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Hope Not Hate

HOPE not hate seeks to challenge and defeat the politics of hate and extremism within local communities, building resilience against the politics of hate and fear, at a national and grassroots level and this podcast explores the myriad of ways it does so. Email us at digital@hopenothate.org.uk for tips, feedback, and opportunities.

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#81
August 27 · 23 min
How tactical voting can keep Reform out of Number Ten
A new report from HOPE not hate reveals that 43% of the British public would be unhappy with a Reform UK government. HOPE not hate finds that anti-Reform voters are a bigger bloc than Reform’s own waning support base. However, they are not a single cohesive group, but rather a coalition of voters with different ideologies and attitudes, united by opposition to the far-right party. Anki Deo from HOPE not hate spoke about the report and how tactical voting could keep Nigel Farage and Reform UK out of Number Ten. Read Anki's full report here: https://hopenothate.org.uk/blocking-the-path/ Visit the HOPE not hate website to find out more about our work.
#80
July 22 · 11 min
Radio 43 | What happened to Ant Middleton’s crypto coin?
It was late on a Friday night last September and Ant Middleton, the ex-special forces soldier, had an exciting announcement to make. He had launched a cryptocurrency token and fans could now buy in. But after just nine days, without explanation, he stopped promoting the token. The price of ANT Coin plummeted. And Middleton hasn’t mentioned it since. A HOPE not hate analysis has found that Middleton’s token (in which he partnered with a convicted drug trafficker) exhibits signs often seen with so-called “pump and dump” schemes which take advantage of gullible online traders. Visit the HOPE not hate website to find out more about our work.
#79
June 2 · 8 min
White Riot: Oldham 2001 part three
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.
#78
May 27 · 6 min
White Riot: Oldham 2001 part two
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.
#77
May 26 · 8 min
White Riot: Oldham 2001 part one
It is 25 years since the Oldham riots. In the first of a three-part series, Nick Lowles, CEO and founder of HOPE not hate, gives the exclusive first-hand story of how a nazi gang triggered the trouble. On the morning of Saturday, May 26, 2001, a six-feet tall, shaven-headed man walked into The Lark public house in Oldham. David Tickle cut a menacing figure. A pub doorman based twenty miles away in Wigan, he was a hardened veteran of pub brawls. Accompanying him was a local hooligan who knew the area well. The two men checked out the bar: it was almost deserted. Good. They bought drinks and waited for their friends to arrive.... Read about Nick's recollections of Oldham 2001 and more about HOPE not hate's work in challenging and exposing the far right by visiting his substack Visit the HOPE not hate website to find out more about our work.
#76
April 22 · 11 min
Radio 43 | The Unelectables: May 2026 edition
HOPE not hate explores the assorted extremists representing the far right at the upcoming elections, including Holocaust deniers, crank conspiracists and Crusader cosplayers 7 May will see elections in the Scottish and Welsh parliaments, as well as more than 5,000 council contests across 136 local authorities in England. Reform UK continues to dominate the radical right, anti-immigrant sphere and stands to win hundreds of seats. Nonetheless, as is tradition, a variety of reactionaries, oddballs, fascist microparties and independents are competing for the sliver of support to the right of Reform. While you can find our investigations into Reform’s candidates in key target seats here, this podcast is an overview of the rest of the far right at the local elections. Visit the HOPE not hate website to find out more about our work.
#75
April 8 · 6 min
Radio 43 | The Extremists Flocking to Restore Britain
Restore Britain declared party status at the perfect moment. Between a growing appetite for ethnonationalism on the right and the mainstreaming of remigration narratives, Reform UK is simply too vanilla for many extremists’ political tastes. Restore has instantly filled the gap to the right of Reform that UKIP, Britain First and a dozen microparties have been clawing to occupy for years. HOPE not hate explores the ethnonationalists who have lined up behind Restore Britain. When will leader Rupert Lowe disavow his party’s fascist fanbase? https://hopenothate.org.uk/2026/04/08/the-company-you-keep-the-extremists-flocking-to-restore-britain/ Visit the HOPE not hate website to find out more about our work.
#74
March 6 · 22 min
Radio 43 Special | State of HATE 2026
Join hope not HATE CEO Nick Lowles and Director of Research Joe Mulhall in a special edition of Radio 43 as they discuss the 2026 edition of State of HATE, our annual deep dive into the British far right. The groups. The networks. The money. The rhetoric. The public mood. This is the most significant far-right threat Britain has faced in decades, perhaps ever. But their success is not inevitable. Understanding the threat is how we stop it. Read the report today: https://hopenothate.org.uk/state-of-hate-2026/ Visit the HOPE not hate website to find out more about our work.
#73
January 16 · 5 min
Radio 43 | Tommy Robinson and the UAE
On this episode of Radio 43, the podcast from HOPE not hate, we’re talking about Tommy Robinson and why he’s suddenly so focused on conflicts linked to the United Arab Emirates. Maybe he's developed a genuine and passionate interest in the wars in Sudan and Yemen, and a particular dislike of Qatar. Maybe he has been brushing up on Turkish drone technology and the complexities of cohesion in Southern Yemen. And maybe he decided to write these X posts in a style he’s never used before. Or perhaps something else is going on? Visit the HOPE not hate website to find out more about our work.
January 8 · 6 min
Radio 43 | How White Vanguard tore itself apart
The neo-Nazi group White Vanguard has suffered a major split. A series of calamitous errors has cost the group half its membership, forced a change in leadership and left its future uncertain. In this episode of Radio 43, HOPE not Hate's podcast, we talk about the origins of White Vanguard and why they've, predictably, found themselves in turmoil. Visit the HOPE not hate website to find out more about our work.
#71
Dec 12, 2025 · 8 min
Radio 43 | What Young Bob really thinks
‘Young Bob’ is one of the young rising stars in Britain’s far-right scene. As well as having gained over 100,000 followers on X (formerly Twitter), he is an ambassador for Turning Point UK (an offshoot of the far-right American organisation), an associate of the serial criminal and anti-Muslim extremist Stephen Lennon (AKA Tommy Robinson), and - in a sign of the increasing acceptance of far-right views in the media - a regular guest on TalkTV. But the scene Young Bob is involved in doesn’t seem like a happy ship. Earlier this year, an undercover HOPE not hate reporter found out his real views of those he works with… Visit the HOPE not hate website to find out more about our work.
Dec 6, 2025 · 7 min
Radio 43 | The figures behind the far right’s new research unit
Last month, HOPE not hate (HNH) exposed a new research unit collecting information on its perceived enemies. In this episode of Radio 43, we reveal some shocking information about the leading figures in this group and some of their disturbing online behaviour. You can read more about our investigations into them here. Visit the HOPE not hate website to find out more about our work.
#69
Nov 7, 2025 · 10 min
Radio 43 | The rise in anti-migrant vigilantism
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 exploiting local safety concerns through racist scapegoating. Chants of “Save our kids” mingle with “Tell the nation, remigration” and “Send them home”. In this episode of Radio 43, we look at four of these groups: The East Belfast Nightwatch First Division, Safeguard Force, Aberdeen Against Illegal Migration and The Shield. Visit the HOPE not hate website to find out more about our work.
#68
Oct 22, 2025 · 11 min
Radio 43 | Who is Nick Tenconi?
UKIP leader Nick Tenconi is treating Britain’s anti-migrant protests as his own personal roadshow. Like a far-right whackamole, he has popped up at locations across the country, taking advantage of fired-up protesters to preach hate “in the name of God”. But, in reality, he hosts exceptionally extreme plans which promoted the deportation of one in seven of the UK population. Furthermore, he has a history of vile social media posts which objectify women As Tenconi seems to have become the speaker of choice for anti-migrant protests, you’ve got to wonder: do the locals know exactly who they are cheering for? Visit the HOPE not hate website to find out more about our work.
#67
Oct 9, 2025 · 9 min
Radio 43 | Who are the Anglofuturists?
In late June, the shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick took the stand at a conference. Addressing the crowd of Tories and radical-right political figures, he made an unusual statement. “I am what can be described as an Anglofuturist.” he said. His statement was applauded. But what did he actually mean? The movement's aims are much darker than they appear at first glance. Behind the gimmicky images of spaceships named after famous Victorians is a group of people pushing, at the very least for mass deportations, and, at worst, a whites-only nation. Anglofuturism is a gloss over disturbingly extreme ideas. Visit the HOPE not hate website to find out more about our work.
#66
Oct 1, 2025 · 5 min
Radio 43 | Reform UK national director planned ‘physical resistance group’
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 theory content. HOPE not hate has identified a now-deleted account on the messaging app Telegram as having belonged to Reform UK’s Adam Bounds. After last year’s general election, Nigel Farage promised that “those ‘bad apples’ that have crept in will be gone”. But Bounds is yet another so-called “bad apple” having worked for Farage’s party since the election. Visit the HOPE not hate website to find out more about our work.
#65
Sep 23, 2025 · 25 min
"We all need to STEP UP" | HOPE not hate's Nick Lowles in conversation
Ahead of the release of his latest book, How to Defeat the Far Right, HOPE not hate CEO Nick Lowles sat down in London for a conversation with award-winning journalist Ros Wynne-Jones. He talks about his 'origin story' and how he got involved with anti-racism and anti-fascism activism, through to the radicalisation of a young man during covid and just how the HOPE not Hate team identified one of the instigators of the 2025 Southport Riots. He finishes off the chat by explaining why using a helicopter might not be the best way to reach communities. To get your hands on Nick's book, How to Defeat the Far Right, visit our webstore: https://hopenothate.bigcartel.com Visit the HOPE not hate website to find out more about our work.
#64
Sep 15, 2025 · 9 min
Radio 43 | Inside Tommy Robinson's Unite the Kingdom march
Organised by Stephen Lennon, aka Tommy Robinson, the "Unite the Kingdom" event attracted some of the most extreme figures in the British far right. Although the event was nominally concerned with “unity, boldness and truth”, it was marred by far-right campaigners expressing the belief that Britain is being invaded by Islam. Visit the HOPE not hate website to find out more about our work.
#63
Sep 3, 2025 · 6 min
Radio 43 | The shocking social media activity of a Reform UK employee
While Reform UK wants to present itself as a respectable party, HOPE not hate can reveal that one of its staffers has promoted extreme far-right figures and racist views on social media. “We are going to professionalise the party,” pledged Reform UK leader Nigel Farage after last July’s general election, in which his party stood racist, anti-Muslim and antisemitic candidates. “Those few ‘bad apples’ that have crept in will be gone, will be long gone and we will never have any of their type back in our organisation. You have a 100 percent promise on that.” Alas, since then, numerous so-called “bad apples” have been selected as Reform candidates and some have been given senior positions in the party. Marking another blow to Farage’s promise, HOPE not hate can reveal that Reform’s recently-appointed “donor manager”, James Catton, has a shocking history of promoting extreme and racist content on social media. Visit the HOPE not hate website to find out more about our work.
#62
Aug 29, 2025 · 7 min
Radio 43 | Farage and co the silent majority? No chance.
On both social and traditional media it’s easy to find commentary claiming that Nigel Farage’s extreme deportations policy and the recent series of anti-migrant protests represent the will of the British people. The lessons of the past two decades across Europe are clear. Social democratic parties that shift rightwards to head off a threat from the radical or far right end up losing. If Labour continues to try and occupy Reform’s space with ever more right-wing rhetoric on immigration and asylum seekers, this will only serve to legitimise Reform’s politics, increase their salience and ultimately boost its electoral success. None of this is to downplay the very real danger currently posed by the far right. It is growing in both number and strength. We saw the horrifying power of the politics of hatred last year when Britain erupted in the most widespread period of far-right violence of the whole postwar period. Street protests are growing in number and Reform, a populist radical right party, is topping the latest polls. However, it is possible to sound the alarm about its threat without simultaneously framing the far right as the voice of a “silent majority”. They are not, and doing so will only accelerate its rise. Visit the HOPE not hate website to find out more about our work.

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