Far right propaganda is being posted through people's front doors in Cardiff.
People in the Splott area of the city have received leaflets displaying openly far right, neo-nazi slogans and messaging. The front of the leaflet carries the title "WHITE BRITAINS TO BE A MINORITY" also with an image of people who are not white.
The back of the leaflet carries a string of far right tropes targeting immigrants as well as conspiracy theories and inflammatory rhetoric about race, colour and migration. It them calls on people to join "like minded patriotic people" to "help make a difference".
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The leaflet is being distributed by a group called Patriotic Alternative. This group was founded in 2019 by British neo-Nazi and Mark Collett. He was formerly chairman of the Young BNP, the youth division of the British National Party (BNP), and was director of publicity for the party.
According to Hope Not Hate, Patriotic Alternative is the largest fascist group operating in the UK today. The group adopts a multi-pronged approach to activism, combining provocative and headline-grabbing stunts with a superficial “family friendly” image of bake sales and community-building activities. The group has successfully united formerly disparate elements from across the fractured British far right.
This is what the leaflet looked like:
Hope Not Hate adds that Patriotic Alternative's public output is carefully confected to conceal the true history and beliefs of the group’s leadership. A number of key activists were involved with the now-banned Nazi terror group National Action at different stages, while other members allegedly cut their teeth in violent hooligan gangs like the Scottish Defence League and Pie & Mash squad.
