Neo-Nazi Family Jailed Seven Years for Inciting Racial Hatred

Robert Talland, 59, and his children Stephen and Rosie Talland have been sentenced to prison terms totaling over seven years for creating, performing, and distributing neo-Nazi music that incited racial hatred and promoted far-right terrorism. Robert, a leading figure in the Blood & Honour neo-Nazi movement and operator of Rampage Productions, was sentenced to four years with an additional year on licence and a 10-year Terrorism Notification Order. His children, members of the band Embers of an Empire, received sentences of two years and 18 months, respectively. The convictions followed a nine-week trial centered on a 2019 gig in Leeds where the band performed racist songs amid Nazi salutes, including by children, and where neo-Nazi symbols and merchandise were present. Police seized hundreds of white power CDs, banners, and extremist materials at Robert's home during a year-long investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing North East. Authorities emphasized that the family's actions aimed to incite real-world racial violence and terrorism, and all electronic devices and memorabilia were ordered destroyed as part of their sentences.