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Joe Mulhall @joemulhall.bsky.social · 2h

Really interesting new article by @patrikhermansson.bsky.social and @harryshukman.bsky.social explaining what Anglofuturism is. Check it out! hopenothate.org.uk/2025/10/08/r...

Robert Jenrick says he’s an Anglofuturist. What does that mean? – HOPE not hate

In late June, the shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick took the stand at a conference. Addressing the crowd of Tories and radical-right political figures, he made an unusual statement. “I am what c...

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Joe Mulhall @joemulhall.bsky.social · 1d

Followed. Cheers!

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Joe Mulhall @joemulhall.bsky.social · 1d

Pulling together a list of anti-migrant vigilante / street patrol groups in the UK. Got a big list so far but let me know if you've come across any in case I've missed one! Thanks!

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Stop Trump Coalition @ukstoptrump.bsky.social · 12d

Authoritarianism is on the rise globally. Join us at #Lab25 to understand this challenge & build a movement to resist.

@labourlewis.bsky.social, @minnierahman.bsky.social, Shabna Begum, Amna Abdullatif, @maybulman.bsky.social (@lighthousereports.com) & @joemulhall.bsky.social (@hopenothate.org.uk).

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Joe Mulhall @joemulhall.bsky.social · 13d

Cover design by this genius!

Daniel Benneworth-Gray @danielgray.com · 13d

*COUGH COUGH* bsky.app/profile/joem...

Joe Mulhall @joemulhall.bsky.social · 14d

The paperback version of Rebel Sounds: Music as Resistance is out now! It includes the amazing stories from the hardback but with a new afterword detailing how the far right shut down its promotional events last year.

Need some hope in these difficult times?

Order here:
geni.us/RebelSoundsP...

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Joe Mulhall @joemulhall.bsky.social · 14d

Thanks so much for buying it! I hope you enjoy!

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Joe Mulhall @joemulhall.bsky.social · 14d

Ah thanks! Appreciate it and glad you enjoyed it! Out of interest, when were you in the fall? No name on your profile.

Joe Mulhall @joemulhall.bsky.social · 14d

Ah thanks so much!

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Joe Mulhall @joemulhall.bsky.social · 14d

The paperback version of Rebel Sounds: Music as Resistance is out now! It includes the amazing stories from the hardback but with a new afterword detailing how the far right shut down its promotional events last year.

Need some hope in these difficult times?

Order here:
geni.us/RebelSoundsP...

Rebel Sounds: Music as Resistance

Out in paperback 25th September

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Joe Mulhall @joemulhall.bsky.social · 14d

‘Greedy and ruthless’ businessman fined over a man’s death among Reform UK’s latest donors. New from @hopenothate.org.uk hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/24/g...

'Greedy and ruthless' businessman fined over a man's death among Reform UK's latest donors – HOPE not hate

In 2006, “greedy and ruthless businessman” George Ruttle was fined over a man’s death and, in 2022, his company was fined after putting workers at...

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Joe Mulhall @joemulhall.bsky.social · 15d

"Without the knowledge and without the critical thinking skills instilled by print, many of the citizens of modern democracies find themselves as helpless and as credulous as medieval peasants." Thoughts on the post-literate society by James Marriott.

jmarriott.substack.com/p/the-dawn-o...

The dawn of the post-literate society

And the end of civilisation

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Joe Mulhall @joemulhall.bsky.social · 16d

The paperback version of Rebel Sounds: Music as Resistance with a new afterword is out this Thursday! The same day as @richardosman1.bsky.social new Thursday Murder Club book. Sure its a close race in the charts so help me out! 😂 geni.us/RebelSoundsP...

Rebel Sounds: Music as Resistance

Out in paperback 25th September

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Joe Mulhall @joemulhall.bsky.social · 24d

The paperback version of Rebel Sounds: Music as Resistance is out on 25 September for the very reasonable price of £10.99. It includes a new afterword and is available for preorder from all bookshops now!

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 25d

🚨 Yesterday we saw Britain’s largest ever far-right protest with police estimating 110,000 people in attendance for Tommy Robinson's “Unite the Kingdom” rally.

Read our analysis of the day with all the details of just how extreme it really was.

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Britain’s Biggest Far-Right Protest: More than 100,000 attend Tommy Robinson’s Unite The Kingdom Rally – HOPE not hate

Today saw Britain’s largest ever far-right protest with police estimating 110,000 people in attendance for the “Unite the Kingdom” rally. Organised by Stephen Lennon —...

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Joe Mulhall @joemulhall.bsky.social · 24d

The paperback version of Rebel Sounds: Music as Resistance is out on 25 September for the very reasonable price of £10.99. It includes a new afterword and is available for preorder from all bookshops now!

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 25d

Is it fair to call the Unite The Kingdom march far right? 🎥

@joemulhall.bsky.social, HOPE not Hate's Director of Research spoke to the BBC on why it's important to monitor who is at the event and what is being said.

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Joe Mulhall @joemulhall.bsky.social · 25d

Today saw Britain’s largest ever far-right protest with police estimating 110,000 people in attendance for Tommy Robinson's “Unite the Kingdom” rally. Read @hopenothate.org.uk's
analysis of the day with all the details of just how extreme it really was! hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/13/b...

Britain’s Biggest Far-Right Protest: More than 100,000 attend Tommy Robinson’s Unite The Kingdom Rally – HOPE not hate

Today saw Britain’s largest ever far-right protest with police estimating 110,000 people in attendance for the “Unite the Kingdom” rally. Organised by Stephen Lennon —...

hopenothate.org.uk

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 27d

Tommy Robinson and his friends at Rebel News couldn’t resist a final grift before his big rally on September 13th.
50 of his most ‘devoted’ followers are paying up to £4,099 for what looks like the worst school trip ever, complete with museums and allocated leisure time.

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Joe Mulhall @joemulhall.bsky.social · 27d

More from Reform UK's recent conference. The homophobic aristocrat on Reform’s main stage. hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/10/r...

Reform Watch 11: The homophobic aristocrat on Reform’s main stage – HOPE not hate

The homophobic aristocrat on Reform’s main stage Nigel Farage isn’t exactly a champion of LGBT rights. Still, back when he was the leader of UKIP,...

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Joe Mulhall @joemulhall.bsky.social · 27d

So @hopenothate.org.uk got inside Reform's conference and found a party riven by internal divisions, extreme views, and, perhaps most notably of all, a swirl of conspiracy theories. hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/10/i...

Inside Reform's conference: conspiracy theories galore – HOPE not hate

Walking around Reform UK’s conference on Friday 6 and Saturday 7 September, one thing was clear: the party is utterly unfit to govern. Most peculiar...

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Joe Mulhall @joemulhall.bsky.social · 27d

Tommy Robinson and Rebel Media have turned grifting into an art form. Rebel News is charging its most ‘devoted’ followers up to £4,099 to attend the demonstration this weekend. hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/12/i...

It’s the Final Grift-Down: Rebel News’ £4000 School Trip – HOPE not hate

In the run up to his rally, Tommy Robinson and his friends at Rebel News couldn’t resist a final grift before the big day. As...

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 29d

🚨Last weekend, Reform UK held their party conference in Birmingham, and as expected, it was a magnet to a range of conspiracy theories and wild, fringe ideas. 🧲

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Inside Reform's conference: conspiracy theories galore – HOPE not hate

Walking around Reform UK’s conference on Friday 6 and Saturday 7 September, one thing was clear: the party is utterly unfit to govern. Most peculiar...

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · Sep 5

Reform and X are not Britain, as John Curtice shows, though this loud minority voice thinks it is

Migration bad for economy?
32% of public - but 73% of Reform

Bad for our culture?
31% of public - 81% of Reform

Rights for ethnic minorities have gone too far?
18% of public - but 49% of Reform

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Joe Mulhall @joemulhall.bsky.social · Aug 23

Lots of media coverage about the huge number of anti-migrant protests happening this weekend. It's obviously worrying but perspective is important. Across all the demos that happened today there were probably fewer than 1000 protestors combined. It's not a national outpouring.

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Joe Mulhall @joemulhall.bsky.social · Aug 22

And thanks for the reminder that England isn't the UK. Helpful.

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