Category - far right

Jewish Board challenges Tories over links with alleged anti-Semites

staff writers — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:01:35 +0100

The Board of Deputies of British Jews has written to Tory leader David Cameron “seeking assurances” about the Conservative Party’s links with allegedly anti-Semitic politicians from Poland and Latvia.

Williams warns that financial fear can breed xenophobia

staff writers — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:17:09 +0000

Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has warned that the financial crisis could make the UK more vulnerable to political extremism and the rise of parties like the British National Party.

Indonesian churches criticise far-right anti-Muslim film

Ecumenical News International — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:05:43 +0000

The Council of Churches in Indonesia has joined calls for a controversial Dutch film about Islam made by far-right politician Geert Wilders not to be shown. In the past he called for the Qur'an to be banned.

Government to back hands-on Holocaust education among young

staff writers — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:10:00 +0000

The UK government will sponsor student trips to Auschwitz concentration camp in an effort to keep the message of the Nazi Holocaust alive and relevant to younger generations, say reports in Deutsche Welle, The Times and the BBC.

Christians urged toward politics of hope, not fear

Ekklesia Staff — Wed, 02 May 2007 00:47:27 +0100

Responding to the forthright call of the Anglican Archbishop of York for voters to reject the BNP and racist politics in the forthcoming elections, the religious think-tank Ekklesia has warned of t

A nice email from the BNP

Simon Barrow — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:57:49 +0100

For an electoral outfit trying to convince the public it is modern and mainstream, the British National Party has great difficulty in not letting its mask slip.

Family, politics, violence and God

Simon Barrow — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 04:40:19 +0100

There, I knew that headline was sure to grab somebody's attention. There are four new comment articles up right now...

Is 'Christian nation' rhetoric aiding the far right?

Jonathan Bartley — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 01:52:28 +0100

The uncomfortable fact is that the church's Christendom ('Christian country') assumptions put it into the position of arguing the same political point about national identity as the BNP. A different way forward is needed.

Mixed messages in France

Simon Barrow — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 01:12:29 +0100

Early impressions of the result in the first round of the French general election suggest a mixed message about the nti-migrant right in Europe.

Tracking the far right

Simon Barrow — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 18:22:49 +0100

The progressive Asian blog Pickled Politics will be "running a regular series of information posts and articles on the BNP and their tactics in advance of the upcoming Local Elections in May", says founder Sunny Hundal.