If I were involved in any extreme right-wing affiliated group, I’d be asking myself a fairly uncomfortable question over this post. Why is it that politicians like Nigel Farage and Richard Tice seem at their loudest when figures like Tommy Robinson or Danny Tommo are dominating the headlines? When the anger spills onto the streets, journalists arrive. Then the issue shoots up the political agenda. Then established politicians get to step forward, condemn the excesses or peddle hot takes to keep the issue on the boil, but still benefit from the grievance and attention that produced them. The people peddling hate, stirring division and whipping up prejudice take the risks. The opportunist political class gets the airtime. It's a self-perpetuating cycle of hate Vs consequences, time and time again. You don’t need to believe there’s coordination or conspiracy to see the dynamic. It’s almost as though a febrile and angry section of society is politically useful to people who can harness its grievances while keeping just enough distance from it when it becomes too much for them.