The far-right in Bristol are presently weak and disorganised. Years of political and physical opposition in the 90's ensured that they could not operate in any meaningful way. The after-effects of that anti-fascist work are still being felt by them today.

But that does not mean that our job is done. As the present system lurches from crisis to crisis, with the bosses and politicians huddling ever-closer together to protect their own interests at the expense of ours, the working class are left to take the full force of the failures of capitalism. And the far-right are exploiting this political and economic assault on our class. By presenting themselves as some kind of radical alternative to this madness, they are seeking to take advantage of our misery for their benefit. The reality is that fascist politics, whether from the 'respectable' BNP or their knuckle-dragging mates in Combat 18 and the like, are violently anti-working class. Their ideology can best be summed up by that old expression 'divide and conquer'. Rest assured, fascism offers us nothing.

Bristol Antifa are working hard to ensure that the BNP cannot re-establish themselves in our city. We aren't going to pretend that this will be easy, particularly given the state of society and the willingness of 'our' politicians to screw us over at every opportunity. But we will use whatever resources we have to step up to the challenge.

To do this as effectively as we can, we need information about fascists and fascist activity in your area. Antifa supporters live and work in the communities that the BNP are likely to try and target in the coming months. Although we are aware of many of the people involved with nazi politics in Bristol, we also know that things can change pretty quickly. If you see or hear of fascists trying to organise in your community, don't ignore it. Tell your friends, family and workmates and remind them that nazi politics are not our politics. Stand together and let the fascist goons know in no uncertain terms that they're not welcome on our doorsteps. And please pass any information on to Bristol Antifa. We will work with you to make sure that the fascists have nowhere to run and nowhere to hide if they dare to show their ugly faces.