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Andy Bell

@andybell2000.bsky.social

Ex-investigative journalist World In Action, Panorama; ex-editor Searchlight. Retired. Music lover. Plymouth Argyle supporter. Blog: andybell2000.com

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Andy Bell @andybell2000.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

On the anniversary of the bombing and destruction of the Basque town of Guernica by the German and Spanish fascists in 1937 it seems an apt moment to share this: these were amongst my mum's things and belonged to her half-brother Alfred Crossing.

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Andy Bell @andybell2000.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Belarus has announced that it will begin criminal proceedings against Antanas Gecas, for genocide. He has been dead for 25 years. I was involved when Searchlight first identified Gecas as a nazi war criminal living in Edinburgh, in 1986. I've written about it here: andybell2000.com/2026/03/11/b...

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Andy Bell @andybell2000.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Today is the anniversary of the deaths of two men, more than 40 years apart. Each was hugely important in the anti-fascist movement, and I was privileged to work closely with both of them. They are Maurice Ludmer, co-founder of Searchlight, and Ray Hill, who infiltrated the fascist...

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Andy Bell @andybell2000.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

The anti-fascist magazine, Searchlight, is celebrating its 50th anniversary and to mark the occasion has produced a final, bumper, 72-page issue before it migrates completely online. It’s a fabulous read, and I urge everyone to buy it...

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Andy Bell @andybell2000.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Really pleased that Unite Against Fascism has recommended Ray Hill’s autobiography, which I co-wrote, for World Book Day.

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Andy Bell @andybell2000.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

On 24/11/43, a German plane attacked and sank a British motor torpedo boat, MTB 73, at La Maddelena, Sardinia. Two crew members died and my father, Sam Bell, was wounded. Last year, I decided to find out more. I really wasn’t prepared for what I discovered: open.substack.com/pub/andybell...

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