Evan Smith

Best scholarly piece on the use of the term 'race realism' by the far right?

In my book on 'no platform', I would like to make a distinction between the fascist far right, such as the NF or BNP, and the right-wing Tory politicians who are also protested against. Is there a better term than 'hard right'?

In the past, I have used the term 'far right' to describe the political space in between fascism and 'hard right' of the Conservative party (orgs such as UKIP). Although some , such as @Livesrunning, @aurelmondon & @aaronzwinter, have suggested using 'far right' as umbrella term.

I have used the term 'hard right' to describe Tory MPs in the 1980s, such as John Carlisle or Harvey Proctor. I have also used term to describe Enoch Powell & the Monday Club in same era. I have erred from using 'far right' to describe these MPs so far. Should I use 'far right'?

I say 'all Europeans' before 1915 were considered aliens, because in 1915, Cyprus became a crown colony. Although now that I think about it, I am not sure when Maltese became considered British subjects.

UK govt found it easier to implement controls against aliens because British subjecthood implicitly gave all British subjects the right to enter, live and work in the UK. UK govt tried to use other means, such as controls at port of departure, to stop Cth migrants prior to 1962.

Aliens Act of 1905 was used to keep out Jewish refugees, which was aided by fact that no international protocols for refugee processing until after WWI. UK govt repeatedly stated that UK was under no obligation at the time to accept refugees.

I enjoyed this piece but the blurb is oddly worded. Jewish refugees were called ‘aliens’ because they were not British subjects when coming to UK. All Europeans prior to 1915 were considered ‘aliens’ upon arrival in UK until naturalised as British subjects.https://twitter.com/MayaGoodfellow/status/1196709665184333825 …