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Introducing YouTube Grifters part of what could prove to be a very long series.
Introducing Chris Messenger aka ‘English Ned’, Chris is 47, and resides in the Great Sutton area of his hometown, Ellesmere Port.
“A writer who will not lie cannot live or work under Fascism.
Because Fascism is a lie, it is condemned to literary sterility. And when it is past, it will have no history, except the bloody history of murder.” ~ Ernest Hemingway, Address, American Writers Congress, New York City (1937)
Incredible interview from @socialistdogmom.bsky.social with @letsgomathias.bsky.social.
There's a direct line from the demonization of antifascists to the recent murders in Minneapolis - the far-Right is hoping to grease of wheels of mass repression and state organized murder. Read the book!
ReformUK Devon County Councillor for Newton Abbot, Michael Cockerham, in the wake of the executions of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, says -
Where is Alex Pretti's phone?
Still, stick to your story Reece and Lou - I'm sure it'll all work out in the end.
Which is where he still is. His partner is telling the French police that Reece went there independently - not with Danny Tommo or Raise the Colours - but the evidence tells us otherwise.
Unfortunately for Reece, he arrived in France on Sunday only to spend the entire day being ghosted and ignored by Tommo - and was then picked up by French police and thrown in a cell.
He's livestreamed himself camping outside of the hotel, and harassing and intimidating women carrying children attempting to walk to the bus stop.
His new scheme has been to join his idol Danny Tommo on his 'invasion' of France
Reece Grant isn't having a great time in France. After a solid go at being a far-right YouTube grifter, it looks like our Reece is done.
As we've previously mentioned, he's spent a lot of time trying to break into a hotel housing child refugees - facing arrest for one of his attempts.
Thanks to @arc-161.bsky.social for allowing us to use their platform to host the full report - arc161.noblogs.org
Lastly, we can't forget Nigel Murfin. Nigel has a habit of ending up in the local news for harassing women, but he's currently banned from Exeter after an arrest in one of his attempts to assault refugees outside the hotel in Exeter.
....harassed some refugees in Calais, got arrested, and is now housed in an immigration facility in France, awaiting deportation.
Reece Grant, aka STB (Stop the Boats) Audits is currently languishing in a French jail cell after attempting to join Danny Tommo in France. Reece spent the day desperately calling Tommo, who completely ghosted him. Reece decided to go it alone...
Noticeably absent from the march were a couple of local fascists currently facing some legal trouble following recent arrests.
Veteran Exeter fascist Thomas Dunne was also present. Dunne has previous links to Turning Point UK, going back to at least September 2024 when he was interviewed regarding ‘two-tier policing’ after he was arrested for wearing a burqa and pretending to pray inside a branch of Debenhams.
Newly on our radar following UKIP’s visit to the city is Sam Smith, also of Exeter, who also goes by ‘Da Smix MC’ and ‘Sam Da Smix’
Also making his comeback on the far-right street scene after a long absence was Reform member Frankie Rufolo, briefly famous for burning a Quran in a branch of Wetherspoon. He attended wearing a Reform badge, and a Marine Le Pen T-Shirt
Britain First were represented on the march by Chris John of Torquay, and fascist thug Nick Hubble of Exeter. Hubble, like Bamford, is a relative of Nigel Murfin. Hubble was recently arrested for assaulting an SUTR activist that was attempting to stop him from harassing refugees.
Unfortunately for Bamford, his behaviour appears to be meeting some resistance from the local community. He arrived in Exeter to see his face splashed all over the city, referring to him as a “cowardly Nazi”. Bamford was overheard calling his Mum to let her know their address had been exposed.
Also making an appearance in Exeter was Troy Bamford of Barnstaple, who spent many a Saturday outside the Hampton hotel, shouting abuse at vulnerable women and children through a megaphone.
These three, alongside Dean’s partner - Ellie Castle - are now the driving force behind the far-right’s renewed street presence in and around Exeter. Castle works at St Leonard’s pharmacy in the city, where we’re sure her patients are not yet aware of her far-right activity.
The other key members of the SWPA are Matt Dean of Exeter, and Charlie Finney of Torbay. Finney hasn't attempted to decouple his business - The Removal Man Torbay - from his far-right views and posts. Dean isn't shy - announcing himself as a "full on educated ethno-nationalist historian racist"
Rowe has also been heavily involved – on a local level – in Operation Raise the Colours, organising the erection of flags in Cranbrook and Exeter, and leading a doxxing campaign against a local business owner who was pictured taking down flags.
It was at these hotel protests that a new face began to emerge – Jordan Rowe – who is now the driving force behind the ‘patriot’ movement in south Devon. His group, the South West Patriots Alliance, have formed alliances with Britain First, as well as Flag Force Plymouth and Bristol Patriots.
All of these characters made attempts to intimidate refugees attempting to leave the hotel, who were attempting to walk to the local bus stop with their children.
Without the presence of local antifascists, Murfin, Grant and Heal presented a real threat of physical violence towards the refugees
These protests were led by Murfin, alongside Marie Townsend, regional organiser for BF in the south West, as well as YouTube ‘auditors’ Reece Grant and Troy Bamford, ReformUK’s Dutch Dudgeon, Tory Cllr Alison Sheridan (now of ReformUK), and Pete Heal.
Although the far-right could initially muster only a handful of protestors, heavily outnumbered by local antifascist and community groups who came out to defend the refugees - they built an alliance over the summer and were eventually able to present a sizeable force outside the hotel each week.
Nigel Murfin was concerned about the image of his party – Britain First – due to the type of refugees at the hotel being exclusively women and children, but became the main tormentor of these refugees, when the opportunity presented itself. Murfin has previous convictions for harassing women.
Despite acknowledging that the hotel was housing only women and children, the nascent fascist movement in and around Exeter made plans to begin protests outside.
