SCARF - Sheffield Communities Against Racism & Fascism

On Saturday 4th April, local “flags-on-lampposts” group Raise The Colours Sheffield, alongside bath bomb salesman turned far-right auditor Ryan “Rampage” Dale, are organising what they describe as a “protest” in Sheffield. Their stated aims are vague, framed broadly as opposition to “the government,” but their own organising pages tell a clearer story. The comment threads surrounding the event are filled with open hostility toward migrants, asylum seekers, and, in many cases, anyone perceived to be of Middle Eastern or Muslim background. Calls for violence and dehumanising rhetoric are not only present but go unchallenged by organisers, and are often echoed by prominent figures within the group. One particularly disturbing post comes from main organiser Lee Shipley, who wrote that he hoped windy weather would cause migrant boats to sink, resulting in their deaths. Some posts, particularly from a user called “Dave Tune,” include coded language such as “KTF NSE” which stands for “Keep Th...

Dear Members of Sheffield City Council and Sheffield MPs, We are writing as concerned residents of Sheffield to demand urgent action regarding the flags that continue to appear on lampposts across Parson Cross, Southey, and other areas. These flags are part of a coordinated campa ign of intimidation and anti-immigrant hate. They are illegal, and allowing them to remain is an abandonment of public space and a toleration of harassment. The Council has acknowledged that Operation Raise the Colours has been discussed internally. Yet, it has refused to instruct its contractor, Amey, to remove the flags, citing concerns for staff safety. This reasoning is unacceptable. Sheffield has previous ly enforced highly unpopular policies when it chose to do so. During the Streets Ahead tree-felling programme, Amey was provided with full police support and security to continue work despite public protests. An independent report commissioned by the South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner confirm...

On Saturday 28th February, Nick Tenconi brought his dwindling band of fascists to Hull for a pointless stroll around town, which will have done little to halt his group’s precipitous decline. Since picking the UK Independence Party brand out of the bargain bin in early 2025, he has well and truly driven it into the ground in his attempts to rebrand the former Farage vehicle as a Christian Nationalist street movement. UKIP planned to arrive at 12pm, so local antifascists got up early to take the bandstand in Queen Victoria Square, denying Nick a stage and consigning his rabble to the fringes for the day. UKIP had advertised their demo beginning at the Cenotaph (confusingly described as 40 Paragon Street on their material), but it was clear if any content could be farmed from the day, it would be found a couple of hundred meters back up the road. As a result only a few of the more disciplined Kippers could be found at their muster point, while about 100 fascists hurled ins...

On Saturday 21st February, the streets of Manchester were once again disgraced by Paul Golding and his lumbering band of violent fascists known as Britain First (BF). Amid rising tensions and a forthcoming by-election in Gorton and Denton, Paul thinks he has an opportunity to drag us back to the bad old days – before he was kicked out of the British National Party and National Front, and racist street attacks were a common occurrence. As Nigel Farage, ‘Tommy’ Yaxley-Lennon, and Rupert Lowe hog the national limelight, BF is desperate to find ways to keep itself relevant. Through regular set piece marches, the occasional publicity stunt, and a willingness to say out loud the parts more mainstream figures can only hint at, Paul is seeking to carve himself a niche as Fuhrer maker of the North. Though, based on Saturday, this project isn’t going particularly well. FERGIE TIME Billed as a ‘March for Remigration’ the event was effectively a soggy restaging of  last August , with fas...

On Saturday 21st February Paul Golding's Britain First intend to march through the centre of Manchester, demanding "Remigration" and spreading their politics of hatred and fear. Locals intend to show that they and their divisive rhetoric aren't welcome. Britain First's deputy leader isn't particularly subtle about their political leanings  In some ways this is looking like a rerun of last August's march , with Britain First once again gathering near Piccadilly Station and heading to St Peter's Square to watch some terrible propaganda videos and incoherent speeches from Paul and his Reichsleiter Ashlea Simon. Stand Up To Racism (SUTR) has once again called for a counterdemo to muster at Piccadilly Gardens. A heavy-handed targeted policing operation saw many autonomous antifascists kettled near Piccadilly Station last year, allowing the fascists to march with minimal opposition. In an effort to mitigate state oppression this time around, Resist Britai...

On Sunday 30th November SCARF travelled to support local antifascists and refugees in Unstone, near Chesterfield. Six weeks ago, the Right put hundreds on the street in protest at refugee accommodation . This time, the police were clearly braced for a re-run, with public order sections in force and the creation of a "sterile zone" between the fascists and antifascists. In the event though, energy since September has clearly flagged. Barely eighty bigots staggered to their pen where they we subjected to an hour of rambling from local charisma vortex James Holmes who had donned a burkha for the occasion. James Holmes (far right) in the Horse and Jockey after his lacklustre demo James's perpetual posts have become increasingly racist and paranoid, why any business or council would work with Homes By Holmes is something of a mystery Fed up livestreamers tried to navigate through the muddy woods to get at the hated Left and try to rack up a few quids' worth of views f...