Red Flare
Monthly briefing - October 2024
Welcome to our latest monthly briefing. We produce these emails every month to give an overview of British fascist activity. If you have any information you think we should include, please email us at mail@redflare.info.
Patriotic Alternative Secret Conference Venue Revealed
Fascist group Patriotic Alternative (PA) is currently holding its secret annual conference at the Hanbury Memorial Hall which is west of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, off the A38. Australian neo-Nazi Blair Cottrell, who has expressed admiration for Hitler and claimed to have manipulated women “using violence and terror”, is
Traditional Britain Group Secret Conference Venue Exposed
The far-right Traditional Britain Group (TBG) is currently holding its secret conference in the ballroom of the £2,000-a-night St Ermins Hotel, Caxton Street, SW1H 0QW. This is the same venue they used last year. Please let the hotel know what you think about them hosting this
Homeland Party Members Sing Racist Song at Conference
Members of the fascist Homeland Party gleefully sang a racist song in German calling for the deportation of foreigners outside their poorly attended conference in Derbyshire earlier today (📹 via source). The conference was held at Wirksworth Town Hall in the Derbyshire Dales. Although it was promoted in advance on the
Homeland Party Secret Conference Venue Revealed
The fascist Homeland Party is currently holding a secret conference at the Wirksworth Town Hall, in the market town of Wirksworth in the Derbyshire Dales. Speakers at the conference include fascist anti-migrant activist Steve Laws, who advocates for millions of non-white Britons to be deported, Manuel Schreiber from
Monthly briefing - September 2024
Welcome to our latest monthly briefing. We produce these every month to give an overview of British fascist activity. If you have any information you think we should include, please email us at mail@redflare.info.
Monthly briefing - August 2024
Welcome to our latest monthly briefing. We produce these every month to give an overview of British fascist activity. If you have any information you think we should include, please email us at mail@redflare.info.
Mr.AG: The Mixed Race Finnish Neo-Nazi Behind the UK’s Race Riots
We can reveal that the Finnish neo-Nazi who encouraged the United Kingdom’s worst race riots for a century is Charles-Emmanuel Mikko Rasanen from Espoo, in southern Finland. Using the pseudonym ‘Mr.AG,’ Rasanen, who is just 20 years old, was behind widely-publicised arson threats to English
Neo-Nazi who Posted Arson Threats is in Private Chats of Patriotic Alternative
We can exclusively reveal that the neo-Nazi behind widely-publicised arson threats to immigration-related services, is in the private Telegram chats of fascist group Patriotic Alternative (PA). Using the pseudonym “Mr.AG” an abbreviation of “AryanizedGoebbelboo”, this Finnish neo-Nazi remains an active member of the private PA
Things to Consider When Evaluating Far-Right Threats
Over the past week we have seen social media users spreading rumours and speculation about far-right protests - sharing unattributed screenshots of callouts, or even just forwarded messages - without any corroborating evidence that the purported threat amounts to anything. It is important to try and avoid propagating rumours. While it
Neo-Nazis Call for Arson Attacks on Immigration-related Charities, Advice Centres and Solicitors
A far-right Telegram group with 13,000 members is sharing a list of 39 immigration-related charities, advice centres and solicitors as targets for arson attacks on Wednesday night. The group also includes calls to murder ethnic minorities, anti-fascists and government ministers. An administrator of the group is
Convicted Neo-Nazi Terrorist was at Southport Riot
One of the far-right activists who travelled to Southport on Tuesday night was Matthew Hankinson, an unrepentant neo-Nazi terrorist, who was jailed for six years for his membership of the proscribed neo-Nazi youth group National Action (NA). Posts on Hankinson’s account on X (formerly Twitter) reveal
Monthly briefing - July 2024
Welcome to our latest monthly briefing. We produce these every month to give an overview of British fascist activity. If you have any information you think we should include, please email us at mail@redflare.info.
Turning Point UK: Conservative Hooligans
Report: Conservative-endorsed “Youth” Group Turning Point UK Linked to Political Violence
Our report, Turning Point UK: Conservative hooligans, details our undercover infiltration of Turning Point UK (TPUK) which saw members of the group’s secret “elite” Direct Action Team offering to sell offensive weapons to other members ahead of protests which subsequently saw outbreaks of violent disorder. TPUK has previously been
Monthly briefing - June 2024
Welcome to our latest monthly briefing. We produce these every month to give an overview of British fascist activity. If you have any information you think we should include, please email us at mail@redflare.info.
Monthly briefing - May 2024
Welcome to our latest monthly briefing. We produce these every month to give an overview of British fascist activity. If you have any information you think we should include, please email us at mail@redflare.info.
Monthly briefing - April 2024
Welcome to our latest monthly briefing. We produce these every month to give an overview of British fascist activity. If you have any information you think we should include, please email us at mail@redflare.info.
Monthly briefing - March 2024
Welcome to our latest monthly briefing. We produce these every month to give an overview of British fascist activity. If you have any information you think we should include, please email us at mail@redflare.info.
Anti-Khan Protest to Take Place in Newham During Palestine March
Anti-ULEZ campaigners could be joined by far-right football hooligans as they descend on City Hall in Newham this Saturday for a protest against London mayor Sadiq Khan. This is the same day there is a national pro-Palestine march in central London, expected to be attended by hundreds
“Hull Hitler” Forms Another New Far-Right Party
A new far-right party, the National Rebirth Party (NRP), has been registered with the Electoral Commision by former supporters of fascist group Patriotic Alternative (PA). This is the second split from PA to be registered as a political party so far this year. The NRP’s leader is Alek
Leading Patriotic Alternative Organiser Jailed for Two Years
Patriotic Alternative (PA)’s Yorkshire regional organiser Samuel Melia, has been jailed for two years today in a major blow to the fascist group. Melia is the husband of PA’s deputy leader Laura Towler (real name Laura Melia) and the couple, who are expecting their second child, have been
How Close to Neo-Nazi Terrorism is the New Fascist Homeland Party?
Last month the Homeland Party (Homeland) became the first British fascist party to register with the Electoral Commission in over a decade. Homeland split from Patriotic Alternative (PA) last year, which we reported on at the time. In an inaugural meeting held on the anniversary of Hitler’s birthday, Homeland’
Britain's Newest Fascist Party are Going Viral on TikTok
Last month, the fascist Homeland Party (Homeland), the breakaway split from Patriotic Alternative (PA), scored an unexpected coup within the ethnonationalist far right. It officially registered as a political party with the Electoral Commission - something PA has failed to do for years. The fledgling party has bragged about its success