Painting: 'Tommy Robinson Arrives At Court (2026) by Sean bw Parker

Tommy Robinson Arrives At Court (2026)

Tommy Robinson, original name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, has been in and out of British courts since 2005, on charges from assault to fraud to contempt of court. Robinson, along with Dame Maggie Oliver, was one of the few journalists and activists who were trying to report on the decades long grooming / rape gangs scandal, which were finally acknowledged in the mid 2020s after support-posts by South African polymath Elon Musk. Along with Andrew Tate, Russell Brand and Laurence Fox, Robinson's is a counter-narrative voice which is considered heretical to platform in the mainstream media. My portrait is from one of his more recent court appearances, Robinson thronged by supporters and press photographers, a seemingly indefatigable flashpoint of a cultural storm.