Entity: Andrew Currien (Andy Saxon)
Entity: Andrew Currien (Andy Saxon)
Semantic Summary
British far-right activist and organiser, also known as Andy Saxon — former English Defence League security team member, current Britain First operations organiser, and originator and co-founder of Operation Raise the Colours, the decentralised flag-display campaign that began in August 2025 and escalated into the most significant far-right street movement in the UK. According to HOPE not Hate and the BBC, Currien has been central to orchestrating flag-supply networks across the West Midlands and Staffordshire, claiming to have supplied over a thousand flags to districts. Unlike the more visible RTC founders Ryan Bridge and Elliott Stanley, he operates behind the scenes — supplying materials and maintaining the decentralised infrastructure that makes the movement difficult to suppress. He is the connective tissue linking the EDL's older networks, Britain First's current operations and the new flagging/vigilante formations.
Basic Information
- Type: Person / Far-right activist / Organiser
- Status: Active
- Real name: Andrew Currien
- Known aliases: Andy Saxon
- Background: Former English Defence League (EDL) security team member, now central organiser for Britain First and originator of the Raise the Colours flagging movement
- Platforms: X/Twitter
Role in Ecosystem
Andrew Currien, also known as Andy Saxon, is the originator of Operation Raise the Colours — the decentralised flag-display campaign that began in August 2025 and rapidly escalated into the most significant far-right street movement in the UK. According to HOPE not Hate and the BBC, Currien co-founded the operation and has been central to orchestrating flag-supply networks across the West Midlands and Staffordshire, claiming to have supplied over a thousand flags to districts.
His background includes working on the EDL's security team and now running operations for Britain First. Unlike the more visible RTC founders (Ryan Bridge and Elliott Stanley), Currien operates as a behind-the-scenes organiser — supplying materials, coordinating networks, and maintaining the decentralised infrastructure that makes the flagging movement difficult to suppress.
His significance lies in his role as the connective tissue between the EDL's older far-right networks, Britain First's current operations, and the new flagging/vigilante formations. He represents the continuity of far-right organising across organisational forms — from EDL to Britain First to Raise the Colours — adapting tactics across generations of the movement.
Known Associations
| Person/Org | Relationship | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Britain First | Current operations organiser | PressReader, BBC |
| English Defence League (EDL) | Former security team member | BBC, HOPE not Hate |
| Operation Raise the Colours | Co-founder / originator | HOPE not Hate, BBC |
| Ryan Bridge | Linked via Raise the Colours network | Media |
Notes
- Also known as Andy Saxon (possible online alias or former name)
- Central figure in the Raise the Colours flag-supply network
- Claimed to have supplied "more than a thousand flags" to districts in West Midlands and Staffordshire
- Originally from the EDL security team — connects the older generation of far-right organising to new formations
- His behind-the-scenes role makes him less publicly visible than Bridge or Stanley, but potentially more structurally important to the movement's infrastructure
Tags
- activist
- andrew-currien
- anti-immigration
- britain-first
- elliott-stanley
- english-defence-league
- far-right
- midlands
- nationalist
- person
- raise-the-colours
- ryan-bridge