Dr Rob Wray

In fairly short order, the far right have gone from fringe lunatics to a supermarket ideology: different aisles for different resentments, all under one roof of hate. Cheap conspiracies. Hyper-masculinity. Cultural grievance. Violence. linkedin.com/posts/drrobwra…

National Institute of Economic and Social Research said last week that if net migration fell to zero, it would knock 3.7% off the UK’s annual national income by 2040. lnkd.in/eCdx3ZdM linkedin.com/posts/drrobwra…

UKIP’s new logo… remind you of anything? 🤦

Branded as movements for free expression and public safety, they are orchestrated and funded by far-right groups whose actions achieve the opposite. In truth, they are a double oxymoron. Click for full article. linkedin.com/posts/drrobwra…

Across the US, Europe and the UK, we are witnessing a troubling drift: the hyper-normalisation of extreme ideology. Click to read the full article… linkedin.com/posts/drrobwra…

Follow @secrpol for the latest news, research and analysis. bsky.app/profile/secrpo…

The Double Oxymoron of “Unite the Kingdom” Branded as movements for free expression and public safety, they are orchestrated and funded by far-right groups whose actions achieve the opposite. In truth, they are a double oxymoron. bsky.app/profile/drrobw…

Well said Tony.. theguardian.com/politics/2005/…

BREAKING | A 33-hour manhunt: How police caught Charlie Kirk suspect.. apple.news/ApVsaMGhYQxCiI…

🚨Stephen Lennon is marching again in London this weekend. He insists he isn’t a racist, says it over and over, but the facts tell a different story. Here are five reasons why “Tommy Robinson” is a racist.

Extremist groups in Europe and North America that have specifically targeted gaming communities and infiltrated them by using memes, humour, and gameplay experiences as a way to groom younger players before being introduced to radical content. apple.news/ATNzfHUbgTH2iV…

Racists in Britain are both more unapologetic than ever and more in touch with mainstream opinion, as our media and politicians happily scapegoat asylum seekers. apple.news/ALmVn0by_QjWKt…

The far right have gone from fringe lunatics to a supermarket ideology: different aisles for resentments, all under one roof. Cheap conspiracies. Hyper-masculinity. Cultural grievance. Violence, presented as inevitable. It’s rubbing-off on our kids. linkedin.com/posts/drrobwra…

Caught up or caught out? Following UK riots, a spate of exemplary judicial sentences have been handed down. @NatCen is working to profile the architects behind the violence and understand the susceptibility of those seduced by far-right distorted dogma. lnkd.in/eeSEquyr

PREDICTING A RIOT - Online origins of real-world violence in the US and UK. Modern extremism has evolved. Our live research at NatCen's Crime Justice & Security Unit lnkd.in/gGy8J9GB identifies the online origins of violence felt on the street.

@TimesRadio @DrRobWray @CalumAM People see patterns of Islamist terrorism across Europe and when the authorities suppress information it has the opposite intended effect - ie conspiracy theories and anger. So if authorities are open & honest, people will trust them. If there’s apparently an agenda, they won’t.

Pleased to be asked onto Times Radio Breakfast this week to talk about the disinformation surge following the Liverpool FC parade incident. @NatCen

In light of the Assisted Dying Bill Sierra sat down with @Humanists_UK's @andrewcopson and NatCen's Natasha Fox to discuss what British Social Attitudes data tells us about public opinion toward assisted dying. Tune in tomorrow, wherever you get your podcasts.