20/10/22

Fascist's hold conference at stirling hotel

Fascist organisation, Patriotic Alternative have hosted a conference in Stirling at the Stirling Highland Hotel. Around 60 people attended which included conspiracy theorist David Clews, Faslane based Kenneth McCourt who was previously a member of far right Generation Identity whilst serving as a Petty Officer at the Trident Nuclear submarine base on the Clyde. Yorkshire based National Action supporter Sam Melia who has previously been photographed on a National Action Rally in 2016 and admitted to links with National Action earlier this year, was photographed at the conference with his wife, Lara Towler who is deputy leader of the organisation. West Lothian butcher and Patriotic Alternative podcast host, Simon Crane was also present. Crane has previously hosted international fascists and members of Patriotic Alternative who have had links with proscribed fascist organisation, National Action.

Patriotic Alternative leader in Scotland and former BNP member; Kenny Smith was also present at the conference, Smith from Broadford, Skye was recently charged with posessing excess ammunition contravening his firearms licence and the Firearms Act of 1968. After the conference members unfurled a 'White Lives Matter' banner within the grounds of Stirling Castle (pictured below). The conference has since seen Patriotic Alternative members displaying a National Action flag in Glasgow City Centre where the perpetrators were apprehended by Police after being reported by members of the public disgusted by the open display of a fascist and banned emeblem of a terrorist organisation. Patriotic Alternative have also targeted homes in Dumbarton and Larkhall with leaflets with members also targeting Larkhall Academy, Lanarkshire in an attempt at recruiting young people which failed spectatculary ending up with the school kids chasing the would be recruiter, Darren Hurrell down the street.

Pictured above are Kenny Smith, Sam Melia, Laura Towler, Kenneth McCourt and Simon Crane.