David Lawrence
@dlhnh.bsky.social
Senior Researcher at HOPE not hate: @hopenothate.org.uk
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🚨On Halloween, ‘concerned citizens’ in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, shot fireworks at a hotel housing asylum seekers and encouraged residents to commit suicide during a protest, showing the ugly face of anti-migrant hate.⬇️
November 7, 2025 at 10:35 AM
🚨On Halloween, ‘concerned citizens’ in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, shot fireworks at a hotel housing asylum seekers and encouraged residents to commit suicide during a protest, showing the ugly face of anti-migrant hate.⬇️
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Great piece in the Times about White Vanguard, featuring @dlhnh.bsky.social ! www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
The book-burning fascists who proudly preach hate on UK streets
White Vanguard intimidates politicians and runs neo-Nazi summer camps while operating freely on social media
www.thetimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Great piece in the Times about White Vanguard, featuring @dlhnh.bsky.social ! www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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💥NEW: Across the UK, vigilante groups are on the rise, patrolling UK streets in the name of “public safety”.
In reality, many of these self styled "guardians" are little more than bullies with violent pasts.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/11/04/p...
In reality, many of these self styled "guardians" are little more than bullies with violent pasts.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/11/04/p...
Patriots on the Prowl: the rise in anti-migrant vigilantism – HOPE not hate
The far right have long framed hate as “protecting the community”. The spate of anti-migrant protests that commenced this summer is no exception, with organisers...
hopenothate.org.uk
November 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
💥NEW: Across the UK, vigilante groups are on the rise, patrolling UK streets in the name of “public safety”.
In reality, many of these self styled "guardians" are little more than bullies with violent pasts.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/11/04/p...
In reality, many of these self styled "guardians" are little more than bullies with violent pasts.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/11/04/p...
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💥NEW: A new generation of fascists are fusing combat training with extremist ideology. HOPE not hate investigates the Midlands chapter of the secretive Active Club network, and exposes the figures driving its expansion.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/10/30/a...
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/10/30/a...
Active Club Midlands: Fascist Fight Club Exposed – HOPE not hate
A new generation of fascists are fusing combat training with extremist ideology. HOPE not hate investigates the Midlands chapter of the secretive Active Club network,...
hopenothate.org.uk
October 31, 2025 at 9:50 AM
💥NEW: A new generation of fascists are fusing combat training with extremist ideology. HOPE not hate investigates the Midlands chapter of the secretive Active Club network, and exposes the figures driving its expansion.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/10/30/a...
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/10/30/a...
A new generation of fascists are fusing combat training with extremist ideology.
HOPE not hate investigates the Midlands chapter of the secretive Active Club network, and exposes the figures driving its expansion:
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/10/30/a...
HOPE not hate investigates the Midlands chapter of the secretive Active Club network, and exposes the figures driving its expansion:
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/10/30/a...
Active Club Midlands: Fascist Fight Club Exposed – HOPE not hate
A new generation of fascists are fusing combat training with extremist ideology. HOPE not hate investigates the Midlands chapter of the secretive Active Club network,...
hopenothate.org.uk
October 30, 2025 at 10:49 AM
A new generation of fascists are fusing combat training with extremist ideology.
HOPE not hate investigates the Midlands chapter of the secretive Active Club network, and exposes the figures driving its expansion:
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/10/30/a...
HOPE not hate investigates the Midlands chapter of the secretive Active Club network, and exposes the figures driving its expansion:
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/10/30/a...
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🚨 NEW: The rapid spread of Active Clubs, a network of fascist martial arts groups, is among the most concerning trends on the British extreme right.
We can now expose the figures behind AC Midlands - one of the best established chapters in the country.
We can now expose the figures behind AC Midlands - one of the best established chapters in the country.
October 30, 2025 at 10:42 AM
🚨 NEW: The rapid spread of Active Clubs, a network of fascist martial arts groups, is among the most concerning trends on the British extreme right.
We can now expose the figures behind AC Midlands - one of the best established chapters in the country.
We can now expose the figures behind AC Midlands - one of the best established chapters in the country.
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UKIP leader Nick Tenconi presents himself as a defender of Britain, opposing the establishment for the working man. Radicalised during the pandemic, he has become the speaker of choice at anti-migrant protests.
But who is he really? Here's all you need to know:
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/10/21/n...
But who is he really? Here's all you need to know:
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/10/21/n...
Nick Tenconi: From Pornographic Tweets to Deporting One in Seven – HOPE not hate
UKIP leader Nick Tenconi is treating Britain’s anti-migrant protests as his personal political roadshow. Like a far-right whackamole, he has popped up at locations across...
hopenothate.org.uk
October 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
UKIP leader Nick Tenconi presents himself as a defender of Britain, opposing the establishment for the working man. Radicalised during the pandemic, he has become the speaker of choice at anti-migrant protests.
But who is he really? Here's all you need to know:
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/10/21/n...
But who is he really? Here's all you need to know:
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/10/21/n...
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🚨NEW: After last year’s general election, Nigel Farage promised that “‘bad apples’ that have crept in will be gone” from Reform UK.
But our team has exposed yet another so-called “bad apple” who has worked for the party since the election. 👇
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/10/01/e...
But our team has exposed yet another so-called “bad apple” who has worked for the party since the election. 👇
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/10/01/e...
Exposed: Reform UK national director planned ‘physical resistance group’ for ‘gorillas by night tactics’ – HOPE not hate
Reform UK national director Adam Bounds tried to recruit members to a “physical resistance group” for “gorillas by night tactics” and promoted far-right and conspiracy...
hopenothate.org.uk
October 1, 2025 at 12:44 PM
🚨NEW: After last year’s general election, Nigel Farage promised that “‘bad apples’ that have crept in will be gone” from Reform UK.
But our team has exposed yet another so-called “bad apple” who has worked for the party since the election. 👇
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/10/01/e...
But our team has exposed yet another so-called “bad apple” who has worked for the party since the election. 👇
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/10/01/e...
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💥 NEW: “I’d shoot Starmer myself.” That’s what Reform UK councillor John Allen said just days ago.
Our investigation revealed his comments and The Guardian has now confirmed he has been suspended by party HQ. ❗
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/19/s...
Our investigation revealed his comments and The Guardian has now confirmed he has been suspended by party HQ. ❗
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/19/s...
‘I’d shoot Starmer myself’: the bloodthirsty bigotry of yet another Reform UK councillor.
Racist, homophobic and violent comments from John Allen, Reform UK councillor in Northumberland
hopenothate.org.uk
September 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM
💥 NEW: “I’d shoot Starmer myself.” That’s what Reform UK councillor John Allen said just days ago.
Our investigation revealed his comments and The Guardian has now confirmed he has been suspended by party HQ. ❗
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/19/s...
Our investigation revealed his comments and The Guardian has now confirmed he has been suspended by party HQ. ❗
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/19/s...
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Overheard at the Reform UK conference
The best gossip from the Reform UK conference.
hopenothate.org.uk
September 19, 2025 at 9:57 AM
ICYMI:
New from me and @harryshukman.bsky.social:
The leaders of the neo-Nazi group Patriotic Alternative have been caught lying yet again.
We expose the incredible lengths they went to in order to NOT get registered as a political party:
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/04/r...
The leaders of the neo-Nazi group Patriotic Alternative have been caught lying yet again.
We expose the incredible lengths they went to in order to NOT get registered as a political party:
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/04/r...
Revealed: Patriotic Alternative caught out on party registration lies
Earlier this summer, the leaders of the neo-Nazi group Patriotic Alternative (PA) made a remarkable announcement. Mark Collett, the self-described “Nazi sympathiser”, and his deputy Laura Towler went ...
hopenothate.org.uk
September 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
ICYMI:
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The far right say their anti-migrant protests are about “protecting communities”. Our new investigation shows the reality: violence, criminal records, and hypocrisy. 🧵
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/16/r...
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/16/r...
Red, White and Bruised: The Criminal Hypocrisy Behind Anti-Migrant Activists – HOPE not hate
The far right has clung to the narrative that anti-migrant protests and mass flag operations are being run by everyday Brits, consisting of ‘concerned parents’...
hopenothate.org.uk
September 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The far right say their anti-migrant protests are about “protecting communities”. Our new investigation shows the reality: violence, criminal records, and hypocrisy. 🧵
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/16/r...
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/16/r...
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🚨 Large far-right demo in central London today, organised by Stephen Lennon (aka Tommy Robinson) under the banner Unite the Kingdom. HOPE not hate will be monitoring closely. Follow this thread for updates throughout the day.
September 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
🚨 Large far-right demo in central London today, organised by Stephen Lennon (aka Tommy Robinson) under the banner Unite the Kingdom. HOPE not hate will be monitoring closely. Follow this thread for updates throughout the day.
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“Hate breeds when those in power are silent. I implore you and other ministers to speak out urgently in defence of our migrant communities and our multicultural society more generally." — Nick Lowles, CEO, HOPE not hate
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Starmer urged to do more to push back against ‘onslaught of racism’
Hope Not Hate writes letter to PM as senior Labour MPs call for party to take firmer stand against far right
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2025 at 9:35 AM
“Hate breeds when those in power are silent. I implore you and other ministers to speak out urgently in defence of our migrant communities and our multicultural society more generally." — Nick Lowles, CEO, HOPE not hate
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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So @hopenothate.org.uk got inside Reform's conference and found a party riven by internal divisions, extreme views, and, perhaps most notably of all, a swirl of conspiracy theories. hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/10/i...
Inside Reform's conference: conspiracy theories galore – HOPE not hate
Walking around Reform UK’s conference on Friday 6 and Saturday 7 September, one thing was clear: the party is utterly unfit to govern. Most peculiar...
hopenothate.org.uk
September 12, 2025 at 11:18 AM
So @hopenothate.org.uk got inside Reform's conference and found a party riven by internal divisions, extreme views, and, perhaps most notably of all, a swirl of conspiracy theories. hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/10/i...
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🚨Last weekend, Reform UK held their party conference in Birmingham, and as expected, it was a magnet to a range of conspiracy theories and wild, fringe ideas. 🧲
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/10/i...
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/10/i...
Inside Reform's conference: conspiracy theories galore – HOPE not hate
Walking around Reform UK’s conference on Friday 6 and Saturday 7 September, one thing was clear: the party is utterly unfit to govern. Most peculiar...
hopenothate.org.uk
September 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
🚨Last weekend, Reform UK held their party conference in Birmingham, and as expected, it was a magnet to a range of conspiracy theories and wild, fringe ideas. 🧲
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/10/i...
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/10/i...
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💥 NEW: An aristocrat who described homosexuality as “gravely dangerous” is among the speakers at Reform’s conference this weekend.
Viscount Christopher Monckton is participating in a panel about climate change at Nigel Farage’s Birmingham event on Saturday.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/05/v...
Viscount Christopher Monckton is participating in a panel about climate change at Nigel Farage’s Birmingham event on Saturday.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/05/v...
Aristocrat who said homosexuality is 'gravely dangerous' to address Reform conference – HOPE not hate
An aristocrat who described homosexuality as “gravely dangerous” is among the speakers at Reform’s conference this weekend. Viscount Christopher Monckton is participating in a panel...
hopenothate.org.uk
September 5, 2025 at 8:22 AM
💥 NEW: An aristocrat who described homosexuality as “gravely dangerous” is among the speakers at Reform’s conference this weekend.
Viscount Christopher Monckton is participating in a panel about climate change at Nigel Farage’s Birmingham event on Saturday.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/05/v...
Viscount Christopher Monckton is participating in a panel about climate change at Nigel Farage’s Birmingham event on Saturday.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/05/v...
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You did it. The neo-Nazi gig planned for Great Yarmouth has been CANCELLED. ❗
Over 34,000 of you emailed the Home Office and spread the word. Local press, councils and police took notice, and under pressure, we have just received the news that the venue has pulled the plug.
Over 34,000 of you emailed the Home Office and spread the word. Local press, councils and police took notice, and under pressure, we have just received the news that the venue has pulled the plug.
September 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
You did it. The neo-Nazi gig planned for Great Yarmouth has been CANCELLED. ❗
Over 34,000 of you emailed the Home Office and spread the word. Local press, councils and police took notice, and under pressure, we have just received the news that the venue has pulled the plug.
Over 34,000 of you emailed the Home Office and spread the word. Local press, councils and police took notice, and under pressure, we have just received the news that the venue has pulled the plug.
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🚨 Over 18,000 people have already emailed the Home Office demanding they shut down this Nazi gig. Let’s turn up the pressure. If you haven’t added your name yet, now’s the time – and don’t forget to share the link with friends and family.
secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/176528/...
secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/176528/...
STOP UK HATE FEST - email the Home Office
Over 5-6 September, Great Yarmouth is set to host the biggest neo-nazi music festival in over a decade. We’ve stopped gigs like this before, now we need to put pressure on the Home Office to block the...
secure.hopenothate.org.uk
August 30, 2025 at 7:58 AM
🚨 Over 18,000 people have already emailed the Home Office demanding they shut down this Nazi gig. Let’s turn up the pressure. If you haven’t added your name yet, now’s the time – and don’t forget to share the link with friends and family.
secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/176528/...
secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/176528/...
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❗The biggest neo-nazi music festival in over a decade is coming to Great Yarmouth and we need your help to stop it.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/28/g...
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/28/g...
Great Yarmouth to Host Britain’s Biggest White Power Concert in Years – HOPE not hate
Great Yarmouth is set to host the largest white power music gig held in the UK for at least 10 years, HOPE not hate can...
hopenothate.org.uk
August 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM
❗The biggest neo-nazi music festival in over a decade is coming to Great Yarmouth and we need your help to stop it.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/28/g...
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/28/g...
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Union Jacks and St George’s crosses are going up on lampposts across the UK. The Daily Mail called those behind it an “army of patriots.”
But the truth is very different.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/22/o...
But the truth is very different.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/22/o...
‘Operation Raise the Colours’ Organised by Well-Known Far-Right Extremists – HOPE not hate
Union Jacks and the crosses of St George have begun to appear on lampposts up and down the UK in recent days. Much of the...
hopenothate.org.uk
August 22, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Union Jacks and St George’s crosses are going up on lampposts across the UK. The Daily Mail called those behind it an “army of patriots.”
But the truth is very different.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/22/o...
But the truth is very different.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/22/o...
New from me:
EXPOSED: Britain First’s “March for Remigration” led by convicted people smuggler
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/19/e...
EXPOSED: Britain First’s “March for Remigration” led by convicted people smuggler
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/19/e...
EXPOSED: Britain First’s “March for Remigration” led by convicted people smuggler
HOPE not hate can reveal that Lee Twamley, photographed at the front of Britain First’s “March for Remigration” in Manchester this month, has served prison time for trying to smuggle Vietnamese migran...
hopenothate.org.uk
August 19, 2025 at 5:31 PM
New from me:
EXPOSED: Britain First’s “March for Remigration” led by convicted people smuggler
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/19/e...
EXPOSED: Britain First’s “March for Remigration” led by convicted people smuggler
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/19/e...
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💥NEW: We can reveal that Lee Twamley, photographed at the front of Britain First’s “March for Remigration” in Manchester this month, has served prison time for trying to smuggle Vietnamese migrants into the UK.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/19/e...
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/19/e...
EXPOSED: Britain First’s “March for Remigration” led by convicted people smuggler
HOPE not hate can reveal that Lee Twamley, photographed at the front of Britain First’s “March for Remigration” in Manchester this month, has served prison time for trying to smuggle Vietnamese migran...
hopenothate.org.uk
August 19, 2025 at 12:37 PM
💥NEW: We can reveal that Lee Twamley, photographed at the front of Britain First’s “March for Remigration” in Manchester this month, has served prison time for trying to smuggle Vietnamese migrants into the UK.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/19/e...
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/19/e...
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🚨 NEW: Homeland, the UK’s largest fascist party, is haemorrhaging members.
Dozens of activists have broken away, accusing leader Kenny Smith of being a paranoid drunk, wrecking party events, and destroying the party itself.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/13/h...
Dozens of activists have broken away, accusing leader Kenny Smith of being a paranoid drunk, wrecking party events, and destroying the party itself.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/13/h...
Homeland Insecurity: UK’s largest fascist party splits
As sure as the rising sun, bitter public recriminations have once again broken out among the UK’s fascist fringe.
hopenothate.org.uk
August 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🚨 NEW: Homeland, the UK’s largest fascist party, is haemorrhaging members.
Dozens of activists have broken away, accusing leader Kenny Smith of being a paranoid drunk, wrecking party events, and destroying the party itself.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/13/h...
Dozens of activists have broken away, accusing leader Kenny Smith of being a paranoid drunk, wrecking party events, and destroying the party itself.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/13/h...
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🚨 HOPE not hate can name the activists reviving the UK’s most openly neo-Nazi group and bringing dangerous new tactics to the streets.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/06/t...
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/06/t...
The British Movement’s North West Nazi Network Exposed
Warning: this article contains extreme and offensive imagery The British Movement (BM) is the most overtly neo-Nazi organisation in the UK, and among the longest...
hopenothate.org.uk
August 6, 2025 at 12:54 PM
🚨 HOPE not hate can name the activists reviving the UK’s most openly neo-Nazi group and bringing dangerous new tactics to the streets.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/06/t...
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/06/t...