Dr William Allchorn
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Dr William Allchorn
@willallchorn.bsky.social
Senior Research Fellow @ipppriataru.bsky.social, Assoc Prof @richmondunildn.bsky.social, & Gbl Far Right Co-Editor @manchesterup.bsky.social, researching Far-Right Movements and CVE Responses. https://www.aru.ac.uk/people/william-allchorn
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Great to be part of the Blue Sky community of researchers and practitioners in #extremism, #terrorism and #counter-terrorism studies - looking forward to posting more on forthcoming research on FRE movements and responses in due course!
An eyebrow tip and McDonald's footage: Takeaways from Luigi Mangione's evidence hearing www.bbc.com/news/article...
Takeaways from Luigi Mangione's evidence hearing
Prosecutors played dozens of body camera videos and interviewed witnesses from the day of his arrest.
www.bbc.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Reposted by Dr William Allchorn
The UK courts have sent bailiffs after Tommy Robinson to collect over £100,000 in court costs.

So, the money hunt begins...

Read more here:

searchlightmagazine.com/2025/12/cour...
Courts want £100k from Tommy Robinson - the money hunt begins | Searchlight
Tommy Robinson being told he has to pay £103,000 in court costs The festive season was brightened up immeasurably this week by the sight of Tommy Robinson o ...
searchlightmagazine.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:08 PM
🚨New Publication Alert 🚨 Mapping the Online Hard & Soft Recruitment Patterns of Nonviolent Extremists Online in the UK (2016-2021): A Longitudinal Analysis of Britain First, 5 Pillars and Earth First! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Mapping the Online Hard & Soft Recruitment Patterns of Nonviolent Extremists Online in the UK (2016-2021): A Longitudinal Analysis of Britain First, 5 Pillars and Earth First!
Many studies have been concerned with the presence of extremist content online, either on specific websites,1 social media,2 or alternative platforms.3 The limited studies accounting for examine th...
www.tandfonline.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Eastbourne man charged with seven terror offences www.bbc.com/news/article...
Eastbourne man charged with seven terror offences
Thomas Smith, 33, of Blakes Way, Eastbourne, is set to appear at court on Thursday.
www.bbc.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:28 AM
764, Maniac Murder Cult and Terrorgram Collective & IS-M now listed by Canada as terrorist organisations: www.canada.ca/en/public-sa...
Government of Canada lists four new terrorist entities - Canada.ca
The Government of Canada is taking action to counter terrorism and violent extremism, in particular the radicalization of young people online, by adding four new organizations to the Criminal Code lis...
www.canada.ca
December 11, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Reposted by Dr William Allchorn
After a case where a 764 member successfully got a kid to commit suicide, a new felony law is proposed with potential Life sentences “that would explicitly criminalize the intentional coercing of minors to physically harm themselves or others, including animals”
abcnews.go.com/US/online-ex...
As online extremists push teens to self-harm, 2 senators join to propose new law making it a crime
Sens. Chuck Grassley and Dick Durbin want a new law to criminalize the actions of online networks like 764 that coerce minors to physically harm themselves or others.
abcnews.go.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Reposted by Dr William Allchorn
Last month we looked at how Reform UK had brought chaos to Kent County Council which it has controlled since May.

That picture is being replicated in other parts of the country and may threaten the party’s national ambitions.

Read about some of the most glaring examples here:
Local council chaos and scandal threaten Reform's national ambitions | Searchlight
Nigel_Farage_commons Nigel Farage’s Reform UK stormed into local government in May 2025, winning hundreds of seats across England and seizing control of cou ...
searchlightmagazine.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Reposted by Dr William Allchorn
UKIP leader Nick Tenconi, never knowingly undersold in the department of grandiose promises, is planning a “mass deportations” march in Dover on Saturday.

The rally point? The Golden Lion pub whose Ulster-born “No surrender” landlady keeps a warm welcome for far-right customers.

Read more here:
UKIP anti-migrant demo to kick off at Dover's 'red hand' pub | Searchlight
Amelia Randall and her modest UKIP demo in Rochester last month UKIP leader Nick Tenconi, never knowingly undersold in the department of grandiose promises, ...
searchlightmagazine.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Reposted by Dr William Allchorn
The U.K. announced new sanctions on seven Russian individuals and organizations. Among them is Aleksandr Dugin, a key proponent of the “Russian world," along with the Center for Geopolitical Expertise, which he founded. newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/uk-tar...
UK targets Russian world ideologist Dugin with new sanctions
On Tuesday, December 9, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on seven Russian individuals and entities. The list included Aleksandr Dugin, the ideolog
newsukraine.rbc.ua
December 10, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Reposted by Dr William Allchorn
Fresh off the press 📚

New edited volume ‘The Right in Latin America’ from @manchesterup.bsky.social Global Studies of the Far Right book series with fellow co-editors @willallchorn.bsky.social and Ariel Goldstein (author)

manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526173409/
Manchester University Press - The right in Latin America
The right in Latin America - Browse and buy the Hardcover edition of The right in Latin America by Ariel Goldstein
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
On 7 December 2025 pursuant to section 29B of the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002 (“TSA”), the organisations listed below were designated as terrorist entities in New Zealand:

Order of Nine Angles (O9A); also known as ONA

and

The Terrorgram Collective (TC) gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/20...
Designation of Two Terrorist Entities - 2025-au7135 | New Zealand Gazette
gazette.govt.nz
December 10, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Trump criticises 'decaying' European countries and 'weak' leaders www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump criticises 'decaying' European countries and 'weak' leaders
The UK praises Europe's "strength" after Trump says countries fail to control migration or take action to end the Ukraine war.
www.bbc.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:30 AM
French far-right leader tells BBC he shares US warnings on Europe 'for most part' www.bbc.com/news/article...
French far-right leader tells BBC he shares US warnings on Europe 'for most part'
The US's new National Security Strategy suggests Europe is facing "civilisational erasure".
www.bbc.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Final details for this Saturday’s Tommy Robinson Carol Service (3-5pm) on Whitehall - with crowds expected from 2/2.30pm youtu.be/Ch2_ITqTo-c?...
Carol Service Live from Downing Street 3Pm 13th Dec
YouTube video by Counter Media UK
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Reposted by Dr William Allchorn
In the fading light of a December afternoon in 2025, central London prepares for two very different visions of Christmas.

On one side, Tommy Robinson is finalising plans for a “United for Christ this Christmas” carol concert to “reclaim and celebrate our heritage, culture and Christian identity”...
Christ in the crossfire: Tommy Robinson and the battle for Christmas | Searchlight
Christian poster response to Tommy Robinson In the fading light of a December afternoon in 2025, central London prepares for two very different visions of C ...
searchlightmagazine.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM