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Where next for Britain's far right?
Tommy Robinson supporters, Ukip and the recent emergence of the Yellow Vest UK group have made for an interesting year for anti-fascists, writes PAUL SILLETT
Anti-fascists clash with police as they confront a far-right demonstration in central London, December 9 2018
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THE international growth of far-right forces at government and street level has emboldened their British counterparts.
Last June saw the largest far-right demonstration seen in Britain for years — supposedly around free speech and in defence of “Tommy Robinson,” aka EDL founder Stephen Yaxley-Lennon. The march’s unexpected size and fury shocked many anti-fascists.
A second 10,000-plus march for Robinson last year saw Ukip join key far-right ideologues internationally such as Geert Wilders from the Netherlands, For Britain’s Anne Marie Waters, plus former Breitbart London editor Raheem Kassam. Donald Trump’s former adviser Steve Bannon sent support.
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