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Beating the Fascists: The authorised history of Anti-Fascist Action

'Rumours circulated that a prominent football hooligan and far-right activist had hurled a homophobic slur at Crane, who in response had inflicted a severe beating which the victim was lucky to survive.'
any idea who?
 
no, whats so special about him that his 20th anniversary is celebrated.
taxi for mr crane!

There is a sizeable subculture that seems quite fascinated with him. Hence the "Children of the Sun" novel, and the BBC piece.

ETA: the blog post I wrote on Nicky Crane appearing in a Psychic TV video is still one of the most read things on my site (via people searching for him on google etc).
 
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ha yeah i read that after some initial confusion over the PTV stuff. i read children of the sun too. eek.
foz, post link to blog!
 
'Rumours circulated that a prominent football hooligan and far-right activist had hurled a homophobic slur at Crane, who in response had inflicted a severe beating which the victim was lucky to survive.'
any idea who?

Chubby Chris was one such victim according to reports. Not sure on that occasion if remark was deliberately directed at Crane, or it was a less than cautious remark simply overheard by him but in any event Nicolai took umbrage and other fash present eventually intervened - reluctantly - fearing that Crane was going to actually kill him otherwise.

Ps it turns out that Mr Henderson is no longer with us. A great loss I'm sure.
 
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Has Jon Kelly spent too much time chatting with old Fascists?

An unusually political piece for the Beeb; not pro-fascist; but the language is somehow infected...

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He actually researched his (decent enough IMO) article and spoke to all parties. Why is this problematic? Should be applauded.

Particularly like the indisputable timeline given for his 'outing' which exposes all the 'I never knew' bollocks (that old right-wingers still come out with to this day) for the absolute, cowardly post-event rationalisation that it is.
 
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He actually researched his (decent enough IMO) article and spoke to all parties. Why is this problematic? Should be applauded.

Just a comment on the flavour of the language. Not objecting to the content (but I haven't set to to edit it...)
 
Chubby Chris was one such victim according to reports. Not sure on that occasion if remark was deliberately directed at Crane, or it was a less than cautious remark simply overheard by him but in any event Nicolai took umbrage and other fash present eventually intervened - reluctantly - fearing that Crane was going to actually kill him otherwise.

Ps it turns out that Mr Henderson is no longer with us. A great loss I'm sure.

thanks. one for the archive that. henderson died in pattaya, thailand where he had fled and set up a bar after the collapse of the headhunters trial. as too did steven hickmott of chelsea headhunters etc. they both wrote shit books in total self-denial that they had anything to do with C18, BNP, far right, loyalists etc. they couldnt even admit to their politics and shit out in court. and combat 84? shite, man.
 
henderson died in pattaya, thailand where he had fled and set up a bar after the collapse of the headhunters trial.
Henderson died of a seizure (possibly drug related) on a friend's settee in London. He had bought a bar in Pattaya with the £25k compensation he got from the Met, after his trial was stopped because of the involvement of undercover police officers. The bar didn't do well as it was largely shunned by expats and tourists wary of the atmosphere created by the visiting far right extremists and hooligans who drank there. His health deteriorated with acohol and drug abuse. The Thai authorities weren't too happy about having him in Thailand, and he was in and out of Thai prisons for immigration offences. He got scepticaemia in his foot which worsened during one prison spell for not having a passport or visa, and his foot and the toes on the other foot were amputated. There were also ongoing investigations in Thailand and UK about drug smuggling under the guise of importing football shirts. Some of his former Chelsea associates raised the money for his return ticket to the UK.
http://www.andrew-drummond.com/2013/11/forgotten-chelsea-headhunter-chubby.html

Hickmott was also unwelcome in Thailand and moved to the Phillipines where he ran a bar which had unsavoury allegations about it.
The People - World's vilest Brits 15/5/2005:
http://www.preda.org/en/newsitems/worlds-vilest-brits
He was last seen running a fish and chip shop in Baretta, Phillipines, last year, but that was shut down because of 'unpaid bills'.
http://mmcg968.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/when-chips-are-down.html
 
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"A comment on the article on Nicky Crane"
http://www.searchlightmagazine.com/blogs/searchlight-blog/a-comment-on-the-article-on-nicky-crane

Gable in "unhappy about someone else doing research into the far right" shocker!

(link via the excellent Transpontine blog http://transpont.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/nicky-crane-and-1980s-se-london-nazis.html )
Is gable's rather bizarre claim about the Dennis Nielson case new? Or a rather inept attempt to link the far right with serial killers (and atrotskyist one at that)
 
"A comment on the article on Nicky Crane"
http://www.searchlightmagazine.com/blogs/searchlight-blog/a-comment-on-the-article-on-nicky-crane

Gable in "unhappy about someone else doing research into the far right" shocker!

(link via the excellent Transpontine blog http://transpont.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/nicky-crane-and-1980s-se-london-nazis.html )


Very much 'I know more than you do' and allow me to have a go at Gary O'Shea and by implication AFA whilst we are about it
 
Is gable's rather bizarre claim about the Dennis Nielson case new? Or a rather inept attempt to link the far right with serial killers (and atrotskyist one at that)

Read that and I thought that sounds bananas .I was a shop steward for a small adult care home two doors away from Neilsons and when i went to visit I never saw any skinheads hanging around
 
Henderson died of a seizure etc
brilliant thanks for clarification, was going off details in hooly books etc. colin ward has done a virtual hagiography of him in his various collaborations.
and yuk! 'Hickmott has business interests in the girlie bars but like Newman spends hours pawing the “goods” – vulnerable young girls desperate to earn money.'
 
Read that and I thought that sounds bananas .I was a shop steward for a small adult care home two doors away from Neilsons and when i went to visit I never saw any skinheads hanging around
He had SWP, militant, CPSA and the BM all popping round at various times if we are to believe all the stories.
 
Typical Gable. He cunts Jon Kelly off for actually doing a bit of research by talking to fash/ex-fash and then says ...

"Maybe some day a writer with a more inquisitive mind will come along and dig a lot deeper, "

I assume by digging a lot deeper he means 'talk to Gerry Gable some more'.

I contacted him over my book. His bizarre reply made me laugh... but his greatest abuse was saved for his old mate Matthew Collins.

I showed the reply to someone who knew him well back in the day and his view was that it was probably from Mrs Gable rather than Mr. Either that or GG is losing the plot altogether. Either way it was a very strange exchange.
 
I saw Gable speak at something recently and he was a shambling wreck of a man who spent the whole time ranting about fake anti fascist splitters who hated facts lol

Really? Sounds like it may well have been him that wrote to me then. Almost feel sorry for him.... almost.
 
Don't think he ever recovered from putting his faith in Mr Hayes as the 'voice of reason' in Red Action... or the collective shrug with which RA greeted his extra-curricular activities.
 
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