Reports that SWP bookshop Bookmarks attacked

[PaulOK]

SUTR is reporting that the SWP run bookshop in Central London, Bookmarks, was attacked by fascists last night.

 

[emanymton]

Attacked as in there were people there, or attacked as in someone broke a window in the middle of the night?

 

[Shechemite]

How do they know this alleged attack was by fascists?

 

[butchersapron]

I saw that it was today in opening hours and a load came in shouting abuse damaging books shelves displays wall hangings posters etc

 

[Shechemite]

Any links?

 

[The39thStep]

Bookmarks Twitter

About 6:45 this evening Bookmarks Bookshop was attacked by about a dozen masked wearing fascists. They threatened staff and attempted to destroy books and other materials. Fortunately no staff were hurt. This is the true face of fascism. No Paseran!

 

[Shechemite]

Cheers. Whilst it may well have been fash doing this, there’s nothing in the tweets to indicate who was behind it

 

[Yogibear]

I saw that it was today in opening hours and a load came in shouting abuse damaging books shelves displays wall hangings posters etc

Well thanks for your SWP update lad.

 

[PaulOK]

Bookmarks Twitter

Common in the 1970s through to the 1990s when lefty bookshops up and down the country were attacked. One of C18's first actions was to attack the Anarchist bookshop in Whitechapel in 92 (or was it 93?).
This latest one shows their confidence in operating in Central London I guess.

 

[PaulOK]

Cheers. Whilst it may well have been fash doing this, there’s nothing in the tweets to indicate who was behind it

Footie firm linked to DFLA, if it was going to be anyone. (Millwall?). Championship season has kicked off so there will be "likely lads" in and around the centre from across the country.

Now cue the SWP leadership lecturing their members about the supposed evils of "Squadism"

 

[PaulOK]

How do they know this alleged attack was by fascists?

Good point....maybe it was the LibDems?

 

[Yogibear]

Or Swappies who had lost contact with the rest of us...

 

[Shechemite]

Good point....maybe it was the LibDems?

Well if the Swaps say it was fash it must be

 

[PaulOK]

Well if the Swaps say it was fash it must be

I know a "false flag" could be staged to illicit support and gain sympathy on the wider Left but that's just not the SWP's style. They are too boring and conservative to do something like that.
Given the current environment they probably were turned over. Their security has always been piss

 

[Shechemite]

I know a "false flag" could be staged to illicit support and gain sympathy on the wider Left but that's just not the SWP's style. They are too boring and conservative to do something like that.
Given the current environment they probably were turned over. Their security has always been piss

Or anti-SWP left, random hooligans etc

 

[tedsplitter]

My copy of Cliff's 'State Capitalism in Russia' has a sticker in the front stating that it was salvaged from a fascist firebomb attack on the SWP's bookshop in Birmingham in the 1970s.

 

[tim]

Not much effusive comradely outpouring of solidarity, so far.

 

[PaulOK]

Or anti-SWP left, random hooligans etc

Anti SWP left ? Very much doubt it.....random hoolies? Hoolies yes....random, no... The DFLA are composed of hooligan firms and they know the SWP are behind their main adversaries at their demos , SUTR, so they probably wound up some Millwall to attack the bookshop. Most likely scenario but hardly earth shattering. Feel sorry for the young staff in the bookshop. The SWP do nothing to protect them

 

[bimble]

Probably not relevant at all but quite a lot of anti swp stickers round here these past few months ( saying about the delta thing & that stand up to racism is the same people etc).

 

[sealion]

Footie firm linked to DFLA, if it was going to be anyone. (Millwall?). Championship season has kicked off so there will be "likely lads" in and around the centre from across the country.

Boro, charlton, Brentford and Luton in London earlier, or even a firm that didn't have a game. West ham were out earlier looking for a row. Millwall had more urgent stuff to deal with and i doubt smashing up a book shop is high up there list.

 

[tedsplitter]

Not much effusive comradely outpouring of solidarity, so far.

No great love for the rump-SWP but for avoidance of doubt despite all the shit from recent years, solidarity against fascist attacks is pretty much automatic.

 

[sealion]

so they probably wound up some Millwall

Why are you pinning this on Millwall? Just because they played at home today?

 

[PaulOK]

My copy of Cliff's 'State Capitalism in Russia' has a sticker in the front stating that it was salvaged from a fascist firebomb attack on the SWP's bookshop in Birmingham in the 1970s.

Always thought the best use for that book was for kindling

 

[Wilf]

Not much effusive comradely outpouring of solidarity, so far.

Hnnnnn.. ghhhhhh…. I'm trying. Goddammit, I wish you'd given me some notice!

 

[PaulOK]

Why are you pinning this on Millwall? Just becuse they played at home today?

Match turned out at 5:00pm and the attack happened at 6:45pm....Not got a railway timetable on me but you do the math.
Millwall are one of the bigger groups in the DFLA. Along, ironically, with West Ham.

 

[Yogibear]

I saw that it was today in opening hours and a load came in shouting abuse damaging books shelves displays wall hangings posters etc

It couldn't have been easy for you what with your big online presence here. Did you take them on?

 

[sealion]

Match turned out at 5:00pm and the attack happened at 6:45pm.

They must have moonwalked over there if it took that long.

Millwall are one of the bigger groups in the DFLA. Along, ironically, with West Ham.

So that's it for you, it must be one of those. Have you considered that it could have been be anyone/group/firm or not tied to football at all? Doesn't' these football lads set ups have people from all over?

Not got a railway timetable on me but you do the math.

Columbo has nothing on you

 

[The39thStep]

I dont want to put 2 and 2 together to make 5 but there was small group protesting for Justice for Our Boys at Millwall today.

 

[Nigel]

Footie firm linked to DFLA, if it was going to be anyone. (Millwall?). Championship season has kicked off so there will be "likely lads" in and around the centre from across the country.

Now cue the SWP leadership lecturing their members about the supposed evils of "Squadism"

By the way Pau l S and his cronies have been posturing at demos recently, perhaps by their 'Orwellien' logic; they are the true Squadist and no one else is doing anything !

 

[sealion]

I dont want to put 2 and 2 together to make 5 but there was small group protesting for Justice for Our Boys at Millwall today.

What was that all about? Where did it happen?