Hatefest

UK’s most notorious racists hold secret Scots summit at family hotel

- MARK McGIVERN

SOME of the UK’s most infamous racists staged a secret conference at a Scots hotel. 

Among the speakers at the fascist Patriotic Alternative Scotland event in Stirling were an antivaxxer and a man who said he was inspired by Nazis.

The new political party’s agenda was not revealed to staff at the family-run hotel during booking.

Local MP Alyn Smith called it an “ultra hate-fest”.

A NEW far right political party staged its first annual conference at a Scottish family hotel as bemused holidaymakers looked on in disgust. 

Patriotic Alternative Scotland held the event at the Stirling Highland Hotel after booking the venue without revealing their true identity.

The racist group also held a demonstration at Stirling Castle, with a banner stating: "White lives built Britain.

The presence of the fascist group in Scotland has been condemned for stirring hate.

Stirling MP Alyn Smith said the appearance of the far-right group in Stirling was an abuse of the city's spirit of welcoming outsiders.

He said: "These bams abused our hospitality with their ultra hate-fest and their daft wee stunt." Some of the UK's most notorious racists gathered at events at the hotel and the castle last weekend.

A keynote speaker at the event was Sam Melia, who has admitted attending rallies of the extreme National Action racist group, which has been banned.