Provost's outrage after flyers promoting white supremacy delivered to homes in Wishaw

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North Lanarkshire’s Provost has voiced his disgust after leaflets promoting white supremacy were delivered to homes in and around Wishaw.

The flyers were delivered to doors around Wishaw last week promoting the Free Europa group, a UK based organisation that design and deliver leaflets that promote against what they claim are dystopian hate speech laws.

One leaflet posted through doors claims “Your grandchildren will become an minority in their own country by 2066” attributed to David Coleman, a former Oxford Professor who is an advisor to the pressure group Migration Watch UK, which campaigns for reduced immigration into the UK.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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