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yeah they want people to pay to keep the website up

I don't think you have to pay, but they are where asking for 67p a week or something to keep the website running... lol

you can just see working out how much money they could make if 79,000 idiots helped the cuase with only 67p a week..... That's a lot of chang :)
 
EDL chief’s bank accounts frozen in cash inquiry

EXCLUSIVE BY SOPHIE SCOTT
Luton On Sunday

The bank accounts of the English Defence League’s leader have been frozen as part of a money laundering investigation.

EDL chief Tommy Robinson, 28, said he was last year arrested for ‘financial irregularities’ and was issued with a Luton Crown Court order on August 11 preventing him from making any withdrawals from or charging any purchases to his accounts.

In a YouTube video Mr Robinson, who has just moved home to an unknown location from Lower Stondon, said he is entitled to take out £250 each week to cover living expenses while the investigation is ongoing.

But other than that he cannot touch the money, the amount of which is unknown, although Mr Robinson, who led the 1,500- strong EDL rally in Luton town centre on February 5, said the figure is £6,000.

He said in the online video: “The £250 comes out of my own bank account which has my money in it anyway. I have had to stop working because if I do work, and say I earn £600, next week it goes into a frozen account and I am allowed £250.

“My solicitor has told me these orders are called disruption tactics in order to disrupt my life, disrupt everything I am doing and pretty much stop what we are saying, put pressure on me – and of course it has put pressure on me.

“This doesn’t cover my living costs. It prohibits me from dealing with any finances at all and that’s all in order to stop the EDL and our goals and what we are doing.

“They have given me this because between the years 2007 and 2009 I had more money going through my bank accounts than I paid tax on. Whoopy doo.

“It wasn’t all my money anyway. I bought a couple of properties and I have got partners that I am 50 per cent with.

“This will all come out if they decide to charge me.

“They haven’t charged me so they slapped this restraining order on me. I’ve been on it for six months. My bail date was February. My solicitor said they would probably bail me for another six months and I’ve been bailed until July again.

“They are just keeping my money frozen for 24 months.

“I’ve only got that £6,000 in my account and that’s going to run out soon.

“I can’t work because I can’t take any credit card payments at my tanning shop and the business is struggling.”

A police spokeswoman said: “A person has been arrested in connection with money laundering but as the investigation is still ongoing it would be inappropriate to comment further.”
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So working class he "bought a couple of properties"
 
I thought that every EDL member that was in the BNP would be kicked out because the EDL hate fascism as much as they hate islam - sorry, radical islam
 
frogwoman said:
I thought that every EDL member that was in the BNP would be kicked out because the EDL hate fascism as much as they hate islam - sorry, radical islam
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They're a confused bunch when it comes to ideologies. They're quite clearly leaning towards fascism or, at the very least, extreme nationalism but haven't done any reading...apart from the Daily Star that is. :)
 
Don't believe me? Even their website says so!
The English Defence League (EDL) is a human rights organisation that was founded in the wake of the shocking actions of a small group of Muslim extremists who, at a homecoming parade in Luton, openly mocked the sacrifices of our service personnel without any fear of censure. Although these actions were certainly those of a minority, we believe that they reflect other forms of religiously-inspired intolerance and barbarity that are thriving amongst certain sections of the Muslim population in Britain: including, but not limited to, the denigration and oppression of women, the molestation of young children, the committing of so-called honour killings, homophobia, anti-Semitism, and continued support for those responsible for terrorist atrocities.

Whilst we must always protect against the unjust assumption that all Muslims are complicit in or somehow responsible for these crimes, we must not be afraid to speak freely about these issues. This is why the EDL will continue to work to protect the inalienable rights of all people to protest against radical Islam’s encroachment into the lives of non-Muslims.

We also recognise that Muslims themselves are frequently the main victims of some Islamic traditions and practices. The Government should protect the individual human rights of members of British Muslims. It should ensure that they can openly criticise Islamic orthodoxy, challenge Islamic leaders without fear of retribution, receive full equality before the law (including equal rights for Muslim women), and leave Islam if they see fit, without fear of censure.
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taffboy gwyrdd said:
On the other hand the BNP and EDL are forever wibbling about their working class credentials. Obviously they mean white working class and are as such demeaning class politics, of which many of them are plain ignorant. But they are happy to co-opt the lingo and sentiment, making their working class dupes even more pathetic.
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It's a very big mistake to see all members of the far-right as stupid. tho some of them undoubtedly are
 
EDL chief’s bank accounts frozen in cash inquiry

EXCLUSIVE BY SOPHIE SCOTT
Luton On Sunday

The bank accounts of the English Defence League’s leader have been frozen as part of a money laundering investigation.

EDL chief Tommy Robinson, 28, said he was last year arrested for ‘financial irregularities’ and was issued with a Luton Crown Court order on August 11 preventing him from making any withdrawals from or charging any purchases to his accounts.

In a YouTube video Mr Robinson, who has just moved home to an unknown location from Lower Stondon, said he is entitled to take out £250 each week to cover living expenses while the investigation is ongoing.

But other than that he cannot touch the money, the amount of which is unknown, although Mr Robinson, who led the 1,500- strong EDL rally in Luton town centre on February 5, said the figure is £6,000.

He said in the online video: “The £250 comes out of my own bank account which has my money in it anyway. I have had to stop working because if I do work, and say I earn £600, next week it goes into a frozen account and I am allowed £250.

“My solicitor has told me these orders are called disruption tactics in order to disrupt my life, disrupt everything I am doing and pretty much stop what we are saying, put pressure on me – and of course it has put pressure on me.

“This doesn’t cover my living costs. It prohibits me from dealing with any finances at all and that’s all in order to stop the EDL and our goals and what we are doing.

“They have given me this because between the years 2007 and 2009 I had more money going through my bank accounts than I paid tax on. Whoopy doo.

“It wasn’t all my money anyway. I bought a couple of properties and I have got partners that I am 50 per cent with.

“This will all come out if they decide to charge me.

“They haven’t charged me so they slapped this restraining order on me. I’ve been on it for six months. My bail date was February. My solicitor said they would probably bail me for another six months and I’ve been bailed until July again.

“They are just keeping my money frozen for 24 months.

“I’ve only got that £6,000 in my account and that’s going to run out soon.

“I can’t work because I can’t take any credit card payments at my tanning shop and the business is struggling.”

A police spokeswoman said: “A person has been arrested in connection with money laundering but as the investigation is still ongoing it would be inappropriate to comment further.”
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wasn't that an epsiode of father ted?
 
frogwoman said:
It's a very big mistake to see all members of the far-right as stupid. tho some of them undoubtedly are
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The dangerous ones are the bright minority, but fascism seems to both require and acquire a rank and file of dimmo dupes. I've seen quite a lot of the edl facebook stuff, it's literally the thickest political debating I have ever seen.
 
a lot of lefties are also really thick tho - including me at times lol :D, we just dont notice because we agree with them. Plenty of fash re reallly intelligent - ok, their social skills may be a bit lacking, but that didn't stop any fascist leaders in the past.
 
yep, exactly. and thankfully the EDL don't seem to have much of that at the moment.

on that note i was wondering whether you could point me to any studies that show a breakdown of who is involved in these fascist/far-right movements by class, occupation, etc? I am thinking about writing something about it.
 
Also if you have anything on gender and whether the incidence of women involved in the far right has increased (or whatever) over time that'd also be really interesting.
 
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