Makerfield: a tale of two social-media histories
The Makerfield by-election has highlighted issues within the Green Party regarding anti-Semitism among its candidates. Chris Kennedy, the party's candidate, withdrew shortly after his nomination due to past social media posts that suggested anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. This incident follows a trend of anti-Semitism scandals within the party, raising questions about their candidate vetting process.
- ▪Chris Kennedy withdrew from the Makerfield by-election after sharing anti-Semitic social media posts.
- ▪The Green Party has faced multiple anti-Semitism scandals, with several candidates involved in similar controversies.
- ▪Kennedy's comments included conspiracy theories about Jewish-run ambulances being part of a 'false flag' operation.
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Makerfield: a tale of two social-media histories This by-election has revealed the warped morals of the cancel-culture left. dataLayer.push({ event: 'author', author: "Tom Slater" }) Tom Slater Editor 22nd May 2026 Share Topics Free Speech Politics UK Want unlimited, ad-free access? Become a spiked supporter. So another Green Party candidate has stood down to spend more time with his anti-Semitism allegations. Yesterday, a mere nine hours after being announced as the Greens’ man in the Makerfield by-election, Chris Kennedy withdrew, citing ‘personal and family reasons’. Shortly after, The Times revealed Kennedy had shared social-media posts suggesting the firebombing of Jewish-run ambulances in Golders Green was a ‘false flag’ – staged, presumably, by those sneaky Zionists.
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