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Adam Schwarz@AdamJSchwarz · Sep 13, 2025

Deeply disturbed to see today's 'Unite the Kingdom' march in London with 100,000+ attendees. This was likely the…

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A massive 'Unite the Kingdom' far-right march in London led by Tommy Robinson and addressed by Elon Musk reveals deep divisions within the far-right movement in the UK. The march threatens to embolden Robinson's faction against Nigel Farage's more moderate Reform UK leadership, with Musk's involvement potentially shifting power dynamics within the movement.

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  1. #1

    Deeply disturbed to see today's 'Unite the Kingdom' march in London with 100,000+ attendees. This was likely the largest far-right protest in British history and was led by Tommy Robinson and addressed by Elon Musk. The far-right are emboldened. But, here's the good news... 🧵

  2. #2

    Today's show of force for Tommy Robinson - a long-time street thug - will exacerbate far-right divisions. Robinson is a rival of Farage who's disavowed him & refuses to campaign for him or allow him into Reform UK. There are many people in Reform who'd like to embrace Robinson.

  3. #3

    Reform UK's greatest challenge is not Labour/Tories but to avoid implosion before the next election. Like every far-right party, Reform is ideologically split - 'pragmatists' who want to (appear) moderate for electoral reasons vs 'puritans' who want to be explicitly far-right.

  4. #4

    Farage and Reform UK's leadership represent the 'pragmatists'. But the membership and junior figures are more 'puritan' and want to embrace Robinson. Farage is polling well but has never pulled anything near 100,000 to a rally. Today's march will empower the puritans vs Farage.

  5. #5

    Farage's next problem. Musk escalated support for Robinson today by addressing the rally. Musk backed Farage and was going to bankroll Reform until they split over Robinson. Musk continuing support for Robison (maybe financially) could further empower Reform puritans vs Farage.

  6. #6

    Robinson claimed today's objective was to "unite the Kingdom". That was never the real purpose. This was a show of strength in a far-right turf war. The UK public are rapidly being radicalised & every far-right figure is fighting to become the leader of the desired revolution.