Dr William Allchorn
@willallchorn.bsky.social
Senior Research Fellow @ipppriataru.bsky.social, Assoc Prof @richmondunildn.bsky.social, & Gbl Far Right Co-Editor @manchesterup.bsky.social, researching Far-Right Movements and CVE Responses. https://www.aru.ac.uk/people/william-allchorn
“The migrants were never going to be able to reach the mainland EU, but that fact was irrelevant to anti-migrant politicians around the world who portrayed the incident in apocalyptic terms. And that, in turn, is shaping the response of more mainstream governments…” www.cnn.com/2026/08/03/e...
The fallout from the Ceuta border rush shows extreme, populist views are now mainstream | CNN
The human tragedy was undeniable: around 60,000 desperate people surging across a breakwater barrier from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta last Thursday, some drowning and others trampling th...
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Former Neo Nazi activist selected to stand as a candidate for the Conservatives www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Former neo-Nazi activist selected as Tory candidate for Somerset council election
Joshua Bonehill-Paine, creator of satirical Crewkerne Gazette, has convictions including for harassing a Jewish MP
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Reform UK's Richard Tice investigated by parliamentary standards watchdog www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Richard Tice investigated by parliamentary standards watchdog
Tice says the complaint related to a debate on Israeli influence and whether he should have referenced his register of interests.
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For days, Reform politicians claimed that significant numbers of migrants who surged into Ceuta would be heading to Calais and onwards to Britain Not only have most already returned to Morocco, but Moroccans have made up just 0.07% of small boat arrivals since 2021 inews.co.uk/news/no-thou...
No, thousands of migrants won't come to the UK from Ceuta - here's why
Fears of a new migration crisis impacting the UK are misplaced despite the chaotic scenes witnessed in Ceuta, an expert has said
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New article: From Conspiracy Beliefs to Radical Action: Antisemitic Narratives, Anti-Israel Attitudes, and Pathways to Political Radicalization @sophiamoskalenko.bs @Thomislav Pavlovic ky.social journal-derad.com/index.php/jd...
From Conspiracy Beliefs to Radical Action: Antisemitic Narratives, Anti-Israel Attitudes, and Pathways to Political Radicalization | Journal for Deradicalization
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Trump is Trying His Election Denial Playbook Again – Don’t Believe Him
Trump is once again reviving the election denial strategy that fueled the Jan. 6 attack, recycling false claims of voter fraud, foreign interference, and noncitizen voting to undermine trust in U.S. e...
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“…Islamist extremism has not disappeared. Since 2020, ACLED has recorded 41 jihadist attacks in Europe. These figures may appear low compared to other extremist groups. However, Islamist extremist attacks account for 192 fatalities compared to 24 for the far-right.” acleddata.com/expert-comme...
Berlin attack highlights persistent Islamist threat in Europe
ACLED's Joel Crisetig comments on Islamist threats across Europe after Berlin Pride attack.
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He doesn’t lead marches or stand for election, yet for two decades Jim Dowson quietly bankrolled Britain’s far right. Equipping Scotland’s vigilante patrols is his latest venture. Read more here: searchlightmagazine.com/2026/08/the-...
The shadowy figure financing far-right groups for decades is backing Scottish vigilantes | Searchlight
He doesn't lead marches or stand for election, yet for two decades Jim Dowson has quietly bankrolled Britain's far right — and equipping Scotland& ...
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“…these cases should be understood neither simply as conventional ideological terrorism nor as ordinary adolescent deviance. Rather, a domestic mimetic chain unfolding over a matter of weeks.” ctc.westpoint.edu/a-domestic-m...
A Domestic Mimetic Chain: Nihilistic Violent Extremism, Youth Radicalization, and School Violence in Italy - Combating Terrorism Center at West Point
Abstract: In the spring of 2026, Italy experienced an unusual sequence of school attacks and investigations into alleged plots targeting schools, all involving minors aged 12 to 17. Drawing on officia...
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Trump and far-right seize on Spanish migration crisis
US President Donald Trump led far-right attempts Friday on both sides of the Atlantic to make political capital from Spain's migration crisis, portraying the migrant surge in Ceuta as a warning for Am...
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“Eight months on, Joyce’s succession of One Nation might be even more unlikely – and not just because Hanson has hinted her daughter, Lee Hanson, is the preferred successor.” www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Is One Nation big enough for Barnaby Joyce and Pauline Hanson? Rumours of internal ructions abound
Some National MPs even believe former deputy PM could return, as Hanson’s leadership succession plan does not include the New England MP
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In the end, Robinson’s motion that“This House believes the West is right to be suspicious of Islam” was defeated by 57 votes to 41. www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/tommy-r...
Tommy Robinson destroyed in Oxford Union debate
A video has been going viral online of Tommy Robinson and Laurence Fox being defeated in a controversial debate on Islam at the Oxford Union.
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“Mr Thomas, who has been a key figure in the Birmingham-based anti-migrant group Raise the Colours, was once jailed for two years for a botched kidnap effort.” morningstaronline.co.uk/article/orga...
Organisers of anti-migrant group promoting far-right thugs, anti-racists say
THE so-called Bicester Against MoD Asylum Centre group is directly promoting convicted far-right activists, Oxfordshire Stand Up To Racism (OSUTR) said today.OSUTR vice-chair Ian Mckendrick voiced “de...
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“Even with an electoral system that favoured them, and just a month after throwing vast resources at a campaign in one part of Greater Manchester, Restore – the party of Elon Musk – polled 8.7%.” searchlightmagazine.com/2026/08/land...
Landslide for Labour, disaster for Reform: Manchester turns its back on Farage | Searchlight
Nigel Farage abandoned Greater Manchester to chase a vanity by-election in Clacton, and paid the price. With Reform heavily defeated and Restore Britain mak ...
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"Beyond The Riots: Britain’s Far Right, Online Radicalisation And The Future Of Counter-Extremism" An interview with @willallchorn.bsky.social www.farrightanalysisnetwork.com?p=959
A written interview with @willallchorn.bsky.social on the persistent problem of anti-migrant riots in the UK. "The violence has reduced," he writes, "but the narratives, networks and local grievances capable of producing another outbreak remain active." www.farrightanalysisnetwork.com?p=959
“The new Counterterrorism Fact Sheet by GPAHE examines how the Trump administration has dismantled key elements of the federal government’s domestic counterterrorism infrastructure while redirecting its focus away from the country’s deadliest extremist threat.” globalextremism.org/post/counter...
Counterterrorism Fact Sheet
The new Counterterrorism Fact Sheet by GPAHE examines how the Trump administration has dismantled key elements of the federal government's domestic counterterrorism infrastructure while redirecting it...
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Palestine Action ban to be reviewed by Supreme Court
Palestine Action ban to be reviewed by Supreme Court
The UK's highest court gives Palestine Action permission to appeal the government's proscription of the group under anti-terrorism legislation.
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