exposed – HOPE not hate
By Paul Kershaw and Sarah Hadley On a deleted social media account, Reform UK’s candidate in the upcoming Makerfield parliamentary by-election, Rob Kenyon, made creepy...
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New from @hopenothate.org.uk. One of the most disgusting bit of racism we've yet found coming from a Reform UK candidate. hopenothate.org.uk/2026/05/01/m...
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Here is a @hopenothate.org.uk roundup of the 60 terrible Reform UK candidates (and counting) exposed for a range of extreme, racist and unacceptable behaviour/comments. More to come in the coming days!: hopenothate.org.uk/2026/04/30/6...
60 Reasons (and Counting) to Not Vote Reform on May 7th – HOPE not hate
When covering Reform UK closely, as HOPE not hate has done since its inception, it can be a struggle to find new formulas of words...
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He is the second Wakefield Reform candidate to embarrass the party this month. We revealed another candidate, Arnold Tabor, admired Oswald Mosley, wanted migrants kept in UK slave labour camps, and hoped to "crush birthrates" in Africa. hopenothate.org.uk/2026/04/01/w...
Wakefield Reform UK Candidate Wants To Put Migrants In Slave Labour Camps – HOPE not hate
Reform UK candidate Arnold Tabor has expressed admiration for Oswald Mosley, wants the UK to keep migrants in slave labour camps and said he wants...
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🚨 NEW: Meet Steven Lewis. He is standing for Reform UK on Wakefield Borough Council next week. He also believes he is an angel of God who can bring "holy fire" down on his enemies. 🤔 hopenothate.org.uk/2026/04/28/h...
“Holy Fire Is Coming!” Reform’s Wakefield Candidate Claims To Be An Avenging Angel Of God
Steven Lewis Has An Unholy Obsession With Divine Intervention – And He Wants Your VoteMeet Steven Lewis, Reform’s candidate for Normanton ward on Wakefield Borough Council.
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Another week, another woeful Reform candidate, this time tarnishing the ballot papers of Barnet. Meet Leo Fruhman, candidate for Mill Hill ward in Barnet. hopenothate.org.uk/2026/04/28/e...
“Every Muslim Out Of Europe” - Meet Barnet’s Bigoted Reform Candidate – HOPE not hate
He has a “problem with Muslims”, thinks Gay Pride is “disgraceful” and might defect to Restore Britain – meet Leo Fruhman of Barnet Another week,...
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🚨 NEW: Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain is becoming a new home for old fascists. The latest faces turning up at meetings: ex-BNP, neo-Nazi alumni, far-right pagans. hopenothate.org.uk/2026/04/30/r...
Restore Britain: A new home for old fascists, pt 2 – HOPE not hate
In the latest article of a series, we expose the seasoned extremists resurfacing in Restore Britain, the new party led by Rupert Lowe MP. This...
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I went on the brilliant Love is the Message Podcast to talk about my book Rebel Sounds. We discuss Irish rebel songs, jazz, blues and soul in the civil rights struggle, music in the USSR, the current club scene in Ukraine and much more! open.spotify.com/episode/62GB...
[UNLOCKED] LITM Extra - Rebel Sounds with Joe Mulhall
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Restore Britain is 9x bigger than the BNP at its peak. @hopenothate.org.uk explore the extremists resurfacing in Restore Britain, including figures who have spent decades immersed in fascist groups such as the BNP, Blood & Honour and much else hopenothate.org.uk/2026/04/27/r...
Restore Britain: A new home for old fascists, pt 1 – HOPE not hate
We explore the extremists resurfacing in Restore Britain, including figures who have spent decades immersed in fascist groups such as the BNP, Blood & Honour...
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Since launching as a party in April, Rupert Lowe’s Restore Britain has acted as a beacon to the extreme right. In the first of a series of articles, we expose the seasoned extremists now washing up at Restore meetings and actions. hopenothate.org.uk/2026/04/27/r...
Restore Britain: A new home for old fascists, pt 1 – HOPE not hate
We explore the extremists resurfacing in Restore Britain, including figures who have spent decades immersed in fascist groups such as the BNP, Blood & Honour...
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More from @hopenothate.org.uk Would Like To See Every Romanian In This Country Gone” – The Racism And Bigotry Of A Redbridge Reform Candidate. Another from @gregorydavishnh.bsky.social hopenothate.org.uk/2026/04/23/i...
“I Would Like To See Every Romanian In This Country Gone” - The Racism And Bigotry Of A Redbridge Reform Candidate – HOPE not hate
This Reform Candidate Doesn’t Seem To Like Black People, or Muslims, or Women, or poor people or…well, anyone really. Given the diversity of Reform UK...
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New from @gregorydavishnh.bsky.social for @hopenothate.org.uk. Reform Candidate in Plymouth Ben Rowe says “Jews [are] creating division”, idolises Vlad the Impaler and incited riots in 2024. So another star candidate for Reform… hopenothate.org.uk/2026/04/23/a...
Antisemitism and Islamophobia from Reform Candidate in Plymouth – HOPE not hate
Ben Rowe says “Jews [are] creating division”, idolises Vlad the Impaler and incited riots in 2024. So another star candidate for Reform… As campaigning for...
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New @thetimes.com article including @hopenothate.org.uk research. Reform UK candidate said Nazis were ‘real visionaries’. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Reform UK candidate said Nazis were ‘real visionaries’
Nigel Farage’s party has been accused of a ‘systemic failure’ in its vetting — with one candidate saying that immigrants breed ‘like rats’
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Based on @hopenothate.org.uk research the Daily Mirror wrote this up: EXCLUSIVE: Reform candidate who met Nigel Farage is fan of Adolf Hitler pal Oswald Mosley. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Reform candidate who met Nigel Farage is fan of Adolf Hitler pal Oswald Mosley
Andrew Mahon, snapped shaking hands with Reform’s leader, backed the notorious fascist leader who had the Nazi dictator as guest of honour at his second wedding
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The @hopenothate.org.uk research team have found even more! The Reform candidates for Blackburn with Darwen Council have said Oswald Mosley “was right”, called Enoch Powell “prophetic”, and said Blackburn is “the biggest shithole in the UK”. hopenothate.org.uk/2026/04/22/o...
'Oswald Mosley was right': Meet Reform's candidates in Blackburn – HOPE not hate
In the last few weeks, Reform UK has been hit with a string of scandals over the far-right, racist and otherwise outlandish views of its...
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New! @hopenothate.org.uk explores the assorted extremists representing the non-Reform far right at the upcoming elections, including Holocaust deniers, crank conspiracists and Crusader cosplayers hopenothate.org.uk/2026/04/21/t...
The Unelectables: Meet the far-right candidates in the May 2026 elections – HOPE not hate
HOPE not hate explores the assorted extremists representing the far right at the upcoming elections, including Holocaust deniers, crank conspiracists and Crusader cosplayers 7 May...
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Reform UK just can't seem to get their vetting right. Today, we've rounded up the worst of their Blackburn candidates. One said Oswald Mosley “was right”, another called Enoch Powell “prophetic”, and said Blackburn is “the biggest shithole in the UK”. hopenothate.org.uk/2026/04/22/o...
'Oswald Mosley was right': Meet Reform's candidates in Blackburn – HOPE not hate
In the last few weeks, Reform UK has been hit with a string of scandals over the far-right, racist and otherwise outlandish views of its...
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So Amazon are selling my book Drums in the Distance: Journey's into the Global Far Right about my time undercover around the world for the embarrassingly low price of £4.29! Available here: www.amazon.co.uk/Drums-Distan...
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More dodgy Reform candidates! Their Senedd candidate Emma Clatworthy claimed that “the government are actors”, and suggested people only took the Covid vaccine as they were “brainwashed and programmed”. hopenothate.org.uk/2026/04/15/t...
"The Queen's a fraud": Reform UK Senedd candidate's dangerous conspiracy theories – HOPE not hate
Reform UK Senedd candidate Emma Clatworthy called the late Queen “a fraud” who needs to be overthrown, claimed that “the government are actors”, and suggested...
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A Reform candidate in Gateshead went bankrupt over an £8 million debt. Now he wants to help run the council. New from @hopenothate.org.uk hopenothate.org.uk/2026/04/14/w...
Would YOU buy a used car from this man? – HOPE not hate
A Reform candidate in Gateshead went bankrupt over an £8 million Debt. Now he wants to help run the council. As the famous election slogan...
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New from @hopenothate.org.uk. A well-known Reform activist who campaigned for the party in the forthcoming local elections has denied the Holocaust and repeatedly praised Adolf Hitler, HOPE not hate can reveal. hopenothate.org.uk/2026/04/14/a...
‘Hitler was right’, says star Reform activist – HOPE not hate
Aaron Lee Taylor, one Reform’s top candidates in Colchester, has denied the Holocaust and repeatedly praised Adolf Hitler
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NEW: A Reform UK candidate standing in Gateshead, was behind a car supermarket that went into liquidation owing an estimated £4.4m to creditors. Customers who had placed deposits on cars were among those owed money. More than 50 staff lost their jobs. hopenothate.org.uk/2026/04/14/w...
Would YOU buy a used car from this man? – HOPE not hate
A Reform candidate in Gateshead went bankrupt over an £8 million Debt. Now he wants to help run the council. As the famous election slogan...
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Tommy Robinson asks why a questioner is called 'The Midnight'. “I never came out before 12 oclock at night and it was easier to scoop up the girls because they were all drunk.” TR laughs: "Great answer!" This after 2 hours claiming he defends women from predators. Wild hypocrisy.
We explores the ethnonationalists and fascists who have lined up behind Restore Britain. When will leader Rupert Lowe disavow his party’s fascist fanbase? New from @hopenothate.org.uk hopenothate.org.uk/2026/04/08/t...
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