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French far right’s rhetoric at odds with its voting record at EU Parliament

A review of the voting records from the European Parliament shows that members of the far-right National Rally party (formerly the National Front) are often absent from the legislative process, cast votes that contradict stated party positions and are receptive to overtures from industrial lobbyists.

France 24

The Buddha of Suburbia review – playful spin through Hanif Kureishi’s novel

Emma Rice directs an ebullient RSC version of the landmark 1990 story of sex, music, class and racism

The Guardian - UK

Defiance: how Britain’s South Asian communities went from being brutalised to surviving and thriving

As a new Channel 4 documentary shows, In the midst of the horror that Britain’s South Asian communities faced in the Seventies is an inspiring story of how they came together in the face of murderous threat, fought back and changed the country

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Defiance: Fighting the Far Right review – a powerful tale of British Asians who fought against racism

This documentary is an inspiring look at the astonishingly brave activists who took on the National Front in the 1970s and 80s – and changed Britain for the better. It’s full of dark parallels with today

The Guardian - UK

‘These are crazy stories!’ Riz Ahmed on the south Asian Britons who fought off the far right

The actor’s new documentary tells the shocking story of pitched street battles against fascists and a furious fight against police violence. He talks about how a community rose up against racist killings

The Guardian - UK

Bernie Moreno says he fled socialism in Colombia for the US in 1971. What does history say?

The Republican challenger to Democrat Sherrod Brown for US Senate in Ohio has made dubious claims in his campaign

The Guardian - US

Far-right Le Pen to stand trial on EU embezzlement, fraud charges

French prosecutors have ordered far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen to stand trial over claims she used EU funds to finance party activities in France.

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Pat Nevin met Chelsea fans from the National Front and stared down the racists over monkey chants

The former Chelsea and Everton star spoke to the Off The Record podcast.

Daily Record

Former Lord Mayor of Dublin Nial Ring describes how he and his son fought for their lives during 'racist' attack in London

The politician was over for the Champions League clash between Chelsea and Borussia Dortmund

Irish Mirror

Strangeways prison guards were 'drunken bullies' who wore National Front badges, ex-inmates claim

A new documentary has alleged a culture of boozing, violence and racism among some guards during the 1970s and 80s

Manchester Evening News

'I was haunted by hatred for years... but now I've found peace'

"I walked past the letters on the way to school and thought 'there's that sign again.' Then the next day, I would think the same thing again, 'there's that sign again,' and the next day, 'there's that sign again'...over and over. Every day."

Manchester Evening News

How Terry Hall defined the sound of youth and disillusionment in Margaret Thatcher’s Britain

Terry Hall, who has died after a short illness at 63, was the voice of The Specials, an iconic band that bridged the youth sub-cultures and mainstream pop of the late 1970s and early 1980s, embodying the sound of disaffection in Thatcherite Britain.

The Conversation

Terry Hall was the self-assured eye of the Specials storm

As the pioneering 2 Tone band’s lead singer, Hall’s impassive style made him a star – and helped him weather the vicissitudes of fame, the changing charts and British decline

The Guardian - UK

Malaysian PM Anwar to be finance minister in new Cabinet

New Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says he will also serve as finance minister as he unveiled a leaner Cabinet with many new faces in his unity government

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Election battle won, real test begins for new Malaysian PM

Anwar Ibrahim has won a hard-fought battle to become Malaysia’s new Prime Minister

The Independent UK

Reformist leader Anwar close to becoming Malaysia's next PM

Reformist opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is close to becoming Malaysia’s new prime minister after a political party agreed to support a unity government following inconclusive elections

The Independent UK

Malaysia's hung election crisis drags out as party dithers

Malaysia’s longest-ruling coalition says it has not decided which bloc to support after weekend elections left neither with enough seats to form a government on its own, and it would ask the nation’s king to give it more time

The Guardian - UK

‘We are everything that scares curtain twitchers’: the bands resurrecting the spirit of Oi!

The hardcore movement grew from working-class angst in the late-70s, but got tainted by racist aggro. Now a new wave of bands are reviving its cathartic anger – without the far-right associations

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The Independent UK

What to know ahead of Malaysia's general elections

Malaysia’s general elections will take place Saturday, over a month after Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob dissolved Parliament and announced snap elections

Reuters

Malaysian leaders kick off election campaigns in tight race

Malaysian political leaders began their election campaigning on Saturday for what is set to be a close race, with incumbent Prime Minister Ismail Sabri facing off with veterans Anwar Ibrahim and Muhyiddin Yassin.

Reuters

Le Pen's 'general' tipped to take over French far-right party, eyes EU polls

Marine Le Pen still has her eyes on winning France's presidency, but a 27-year old loyalist from a tough working class neighbourhood is their far-right party's rising star and he has big ambitions that also extend to the European stage.

Radio France Internationale

How far has France’s far-right National Rally come in 50 years?

As Marine Le Pen’s far-right movement marks 50 years in French politics, RFI looks back at how the National Rally – formerly the National Front – went from a fringe group to France’s single biggest opposition party.

Radio France Internationale

National Rally marks 50th anniversary with symposium on far-right 'victories'

France's far-right National Rally is marking the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the party – formerly known as the National Front – by hosting a symposium on the 'victories' the movement has enjoyed over the past five decades.

Daily Mirror

Jason Isaacs' terror-filled teenage years being terrorised and beaten by fascists

Mrs Harris Goes To Paris star Jason Isaacs overcame growing up in a difficult environment, with far-right activists targeting his Jewish family, to become one of the most recognisable faces in British acting

The Guardian - UK

‘Hate is easy’: how a former fascist flipped sides and took down BNP

Safe houses, spy rings, murder plots… Matthew Collins’ life as a far-right extremist sounds like a TV thriller, and now it is one

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