Tom Walker, Red Pepper, Aug. 31, 2009
The British National Party will be joined in the European parliament by far-right parties from across the continent. But how much support are fascists and racists really picking up? Tom Walker investigates
The recent European elections saw all sorts of far-right parties making gains across the continent. They ranged from right-wing populists and nationalists to outright fascists and neo-Nazis. With no end to the recession in sight, and with social democratic parties often totally discredited, some on the left fear that we could all soon be crushed under the far right’s jackboots.
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Europe’s far right rises
Tom Walker, Red Pepper, Aug. 31, 2009
The British National Party will be joined in the European parliament by far-right parties from across the continent. But how much support are fascists and racists really picking up? Tom Walker investigates
The recent European elections saw all sorts of far-right parties making gains across the continent. They ranged from right-wing populists and nationalists to outright fascists and neo-Nazis. With no end to the recession in sight, and with social democratic parties often totally discredited, some on the left fear that we could all soon be crushed under the far right’s jackboots.
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Tags: British National Party, Dansk Folkeparti, Europe, far right parties, Finnish Perussuomalaiset, Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs, Geert Wilders, Islamophobia, Italy’s Lega Nord, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Jobbik party, Laïkós Orthódoxos Synagermós, Partij voor de Vrijheid
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