A REFORM UK councillor shared the stage with a "neo-Nazi" at a protest outside a Falkirk hotel housing asylum seekers, who told the crowd "keep Britain white".
Protesters from the group Save Our Future and Our Kids Future demonstrated against "uncontrolled immigration" outside the Cladhan Hotel on Saturday, with Stand Up To Racism (SUTR) Scotland holding a counter-demonstration.
According to witnesses and despite the group rejecting links to the far-right, attendees included several individuals openly displaying fascist symbols.
The group’s name itself echoes extremist slogans used by white nationalists, most notably the so-called “Fourteen Words” coined by American neo-Nazi David Lane. The primary slogan in the Fourteen Words is: "We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children".
At the start of the rally, a handful of men performed Hitler salutes (above), and one man was seen with a large Black Sun tattoo on the back of his head — an emblem widely used in neo-Nazi circles (below).
Another group held a banner reading “Kill ’Em All: Let God Sort Them Out”.
Claire Mackie-Brown, Reform UK Falkirk councillor for the Upper Braes, went on to share the stage with Patriotic Alternative member Richard McFarlane, who told the crowd that white people will be a minority in the UK “by the 2060s”.
Mackie-Brown quit the Tory party last February, and joined Reform UK in March this year.
PA has been described as a far-right, fascist, neo-Nazi and white nationalist hate group. At the heart of its ideology is the “white genocide” myth, with the group actively campaigning for the mass deportation of immigrants.
The speeches ranged from conspiratorial to openly fascist. One speaker dismissed democracy altogether, claiming that “all politicians are paedophiles" while McFarlane reiterated claims of “white genocide".
He added: “We need to give them the fingers, and say we are white, we are British, we are proud and that we are not scared anymore,” he tells the crows, before listing two demands: an end to all mass immigration and the start of a deportation process to “send all the illegals back”.
He concludes with: “Keep Britain White, Keep Britain British”.
The video of the speech is stamped with PA branding and the group's logo throughout.
Addressing Mackie-Brown's attendance, the witness said they "do not believe that there could have been any way she was unaware of the actions of other demonstrators, and so thought that this group of neo-Nazis, fascists, conspiracy theorists, and violent far-right thugs, was a good audience to be speaking to".
A Reform UK spokesperson said: “Councillor Claire Brown was there to represent Reform and her concerned constituents, she is not responsible for the other people attending and will continue to stand up for residents on this extremely important issue”.
This contrasted a previous statement from Save Our Future and Our Kids Future, which said Mackie-Brown "did not attend our event as a Reform UK representative" when questions were raised after he attendance at a community meeting.
The event was organised by Connor Graham, who has addressed his own criminal record when questioned online, saying he had "never tried to hide" his conviction for assaulting a police officer by biting his hand at Falkirk Police Station in 2019.
In response to this article, Graham stated: "To be clear from the outset: the Falkirk protest was organised by local residents as a peaceful, community-led event focused on safety, transparency, and accountability from Falkirk Council and wider government.
"The microphone was open to anyone who wished to share their personal concerns or experiences. No speakers were formally invited or endorsed by the organisers it was a platform for local people. If individuals with affiliations to political groups or outside organisations chose to speak, that was entirely their choice and not something we had pre-arranged or promoted. Their views do not represent the organisers or the majority of residents in attendance.
"With regard to reports of Nazi salutes, if such actions did occur, they are completely unacceptable. We do not condone or support that behaviour in any form, and it does not reflect the values of our community. Our protest was peaceful, respectful, and rooted in genuine local concerns.
Graham said the group rejected "racism, extremism, and neo-Nazism outright," adding that it was "ordinary mums, dads, grandparents, and neighbours, standing together" at the event.
He added: "It would be deeply unfair and misleading to allow the actions of a tiny minority of individuals who were not part of our organising group to overshadow the real issues being raised.
"Our community has a right to demand answers about safety, housing, and accountability, and we will continue to do so."
Once the UK’s largest fascist organisation according to anti-racism charity HOPE not hate, PA has since splintered.
The group was previously involved in anti-migrant protests in Erskine and unfurled a “white lives matter” banner at the top of Ben Nevis in 2021.
We previously wrote about how PA and Unity News Network (UNN) – one of the most popular sources of information for the far right in the UK, which is run by a Scot – signed a joint declaration encouraging supporters to support and infiltrate Nigel Farage’s party.
Racist banners, flyers and posters created by the group were recently displayed at the Clydebank Bandstand. Similar banners were also attached to railings in front of the council chambers in Dumbarton and in Hamilton town centre during the Scottish Parliament by-election earlier this year.
Patriotic Alternative has been approached for comment.
