Tommy Robinson, the court case and (guffaw) 'free speech'

[emanymton]

I mean the entire story.

It really doesn't read like a true account of something that would've actually happened in a classroom.

What, you don't believe classrooms are breaking out into sudden and almost unanimous praise of Corbyn and the Labour party. Surely not.

 

[ddraig]

but but but treelover posted it, must be true, they've got all the best sources and trufs

 

[chilango]

That would prove that never happened, then.

Proof? Of course not.

Cause me "reasonable doubt"? Absolutely. Which I'll maintain until I hear something compelling otherwise.

 

[treelover]

but but but treelover posted it, must be true, they've got all the best sources and trufs

ah, back to this again, I said 'allegedly' it was in a local paper, i am just reposting it.

 

[ddraig]

ah, back to this again, I said 'allegedly' it was in a local paper, i am just reposting it.

but why are you reposting it?
and what is your point adding this?

if this has happened in the seventies/early 80's, Ricky Tomlinson, Billy Bragg, plenty in Searchlight, and lots of other working class men would have lost their jobs, etc.

 

[chilango]

Teenager QUITS college after being shamed for supporting Tommy Robinson

Teenage allegedly told to get out of room, frightened to go back to training course, for endorsing Tommy Robinson. Not defending Robinson, but she is 17, her dad is a TR supporter, if this has happened in the seventies/early 80's, Ricky Tomlinson, Billy Bragg, plenty in Searchlight, and lots of other working class men would have lost their jobs, etc.

of course she could have said much more we don't know about,

Nobody has lost their job.

 

[Fozzie Bear]

Well I imagine Ricky Tomlinson lost a few jobs down to being blacklisted. And possibly by briefly being in the NF too. Fuck knows what that’s got to do with anything though.

A better parallel would be the Front’s “name and shame a red teacher” campaign in Bulldog which resulted in some physical attacks on teachers iirc.

 

[Fozzie Bear]

Also i’d personally prefer it if Billy Bragg had had less work. I mean not so he starved to death or anything. Just a lower profile would have suited me.

 

[ddraig]

Nobody has lost their job.

maybe treelover thinks they (the teacher) should? find it confusing too

 

[FridgeMagnet]

It reads like somebody trying to shoehorn the “colleges are full of free-speech hating liberals” myth into an English context.

 

[Fozzie Bear]

When will lefty teachers stop burning the Union Jack.

 

[8ball]

Nobody has lost their job.

 

[chilango]

treelover said

if this has happened in the seventies/early 80's, Ricky Tomlinson, Billy Bragg, plenty in Searchlight, and lots of other working class men would have lost their jobs, etc.

...which seems a bit of a leap from the story of a girl claiming to have been asked to leave a classroom.

 

[8ball]

...which seems a bit of a leap from the story of a girl claiming to have been asked to leave a classroom.

Well, yeah. I expect in a lot of professional environments people are far more loath to voice support for S.Y-L. than a naive kid starting a college course.

 

[DaveCinzano]

When will lefty teachers stop burning the Union Jack.

When the academy trust lets the principal turn the heating back on?

 

[The39thStep]

God know if this is an actual recording but the story is is that it was sent to Yaxley-Lennon who promptly posted it on his Facebook site.

 

[The39thStep]

On a somewhat TR subject, Vinni Sullivan who had his minor five minutes of fame this summer turns out to actually be Vincent Burke ( obviously he had to change his name) who got a restraining order and had to do community service for hounding his ex girlfriend.

Chingford man handed restraining order after texting Waltham Abbey ex-girlfriend 80 times a day | East London and West Essex Guardian Series

 

[jimmer]

Veterans Against Terrorism (who were initially part of the DFLA split from the FLA) have called a protest on Saturday for Leicester Square at midday as part of Robinson's 'I am Soldier X' campaign. Robinson is backing this on his Facebook page even though he can't attend himself. The video has been viewed tens of thousands of times and shared a lot. It's going to be interesting to see the numbers this protest gets, it's not had much promotion apart from Robinson's video, but I can still see it being bigger than the DFLA protest last weekend and drawing much of the same crowd.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

Veterans Against Terrorism (who were initially part of the DFLA split from the FLA) have called a protest on Saturday for Leicester Square at midday as part of Robinson's 'I am Soldier X' campaign. Robinson is backing this on his Facebook page even though he can't attend himself. The video has been viewed tens of thousands of times and shared a lot. It's going to be interesting to see the numbers this protest gets, it's not had much promotion apart from Robinson's video, but I can still see it being bigger than the DFLA protest last weekend and drawing much of the same crowd.

I went along to check this out earlier today and at around 20 past 12 there were a few dozen people there, maybe a hundred tops. I'm guessing this didn't suddenly increase to thousands.

 

[jimmer]

I went along to check this out earlier today and at around 20 past 12 there were a few dozen people there, maybe a hundred tops. I'm guessing this didn't suddenly increase to thousands.

Yeah it doesn't look like it was as big as I thought it would be. Guess that would have been different if Robinson had been going himself. A group of DFLA who were out at this did try to have a pop at the Stand Up To Racism conference later in the day. I imagine most Robinson supporters are saving themselves for the demo outside the court tomorrow.

 

[The39thStep]

 

[Pickman's model]

it's what i always say, delegation goes up as well as down

 

[M Testa]

this can be used as a political tactic, keep someone tied up in impossible legal complexities, give bail but with harsh restrictions... £ommy can probably go back to his £1m house and count his money whilst laughing at his gullible supporters, eating crisps and reading about himself on twitter.

 

[19force8]

Strewth, any excuse to keep the money wagon rolling along. £2million in donations so far. The likes of Weston, Fransen., Waters, Golding etc etc must be fuming at all that loot going down the drain.

 

[19force8]

Oh and a heartfelt thank you to the anti-fascists who turned out to oppose his worshippers today.

 

[The39thStep]

it's what i always say, delegation goes up as well as down

The Recorder has bottled it .

 

[Pickman's model]

this can be used as a political tactic, keep someone tied up in impossible legal complexities, give bail but with harsh restrictions... £ommy can probably go back to his £1m house and count his money whilst laughing at his gullible supporters, eating crisps and reading about himself on twitter.

crivens

 

[The39thStep]

This is some write up in the Independent of the court case
Tommy Robinson walks free after judge refers case to Attorney General

 

[jimmer]

this can be used as a political tactic, keep someone tied up in impossible legal complexities, give bail but with harsh restrictions... £ommy can probably go back to his £1m house and count his money whilst laughing at his gullible supporters, eating crisps and reading about himself on twitter.

That can be a thing, but as Robinson's legal team asked for the case to be referred to the Attorney General, it's not what's happening here. Robinson will now get something closer to a full trial for the contempt charge, rather than this being dealt with solely by a senior judge. I imagine the thinks he's got a better chance of getting off.

 

[Whagwan]

Times reporting that he has sacked his lawyers and wants to go back inside as it is so lucrative.