- EDL protesor struggles with a police officer on Saturday in Birmingham
This weekend saw ninety arrests after clashes between “The English Defence League”, an ultra-nationalist organisation and who organised the ”anti-Islamic extremism” event, “anti-fascists” and gangs of Asian youths in Birmingham.
“There were about 250 people in total, fighting and throwing bottles at each other,” said one onlooker.
Yesterday, West Midlands Police said all those arrested were “male, aged between 16 and 39, and offences included criminal damage and violent disorder, including possession of an offensive weapon.”
Gang of Asian youths wearing balaclavas during Birmingham clashes
There is some confusion, however, with the BNP’s involvement with the EDL and Saturday’s fracas. Pre-judging Saturday’s event, the BNP (last Thrusday) sought to distance itself from the EDL and announced via its website, it would be a “disciplinary offence” for any BNP member to be involved with the EDL.
And yet, as we reported via our Twitter site, the BNP did promote, on its official Facebook page (3/9/09), an “anti-Islamic extremism march” in Birmingham for September 5th 2009. Interestingly, some web-sites are reporting that EDL protesters are seen wearing BNP official merchandise t-shirts.
While this weekend may have nothing to do with the BNP, we do believe that because of it preach a message of hate, extremism and intimidation, ordinary people are riled up by them and therefore encouraged to hold unacceptable views and behaviour. Furthermore, to stop UK social cohesion worsening, groups like UAF and thuggish gangs, who appear to actively seek trouble, need to understand that violence is entirely destructive and offers no viable answers/solutions (on issues such as Islamism, immigration, unemployment and the recession etc) to those who maybe seeking an alternative to neo-fascism and the politics of hate.
See footage from Saturday below:
Ninety arrests over city clashes – BBC
Tags: Asian youths, BNP, EDL, Membership leak, Question Time, UAF
Yet again you have shown a complete lack of awareness of the facts. There was no UAF demo and Saturday, it was organised by the SWP and a number of community groups. Your insistance that the UAF actively seek violence completely misrepresents the organisation. Their tactic for Saturday was to support the “Birmingham United” campaign which sought to hold a peaceful multi-faith and multi-ethnic concert in Birmingham city centre. This was prevented after advise from the police. I am not part of UAF but you seem to blame for the violence of groups which they are not responsible for.
Yet again you do not have a clear view of the facts but choose to present your bias as acurate. Any respectable organisation would withold publication until it had checked out its sources. You are simply repeated the BNP’s view that all opposition to them is UAF. next you’ll be labelling all BNP opposition as “Communist.”
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‘This weekend saw ninety arrests after clashes between “The English Defence League”, an ultra-nationalist organisation and who organised the ”anti-Islamic extremism” event.’
I don’t see anything ultra nationalist about protesting about Islamic extremism, it’s a common sense stance which should span every race and religion in the UK surely?
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thats what i like to see stand up and fight the nazis…i dont care who it is dont let them get away with it..edl who the f are they
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mmm watched a few video nclips seems those brave footsoldiers of the EDL were fighting with wee lassies and women.their bravery knows no end.VCs all round!
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OI Sami
EDL a patriotic group trying to protect this country,you would’nt know about that would you,its your children that will suffer,thats if your not a ‘RUG MUNCHER…..HA HA
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what f eckin planet are you on peggy
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why on earth would i want to protect your horrible country
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bnp edl kkk do all rascist gangs only have three letters in their name
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