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Anti-racists deride Home Office over far-right panic

Anti-racism campaign Hope Not Hate challenged suggestions by an anonymous Home Office adviser yesterday  that far-right groups were gaining ground in Britain.

Described as an “expert on right-wing extremism,” the adviser warned BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that the government was placing an emphasis on the “global jihadist agenda” but ignoring the growth of the far right at home.

The Today report suggested that in particular the actions of Islamic State (Isis) and the 

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