A BNP activist is living a secret double life, desperate to prevent his employers from finding out about his extremist views – despite having stood as a candidate in last month’s election.
Tom Holmes (25) received 715 votes in the recent elections for Rotherham Council but has managed to keep his politics a secret from his [...]
Entering the town of Dudley yesterday was like entering a ghost town, an almost militarised ghost town. More than half the roads in the town centre were closed, with police manning the roadblocks. As we made our way to where the English Defence League rally was due to be held we walked past rows of [...]
Anti-fascist demonstrators are meeting in Dudley today to celebrate Dudley’s multi faith and multi racial community.
The event put on by Unite Against Fascism in partnership with Love Music Hate Racism, brings together anti-fascists, interfaith communities, local politicians and young people to celebrate the diversity of British society and demonstrate again the English Defence League. The [...]
Witnesses to last weekend’s demonstration against the English Defence League in Bolton reported deeply disturbing police operational tactics. Greater Manchester Police sought to stymie the Unite Against Fascism counter-demonstration with aggression and brutality, whilst allowing the racist EDL to rally without constraint.
It may be that we have grown so accustomed to police violence on demonstrations [...]
The following is the eye-witness testimony of an NUJ member who joined the anti-fascist protest in Bolton on Saturday
I was one of three stewards on a UAF coach from north London that went to Bolton. We ran through the spiel on where we were assembling; how we expected the day to pan out; that we [...]
BOLTON, UNITED KINGDOM -
20.03.10. An anti-fascist campaigner is arrested as the far right English Defence League congregate in Bolton on Saturday 10 March 2010 in Lancashire, England. Police in full riot gear used the controversial tacit of ‘kettling’ along with dogs, horses and riot police snatch squads to control the demonstration organised by Unite Against [...]
