MI5 were informed of Thomas Mair’s links to neo-Nazi organisations in 2000

Thomas Mair is portrayed by the right-wing tabloids as being ‘mentally ill’ – a label usually reserved for those perpetrators of a political assassination if they are white. But Mair’s far-right, neo-Nazi links not only span decades but countries: a network of hate and racism that knows no bounds. The network, both formally and informally, links fascist organisations and tendencies globally. In Mair’s case, his links extend to organisations that span at least three continents. Mair is charged with the murder of Jo Cox MP, who was a lifelong campaigner of human rights and spearheaded many humanitarian causes. She was just the sort of person Mair and his fascist associates detested. Some may believe his vile act was not premeditated, but his history proves otherwise. That Mair chose to carry out the act inn the lead up to the EU Referendum speaks volumes. Below is a mapping of the trail…