Dangerously amateur
If the rise of far-right extremism in the UK is cause for concern, far more disturbing is the recent targeting of ex-York students and current academic staff by the neo-nazi website Redwatch. Though the tactics used by its creators are blunt-edged to the point of being risible, there is evidence that their weasel words have provoked brutal fists. It is vital that such intimidatory tactics do not deter right-minded people from standing up and being counted for their beliefs.
At a time when the BNP, who are circumstantially linked to Redwatch, are leafletting student areas in preparation for the May Council Elections, it is essential that students hold firm in their convictions, and do not allow themselves to fall prey to the guileful overtures or bulling tactics of a motley crew of politically violent yobs.
For all that they may be awkwardly suited, booted and bespangled with the artful get-up and rhetoric of Nick Griffin’s pernicious spin machine, they retain the same rotten core that has always lurked just beneath the surface of British political life. That we continue to fight their very existence is an absolute imperative, and Nouse will continue to do so.
