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UKIP, No Thanks

Colin Cortbus | Posted 02.05.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Colin Cortbus

You kip if you want to, I won't be turning back on Britain's tradition of tolerance, rejecting extremism and protecting human rights.

Islamic Extremists Plead Guilty To EDL March Bomb Plot

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 30.04.2013 | UK

Six Islamic extremists have admitted planning to bomb an EDL rally - and they only failed because it finished early. Jewel Uddin, Omar Mohammed Kha...

A Multicultural Saint

Fiyaz Mughal | Posted 23.04.2013 | UK
Fiyaz Mughal

This picture of St George is clearly not as simple and straightforward as far-right groups such as the English Defence League (EDL) and its offshoots would like to make out when they march up and down waving the Cross of St George.

Head Of EDL Says He Will Vote Ukip

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 04.04.2013 | UK Politics

The leader of far-right group, the English Defence League (EDL), has urged supporters to vote for the UK Independence Party in the next election, argu...

Abu Qatada, Why he Perhaps Shouldn't Be Deported, and Why Torture Is Wrong

Gareth Milner | Posted 28.03.2013 | UK Politics
Gareth Milner

I don't particularly like Mr Qatada, but if I condone either torture against him, or the use of evidence against him which was gained through torture, then I would be a complete hypocrite if I ever complained about torture against a UK citizen.

Mosque-Busters and Mega-Masjids

Julian Bond | Posted 27.03.2013 | UK Politics
Julian Bond

I have been in many masjids around the country, in some of them very little other than prayer goes on. In many there is an attached community centre with community projects. I wonder how many mosque-haters have been inside a mosque?

EDL Suspects Arrested In Dawn Raids After Protest Turned Violent

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 26.03.2013 | UK

Eight people have been arrested in dawn raids by detectives investigating violent clashes which broke out at an English Defence League protest. The...

Let's Not Give the EDL Undue Credit

Vidhya Ramalingam | Posted 22.03.2013 | UK Politics
Vidhya Ramalingam

The fragmentation of the EDL itself could... pose new threats to community safety and national security. Multiple splinter groups departing from the EDL's tactics could become more challenging for law enforcement to monitor, and could potentially be more violent.

EDL 'Exploiting Concerns About Grooming Gangs To Fuel Islamophobia'

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 13.03.2013 | UK

The English Defence League (EDL) is exploiting concerns surrounding sex-grooming gangs to fuel its anti-Islam agenda, a university report has said, wa...

The Rising Scourge of Anti-Muslim Hatred

Fiyaz Mughal | Posted 12.05.2013 | UK Politics
Fiyaz Mughal

Our project reveals some disturbing findings. The majority of Muslims being physically attacked, harassed or intimidated because of their faith are women, according to MAMA's figures - and those doing it are white men increasingly likely to be linked to far-right groups.

The EDL are Not 'Counter-Jihad Extremists'; They're Islamophobic Extremists

Dr. Leon Moosavi | Posted 09.05.2013 | UK Politics
Dr. Leon Moosavi

The EDL would better be described as anti-Muslim extremists or Islamophobic extremists. Either would be more suitable than 'counter-Jihad extremists'.

Who Are The EDL?

The Huffington Post UK | Tom Moseley | Posted 08.03.2013 | UK

The image of English Defence League supporters as jobless, uneducated young men is largely wrong, according to a major new study. In fact, people s...

Eastleigh and The Rivers of Blood

Jawad Yaqub | Posted 05.05.2013 | UK Politics
Jawad Yaqub

Nigel Farage was quipping that the Tories split the UKIP vote in Eastleigh - ouch. With the recent decline of the BNP and soon to be expired incarceration of the EDL leader Stephen Lennon - their masses of frustrated followers have found their mouthpiece in Farrage.

Jessica Elgot

'Things Can Only Get Worse'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jessica Elgot | Posted 05.03.2013 | UK

Britain must be part of a co-ordinated effort to help defeat far-right and neo-Nazi parties across Europe, like Greece's Golden Dawn and Hungary's Job...

Jessica Elgot

'Xenophobic, Ultra-Nationalist' Ukip Must Be Resisted, Anti-Fascists Call

HuffingtonPost.com | Jessica Elgot | Posted 05.03.2013 | UK

The rise of Ukip and the influence of the anti-immigration party on British politics was feverishly analysed at this weekend's United Against Fascism ...

This House Believes That Multiculturalism Isn't Working

The Cambridge Union Society | Posted 30.03.2013 | UK Universities & Education
The Cambridge Union Society

Chris Romalds, a postgraduate student in Development Studies, explores the reasons why multiculturalism could be said to be failing. Sarah Garland, a second year English student at Newnham College, argues that despite its problems, multiculturalism has not failed.

Does Multiculturalism Work Online?

Jamie Bartlett | Posted 29.03.2013 | UK Politics
Jamie Bartlett

We spend a lot of time there of course (on average four hours a day), and it is where we get a lot of our information about other religions and people. It is increasingly where movements and identities are forged - and is a platform for very different groups to interact.

Twitter Should Not Be a Realm Beyond the Law

Mohammed Ansar | Posted 22.03.2013 | UK Tech
Mohammed Ansar

In this lawless, wild west of a social networking landscape, it's a vital public service that individuals pursue claims for the sake of society as a whole and to send a clear message to others. We have a moral duty beyond ourselves.

Uni Sets Up Centre Dedicated To Studying Facism

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 17.01.2013 | UK Universities & Education

A centre dedicated to studying the extreme far right and anti-Muslim attacks has been established by a university. The Centre for Fascist, Anti-Fas...

EDL's Leader Jailed For 10 Months

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 07.01.2013 | UK

The leader of the English Defence League was has been jailed for 10 months after admitting using someone else's passport to travel to the United State...

Three Arrested After Pig's Head Left At Muslim Centre

PA/ The Huffington Post UK | Posted 28.12.2012 | UK

Three people have been arrested after a frozen pig's head was left outside a community centre being used as a Muslim place of worship. Leicestershi...

Does Culture or Economics Motivate the Far-Right? Neither

Jamie Bartlett | Posted 17.02.2013 | UK Politics
Jamie Bartlett

No jobs or prospects means a lot of angry, disenfranchised young men with plenty of spare evenings, and days, to recruit, demonstrate, get active on and offline, organize, and mobilize. Economics might not have been key so far, but the past doesn't always predict the future.

Did the EDL Really Tweet That?

Jamie Bartlett | Posted 15.02.2013 | UK Politics
Jamie Bartlett

Online information is extremely useful, but scepticism is always required: especially with screen-grabs.

To Speak or Not to Speak: Would You Share a Panel With a Hate Preacher?

Tulip Siddiq | Posted 08.02.2013 | UK Politics
Tulip Siddiq

I started to ponder - where is the fine line between free speech and hate speech? Even if someone is allowed to say something, should I, through engaging with them, help to legitimise views I think damage the community I work hard to protect?

Jessica Elgot

'Labour Must Stand Up Against The Immigration Hate Speech'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jessica Elgot | Posted 08.12.2012 | UK

With the rise of UKIP, and immigration reform back on the agenda, The Huffington Post UK meets Nick Lowles, director of anti-fascist campaigners Hope ...