TWAFA - Tyne and Wear Anti Fascist Association

Far right politics builds upon local prejudices, organises on a national, European and international political level and encourages a violent undercurrent of street activism. Here are some of the key themes and influences.

Following a two page expose in Newcastle upon Tyne’s Evening Chronicle newspaper, Rodney Aikin has been sacked from his job as a bouncer in a local pub. Aiken has convictions for violence and is lead singer for the Nazi band Warhammer.