Yorkshire Rose

Yorkshire Rose

Semantic Summary

Amanda Smith, operating as Yorkshire Rose on YouTube with approximately 42,500 subscribers, is — by quantitative measure — the most prolific "migrant hunter" in the UK, having been documented by HOPE not hate making 124 visits to asylum accommodation sites in 2022 alone, a 143% increase on the previous year and the highest individual total recorded. Smith's trajectory through the formal far-right precedes her YouTube career: she was previously an organiser for both the English Defence League and Britain First and is linked to the English Constitution Party and the neo-Nazi group Patriotic Alternative, demonstrating deep institutional roots across the British far-right ecosystem. Her content employs what researchers describe as "cry-bully" tactics — emotional manipulation framing her confrontational hotel visits as citizen journalism — and the Sheffield Tribune reported she "regularly appears at hotels housing refugees to hassle staff and guests." HOPE not hate maintains a dedicated case file on Smith and profiled her in the "Migrant-Hunters" research dossier alongside Alan Leggett (Active Patriot). She has been named in internal hotel industry memos warning staff about auditors, alongside Laudits and AY Audits, and has been documented attempting to access hotel grounds by clambering through woodland to reach cordoned-off areas. Smith's background as a formal far-right organiser transitioning to YouTube content creation exemplifies a broader pattern in which established far-right activists adapt to the platform economy, leveraging organisational skills into monetised content that reaches audiences beyond traditional movement structures.

Platform: YouTube

Yorkshire Rose (Amanda Smith, of Castleford, West Yorkshire) is HOPE not Hate's identified "most prolific migrant hunter in the UK" — visiting asylum accommodation sites on at least 124 occasions in 2022 alone, a 143% increase on the previous year. A former organiser for both the English Defence League and Britain First, and linked to the English Constitution Party, Smith represents the direct lineage between organised far-right street movements and the YouTube auditor format. Her channel (42.5K subscribers, 633+ videos) focuses almost exclusively on auditing hotels housing asylum seekers, using what researchers describe as "cry-bully" tactics — emotional manipulation framed as concerned citizen journalism. She has been documented attempting to access hotel grounds by clambering through woodland, racially abusing hotel staff, and appearing in internal hotel industry memos warning staff about auditors. Smith has posed with Tommy Robinson and shared Patriotic Alternative content, connecting her to the neo-Nazi fringe. Her significance extends beyond any individual incident: she exemplifies the industrialisation of migrant harassment — transforming what was once sporadic street-level intimidation into a systematic, data-driven campaign of 124+ annual visitations, receiving tips from followers to target new locations, and inspiring a generation of copycat "migrant hunters" documented by HOPE not Hate.
Category: Right-wing / Anti-migrant / Auditor
Status: Active
Real Name: Amanda Smith
Subscribers: ~42.5K
Videos: ~633
Location: Castleford, West Yorkshire
X (Twitter) Handle: @YorksRose_84
Affiliated Groups: English Defence League (former organiser), Britain First (former organiser), English Constitution Party (linked)

Overview

Yorkshire Rose is the YouTube channel of Amanda Smith, a UK-based far-right activist and self-described "Citizen Journalist & Activist." Smith is a former organizer for the English Defence League (EDL) and Britain First who now focuses on auditing asylum hotels and migrant accommodation. She has been identified by HOPE not hate as the most prolific "migrant hunter" in the UK, visiting asylum accommodation sites on at least 124 occasions in 2022 alone — a 143% increase on 2021 and by far the highest of any individual.

Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@YorkshireRose
HOPE not hate Case File: https://hopenothate.org.uk/case-files-amanda-smith/
X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/YorksRose_84

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Political Lean

Smith is explicitly far-right with documented ties to multiple far-right organizations (EDL, Britain First, English Constitution Party). Her content focuses on anti-immigration messaging and opposition to asylum seeker accommodation in the UK. She is also linked to Patriotic Alternative, a neo-Nazi group, and Tommy Robinson's activism.

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Created: 11 June 2026
Last updated: 11 June 2026

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