Show Notes
The Basketweavers could be the most important far-right network you have never heard of. Operating in the shadows, it is an interconnected group of extremists who want to build their own society away from the mainstream. HOPE not hate sent an undercover reporter into the Basketweavers in 2022-2023. This is the report, featuring an eyewitness account from our undercover reporter. To read the full report, as well as learn about our other work opposing the far right, you can visit www.hopenothat...
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In part one of this series, I told the first-hand story of how a gang of hardened racist streetfighters helped trigger the violence in Oldham. In part two, I looked at how the BNP pounced on the riots and tried to turn the town’s trauma into political power. Now, in the final part, I tell the story of how we fought back. Subscribe to Nick Lowle's substack for free for more stories from the front line of anti-fascist action. Visit the HOPE not hate website to find out more about our work.
In part one of this series, I told the first-hand story of how a gang of hardened racist streetfighters helped trigger the violence in Oldham. Now we turn to what happened next: how the BNP saw the riots not as a tragedy, but as an opportunity. Visit the HOPE not hate website to find out more about our work.