Disbelief as former journalist Paul Mason appears on Labour Party’s longlist for Stretford and Urmston seat
Observers have reacted with disbelief after it emerged that the controversial former journalist Paul Mason is on the longlist to become the Labour Party’s candidate for Parliament in the Stretford and Urmston constituency. Mr Mason, a former Economics Editor of Newsnight and Channel 4 News, was a staunch backer of the antisemitic former leader, Jeremy Corbyn, opposed the former leader’s suspension from the Parliamentary Labour Party and has repeatedly called […]
Ontario schools asked to axe Agatha Christie book from syllabus over alleged antisemitic references
A leading Ontario school board has asked teachers to remove one of Agatha Christie’s best-known books from its syllabus because of alleged antisemitic references. The Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) has asked teachers to stop requiring pupils to read Christie’s And Then There Were None. In a press statement, a UCDSB spokesperson pointed out that […]
Outcry after populist Ontario Party selects candidate who allegedly promoted Holocaust denial material online
Jewish groups in Canada have called on the Ontario Party to drop a candidate who has allegedly made numerous inflammatory statements. Nikolaos Balaskas allegedly claimed that Jews control the media, presented the Holocaust as a justified response to “Zionist partisans/resistance fighters” and described Zionists as “haters of G-d and his children”, according to B’nai B’rith […]
Neo-Nazi David Musins jailed for three years for remaining a National Action member after the group was banned
A neo-Nazi has been jailed for three years for continuing to be a member of the far-right terror group National Action after they had been named as a proscribed organisation. David Musins, 36, pleaded guilty to belonging to National Action, contrary to section 11 of the Terrorism Act 2000. He is one of at least […]