Director of Research @hopenothate. Writer, historian, journalist, anti-fascist. Latest book: Rebel Sounds: Music as Resistance is out now! https://bsky.app/profile/joemulhall.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/joemulhall.bsky.social/post/3mwbf3aocmk2iSo Tommy Robinson was questioned by police at the airport about his views on Russia. It's no surprise considering his many links to the country and his history of supporting Putin. Read about them here: https://hopenothate.org.uk/tommy-robinson-a-global-far-right-figure/#russia24 Sep 2026 13:41 +0000at://did:plc:77fvid6eqwirv6pmoj3c2feq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbf3aocmk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/joemulhall.bsky.social/post/3mw3xhm37ks2mNew from @hopenothate.org.uk: Tommy Robinson’s Algarve Empire: Exposing his shadowy Portuguese companies. We reveal the huge amounts of money going through a Tommy-linked company in Portugal. https://hopenothate.org.uk/tommy-robinsons-algarve-empire-exposing-his-shadowy-portuguese-companies/22 Sep 2026 09:54 +0000at://did:plc:77fvid6eqwirv6pmoj3c2feq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw3xhm37ks2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/joemulhall.bsky.social/post/3muwsirbk4s2qMy latest for @theguardian.com about Patriot Platform, the worrying events in Dover and Portsmouth and the police failings. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/07/britain-far-right-dover-portsmouth-vigilantes-patriot-platform07 Sep 2026 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:77fvid6eqwirv6pmoj3c2feq/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwsirbk4s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/joemulhall.bsky.social/post/3momqtit42k23Very proud of the @hopenothate.org.uk research team this morning for doing so much amazing work exposing the misogyny and extremism of Reform's candidate in Makerfield.19 Jun 2026 06:49 +0000at://did:plc:77fvid6eqwirv6pmoj3c2feq/app.bsky.feed.post/3momqtit42k23https://bsky.app/profile/joemulhall.bsky.social/post/3mnsjfao5ts2kCan't be absolutely certain but it very much looks like Tommy Robinson is in the Shalyapin Bar of the Hotel Metropol in Moscow with Errol Musk.08 Jun 2026 20:27 +0000at://did:plc:77fvid6eqwirv6pmoj3c2feq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnsjfao5ts2khttps://bsky.app/profile/joemulhall.bsky.social/post/3mncrp4z3q225Just wrote this for the @theguardian.com about the ongoing war between Reform and Restore and the increasing racialisation of our politics. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/02/civil-war-british-right-rupert-lowe-nigel-farage-henry-nowak02 Jun 2026 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:77fvid6eqwirv6pmoj3c2feq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mncrp4z3q225https://bsky.app/profile/joemulhall.bsky.social/post/3mmejnlcjvs2lNew from @hopenothate.org.uk. On a deleted social media account, Reform UK’s candidate in the upcoming Makerfield parliamentary by-election, Rob Kenyon, made creepy comments about women and peddled baseless conspiracy theories. https://hopenothate.org.uk/2026/05/21/reform-candidate-makerfield-kenyon/21 May 2026 13:29 +0000at://did:plc:77fvid6eqwirv6pmoj3c2feq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmejnlcjvs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/joemulhall.bsky.social/post/3mks5rqugtk2mNew from @hopenothate.org.uk. One of the most disgusting bit of racism we've yet found coming from a Reform UK candidate. https://hopenothate.org.uk/2026/05/01/melt-them-all-down-and-fill-in-the-potholes-the-bizarre-racist-rant-from-sunderland-reform-candidate/01 May 2026 12:44 +0000at://did:plc:77fvid6eqwirv6pmoj3c2feq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mks5rqugtk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/joemulhall.bsky.social/post/3mkrtv4yrk22mHere is a @hopenothate.org.uk roundup of the 60 terrible Reform UK candidates (and counting) exposed for a range of extreme, racist and unacceptable behaviour/comments. More to come in the coming days!: https://hopenothate.org.uk/2026/04/30/60-reasons-and-counting-to-not-vote-reform-on-may-7th/01 May 2026 09:46 +0000at://did:plc:77fvid6eqwirv6pmoj3c2feq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrtv4yrk22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/joemulhall.bsky.social/post/3mkilso4nxk2fI went on the brilliant Love is the Message Podcast to talk about my book Rebel Sounds. We discuss Irish rebel songs, jazz, blues and soul in the civil rights struggle, music in the USSR, the current club scene in Ukraine and much more! https://open.spotify.com/episode/62GBuVRULZSsNAlqDTEekM?si=ba99bfd7f4a64dd227 Apr 2026 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:77fvid6eqwirv6pmoj3c2feq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkilso4nxk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/joemulhall.bsky.social/post/3mkilixbld22fRestore Britain is 9x bigger than the BNP at its peak. @hopenothate.org.uk explore the extremists resurfacing in Restore Britain, including figures who have spent decades immersed in fascist groups such as the BNP, Blood & Honour and much else https://hopenothate.org.uk/2026/04/27/restore-britain-a-new-home-for-old-fascists/27 Apr 2026 17:23 +0000at://did:plc:77fvid6eqwirv6pmoj3c2feq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkilixbld22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/joemulhall.bsky.social/post/3mk5maf6wfs2fMore from @hopenothate.org.uk Would Like To See Every Romanian In This Country Gone” – The Racism And Bigotry Of A Redbridge Reform Candidate. Another from @gregorydavishnh.bsky.social https://hopenothate.org.uk/2026/04/23/i-would-like-to-see-every-romanian-in-this-country-gone-the-racism-and-bigotry-of-a-redbridge-reform-candidate/23 Apr 2026 08:36 +0000at://did:plc:77fvid6eqwirv6pmoj3c2feq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5maf6wfs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/joemulhall.bsky.social/post/3mk5m5zc3qs2fNew from @gregorydavishnh.bsky.social for @hopenothate.org.uk. Reform Candidate in Plymouth Ben Rowe says “Jews [are] creating division”, idolises Vlad the Impaler and incited riots in 2024. So another star candidate for Reform… https://hopenothate.org.uk/2026/04/23/antisemitism-and-islamophobia-from-reform-candidate-in-plymouth/23 Apr 2026 08:35 +0000at://did:plc:77fvid6eqwirv6pmoj3c2feq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5m5zc3qs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/joemulhall.bsky.social/post/3mk5lzkopgk2fNew @thetimes.com article including @hopenothate.org.uk research. Reform UK candidate said Nazis were ‘real visionaries’. https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/reform-uk-local-election-candidates-vetting-sjq0g0lj523 Apr 2026 08:33 +0000at://did:plc:77fvid6eqwirv6pmoj3c2feq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5lzkopgk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/joemulhall.bsky.social/post/3mk5lxwn2nk2fBased on @hopenothate.org.uk research the Daily Mirror wrote this up: EXCLUSIVE: Reform candidate who met Nigel Farage is fan of Adolf Hitler pal Oswald Mosley. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/reform-candidate-who-met-nigel-3705429123 Apr 2026 08:32 +0000at://did:plc:77fvid6eqwirv6pmoj3c2feq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5lxwn2nk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/joemulhall.bsky.social/post/3mk5lqzglvs2fThe @hopenothate.org.uk research team have found even more! The Reform candidates for Blackburn with Darwen Council have said Oswald Mosley “was right”, called Enoch Powell “prophetic”, and said Blackburn is “the biggest shithole in the UK”. https://hopenothate.org.uk/2026/04/22/oswald-mosley-was-right-meet-reforms-candidates-in-blackburn/23 Apr 2026 08:28 +0000at://did:plc:77fvid6eqwirv6pmoj3c2feq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5lqzglvs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/joemulhall.bsky.social/post/3mk5lpp3hnk2fNew! @hopenothate.org.uk explores the assorted extremists representing the non-Reform far right at the upcoming elections, including Holocaust deniers, crank conspiracists and Crusader cosplayers https://hopenothate.org.uk/2026/04/21/the-unelectables-meet-the-far-right-candidates-in-the-may-2026-elections/23 Apr 2026 08:27 +0000at://did:plc:77fvid6eqwirv6pmoj3c2feq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5lpp3hnk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/joemulhall.bsky.social/post/3mjr4cyr4ac2kSo Amazon are selling my book Drums in the Distance: Journey's into the Global Far Right about my time undercover around the world for the embarrassingly low price of £4.29! Available here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Drums-Distance-Journeys-Global-Right/dp/1785787519/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_018 Apr 2026 09:20 +0000at://did:plc:77fvid6eqwirv6pmoj3c2feq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjr4cyr4ac2khttps://bsky.app/profile/joemulhall.bsky.social/post/3mjm6zktkoc2gMore dodgy Reform candidates! Their Senedd candidate Emma Clatworthy claimed that “the government are actors”, and suggested people only took the Covid vaccine as they were “brainwashed and programmed”. https://hopenothate.org.uk/2026/04/15/the-queens-a-fraud-reform-uk-senedd-candidates-dangerous-conspiracy-theories/16 Apr 2026 10:25 +0000at://did:plc:77fvid6eqwirv6pmoj3c2feq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjm6zktkoc2g