EDL attack Newscastle SWP meeting

[audiotech]

A group of around ten EDL supporters were reportedly able to join with an anti-war demo outside Bristol’s Arnolfini, the venue for the second of the “leadership debates” between Brown, Cameron and Clegg. The EDL supporters were allegedly attempting to start a fight and threatening and abusing people? They were escorted by police officers, who eventually walked them to a pub where they were able to continue shouting obscenities and provocations at the protesters. Apparently, they stayed until they finished their drinks. Some anonymous poster has written that the EDL later got their "just desserts" and "ended up in hospital", allegedly from 'various ex AFA, with some new recruits'?

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Oh and another 'democrat who believes in free speech' - a BNP council candidate no less, is due to appear in court days before the May 6 local elections charged with attacking two women at East Croydon train station, who seemingly had the temerity in giving out leaflets opposing the BNP.

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[Spanky Longhorn]

I heard from a seperate source that four EDL got battered in Bristol, but I dunno, it could have just been repeated from yours.

 

[audiotech]

So plastered in the pub and then in hospital - shame.

 

[Davo1]

http://ianbone.wordpress.com/2010/04/22/edl-battered-in-bristol-the-tide-turns/

 

[kavenism]

right. so anyone who can tell the difference between jihadi loons and peaceable moslems deserves respect.

If they have anything to do with the left, yes.

 

[Proper Tidy]

last SWP public meeting I attended Had Martin Smith, two swappies and me and two other anarchos- afterSmith finished telling us how there had never been a better time to be a socialist. I was the first contribution from the floor
I asked if after the failure of both orthodox leninism, and the debacle of 80 years of betrayal and failure, not a single successful revolution and of the trotskyist parties who have failed to achieve any thing positive since the collapse of stalinism and finally becoming the lickspittles of islamic fascism, perhaps he and his comrades might to try a little humility.
I also demanded 20 years worth of membership subs back.- shortly after the meeting was called off in some disarray.

The trot groups have achieved nothing?

Don't get me wrong, the trot left is hardly on the verge of taking power.

And I'm not a swappie.

But you had Liverpool City Council - which built homes and created jobs - and the anti-poll tax federations which toppled Thatcher. Both Militant rather than SWP of course. Also, if you look west over the water, you'll find a trot MEP.

I'm struggling to see where the anarchist left have made a similar contribution, ever.

SWP are one party, with their own distinctive take. Yet apparently all trots can be judged by their actions.

 

[free spirit]

No, you're right. I think it was Newcastle Antifa (and independent group, not affiliated nationally as far as I know) who organised it, and the SWP and various others were in attendence, it probably had slightly fewer people than the thing at Linnekars, but not by much. They had flags from all the countries and regions that have St George, it was quite cool to be fair.

yeah, it was a group of people loosely affiliated to earth first / dissent / newcastle green festival etc. essentially the current incarnation of the old tyneside action for people and planet (which confusingly was never affiliated to the national people and planet, and was the north east branch of earth first). Quite a few have been pretty active for years in supporting refugee's and assylum seekers in the region, and opposing deportations.

eta - the folk I was involved with mostly for the time I was active up there.

 

[fiannanahalba]

Met a few EDL in a pub on St Georges Day. Convinced the daft cunts we were ICF down for the day and they were up for coming with us to a party.

 

[taffboy gwyrdd]

Stand off at planned mosque site in Dudley.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-stand-riot-police-plans-18m-mega-mosque.html