Alwaght- The increasingly radicalized ideology adopted by the Britain's white supremacist movement will lead to greater confrontation with Muslims, an anti-racism group has warned.
A study conducted by the anti-racist group Hope Not Hate shows that the far-right movement is seeking to organize attacks against Muslims in the Britain.
The study blames normalization of Islamophobic rhetoric by the mainstream media as a factor fueling hate crimes against Muslims.
This comes ahead of a planned demonstration by Polish neo-nazis in Manchester later in February in support of a “British white country.”
Last year, 61 far-right demos were staged in the UK, compared with 41 in 2014, although just eight attracted more than 150 people, the largest being a crowd of 300 recorded at a Pegida march in Newcastle last February.
However, one disquieting development recorded by campaigners is the growth of the Infidels, a network of regional fascist gangs pursuing a far more confrontational agenda, particularly against leftwing activists and trade unionists.
Nick Lowles, director of Hope Not Hate, said: “The rising militancy of Britain’s far right will lead to greater violence in 2016. This could be manifested in three ways: a general increase in anti-leftwing harassment and attacks; communal violence where gangs of far-right supporters clash with left-wingers, Muslim or East European youths; or, in extreme cases, terrorism.
“The underlying rhetoric of much of Britain’s far right is that a societal conflict – either between Muslims and non-Muslims or more generally with immigrant communities – is inevitable. For some, that means preparing for it or even encouraging it along.”