Far-right hate group founded by Nazi sympathiser hijack Holyrood by-election with racist banners in support of Reform
Patriotic Alternative have been criticised over racist banners in Stonehouse last week.
Fascist supporters of Reform UK have hijacked a Holyrood by-election with vile racist banners.
The far-right Patriotic Alternative were in Stonehouse on Friday backing Nigel Farage's party and mocking attempts at combating racism.
They subjected the village to offensive slogans like ' Anti racist just means anti white".
A spokesperson for Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, who was targeted in the banners, said: 'People will see through this pathetic and shameful attempt to sew division and hatred. Racism and conspiracy theory has no place in our society.
" Reform should be ashamed of these tactics by some of their supporters. Anas Sarwar is a proud Scot that worked in our NHS. He is making the case every day for a better Scotland for all. Regardless of our politics, his love and loyalty to our great country should be unquestionable.'
Voters in Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse will go to the polls on June 5th to choose their new MSP in a by-election.
The contest was believed to be a two-horse race between the SNP and Labour, but the right wing Reform party are tipped to come second as part of a UK surge.
As revealed by the Record last week, Mark Collett of the extremist Patriotic Alternative is part of a plot to infiltrate Reform.
A Nazi sympathiser who was in the BNP, Collett has joined forces with far right influencer David Clews in a bid to take Reform even further to the Right.
During a visit to Stonehouse on Friday, Patriotic Alternative unleashed their hateful propaganda. One banner tried to bait anti-racism campaigner Sarwar: 'Scotland too white Anas?'
Other slogans from the white nationalists included '2 teir [sic] justice = Anti white justice', 'Anti racist just means anti white' and 'They don't hate racism they just hate white people'.
Another banner explained the political purpose of the trip: 'Vote Reform.'
A leaflet handed out to passers-by stated: 'This flyer is brought to you by Patriotic Alternative (PA), a proud nationalist community group. We champion the rights of the native British - the English, Scottish and Welsh - stewards of our homeland, the British Isles.'
They added: 'We have concerns about the future of our nation and do not believe that successive governments have prioritised the interests of the native British.'
A section marked 'advocating for our own ethnic group' also said PA wanted to ensure 'indigenous Brits' are not treated as 'second class citizens'.
The address listed for the fascist group was a PO Box in Pudsey, near Leeds, 190 miles from Stonehouse.
Patriotic Alternative are not part of Reform, but critics fear Reform is attracting racists.
An SNP spokesperson said: 'These reports raise serious questions for Nigel Farage's party. Groups like Patriotic Alternative and their racist rhetoric should be called out and condemned and not involved in any candidate's campaign. Farage must respond to these concerns immediately.'There is absolutely no place for that harmful language in Scotland, and the SNP will call it out and confront it at every turn. As this campaign continues it is becoming clearer that Labour are falling behind Nigel Farage's Reform UK. On 5th June, only a vote for the SNP can stop Farage.'
Patrick Harvie, co-leader of the Scottish Greens, said: ' Nigel Farage has spent years promoting far-right hatred - so it's absolutely no surprise that we're seeing some of the most extreme groups rallying behind Reform.
'People across Scotland deserve so much better than the dangerous politics of hate and division. And the more voters see the danger that Reform truly represents, and the kind of people who are getting involved, the more they will reject it.'
A spokesman for the Scottish Tories said: ' Reform must come clean over whether they support such extremist views.'
A Reform UK spokesman said: 'These banners are nothing to do with Reform UK, we have no connection whatsoever with this group.'
In a recent joint statement, Clews and Collett laid out their mass infiltration plan: 'Our combined support will be able to exert a significant level of influence on the direction of Reform and eventually within the corridors of power in this nation.
'We already know many thousands of our supporters are members of Reform and we would like this to be in the tens of thousands. Many supporters and those sympathetic to our aims also occupy positions of power within the Reform Party. These influencers are positioned so that they can embed the foundations for a strong future for this nation and its people.'
Collett also said separately: "We won't be dropping our demands for a super majority of white Britons in Britain. So we're not selling anything out. All we're doing is using Reform as a wrecking ball."
Patriotic Alternative were contacted.
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