Unite Against Fascism and Hope Not Hate have launched a campaign against racism and fascism in snooker. It is believed that the game of snooker has been a breeding ground for racist and fascist ideology for years. Nick Lowles is no stranger to racism, Lowles was stripped naked by combat 18 members to check if he had been circumcised, Nick stated that a number of racists had received football banning orders so they are unable to spread their racist propaganda on the football terraces, many have now moved onto snooker games.
Recently snooker legend Jimmy White was playing at a tournament when supporters of White turned up parading "white power" banners and placards in support of Jimmy, the atmosphere was very intimidating and one Chinese player ran out of the building terrified. Dicky Davies a sports commentator stated Jimmy had been advised to disassociate himself from negative elements that support him. Numerous supporters of Jimmy have also had "white power" tattooed on their arms in honour of the snooker legend, some also displayed swastikas which is an ancient Hindu symbol against malevolent spirits, this is to provide Jimmy with extra safety when playing snooker.
Weyman Bennett stated that he was not convinced that the White Power slogan was in support of Jimmy White, and Bennett accused White of being a closet Nazi that denies the holocaust and blames unemployment on immigrants. Bennett also stated that there was no excuse for displaying swastika flags at a snooker match.
