Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago
Hundreds gathered in Falkirk this weekend in the largest show of solidarity yet, pushing back against months of anti-refugee protests and far-right organising. A community refusing to be defined by division.
Yesterday, anti-racism groups marched in support of the 90 asylum seekers currently housed at the Cladhan Hotel while they await Home Office decisions on their claims. After the conviction of a former resident earlier this year, local shock and fear have been seized upon by far-right groups spreading division and misinformation. The case has been weaponised to justify racist narratives — but many in Falkirk are standing up to say not in our name.
Saturday’s Unity Rally was a collective call for peace and a reminder that racism has no place in Scotland.
Meanwhile, just four miles away, Nigel Farage held a sold-out “Scotland Needs Reform” rally, as Reform UK attempts to capitalise on community tensions ahead of Scotland’s elections.
Read more from Sophie Bell’s report, visit realmedia.press.
Hundreds gathered in Falkirk this weekend in the largest show of solidarity yet, pushing back against months of anti-refugee protests and far-right organising. A community refusing to be defined by division.
Yesterday, anti-racism groups marched in support of the 90 asylum seekers currently housed at the Cladhan Hotel while they await Home Office decisions on their claims. After the conviction of a former resident earlier this year, local shock and fear have been seized upon by far-right groups spreading division and misinformation. The case has been weaponised to justify racist narratives — but many in Falkirk are standing up to say not in our name.
Saturday’s Unity Rally was a collective call for peace and a reminder that racism has no place in Scotland.
Meanwhile, just four miles away, Nigel Farage held a sold-out “Scotland Needs Reform” rally, as Reform UK attempts to capitalise on community tensions ahead of Scotland’s elections.
Read more from Sophie Bell’s report, visit realmedia.press.
