Former neo-Nazi activist selected as Tory candidate for Somerset council election

<p>Joshua Bonehill-Paine, creator of satirical Crewkerne Gazette, has convictions including for harassing a Jewish MP</p><p>A former neo-Nazi activist with convictions including for harassing a Jewish MP has been selected as a Conservative candidate for a local election in Somerset.</p><p>Joshua Bonehill-Paine, the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/11/crewkerne-gazette-joshua-bonehill-paine-ai-videos-hate-crimes">creator of the viral Crewkerne Gazette series of AI clips</a>, is due to stand for election to Somerset council next year in a new Crewkerne South district. He told the Guardian he was an executive member of the Tories’ Yeovil branch, working as an events organiser.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/03/former-neo-nazi-activist-selected-as-tory-candidate-for-somerset-council-election">Continue reading...</a>