The EDL lads send their thanks for your support and good wishes. Here is the after action report from Bolton on the 20th of March. More to come later, I have a list of items for Saturday for the Blogmocracy to look at over weekend coffee.
This just in from Trevor: I will put a post on the forum, a bit more for you from the “Bolton News” attatched. It’s gold!! Also, a possible libel claim for us against a Labour MP.
A LATE UPDATE: WELL, WELL, WELL…Nazi’s in the United Against Fascism Movement?
A UAF protester has been fined and ordered to pay costs amounting to £150 after performing a Nazi Salute at the demonstration in Bolton. Nicholas Williams, from Pickford Court, Old Trafford traveled from his home to support the Fascists of the UAF.
We want people to take a long, hard look at the UAF. Just because they call themselves “anti-fascists” does not mean that they are. Do not be fooled by this bunch. I look forward to seeing who the Fascists blame this one on, and will be sure to link to it from here. I would imagine that they will declare it as a symbol of their support for “Palestine” as the UAF are huge supporters of the guys pictured here, Hezbollah.
The original cutting which was discreetly tucked away in today’s Bolton News can be seen here.
This is from the EDL site:
The English Defence League (EDL) now has two successful peaceful demonstrations, London and Bolton, under its belt. Its new stewarding system has worked well, and relations between EDL members and the police has, overall it would appear, been excellent. There were many friendly conversations between EDL members and the ‘boys in blue’ and good banter. I even witnessed a conversation between an EDL member and a Policeman who had discovered a can of Stella amongst the EDL member’s possessions at Manchester Piccadilly railway station. The Policeman explained that he would have to dispose of the offending alcohol and there was even good banter and understanding between them when he proceeded to pour the offending liquid onto the side of the railway.
The hysteria from left wing groups who have predicted violence and disorder from the EDL has been proved for the nonsense that it is. I notice that an article about the forthcoming Dudley demonstration is tinged with the same hysterical nonsense. In light of recent events, mainstream politicians need to start to speak out about the real threat of violence and disorder that comes from the UAF and Islamic extremism. Instead of backing the UAF, and giving comfort to Islamic extremists, they should be stating that it is the UAF and Islamic extremism, and not the EDL, that is not welcome in the towns and cities where they supposedly represent local people.
It seems that the Labour movement, of which I was once part, has thoroughly lost its way and become a threat to freedom rather than its champion. The unions in particular should be ashamed of their association with UAF thuggery and should stick to representing the interest of workers rather than embarking on Marx-inspired escapades in our towns and cities and wasting their members’ money. If they are going to spend scarce resources they should spend them on buying books about Islam, reading the Quran, studying Islamic history and taking note of the way Islam interacts with the various cultures it comes into contact with across the contemporary world. By reaching a suitable level of education in this field and actually opening their eyes to what is going on in the world they may finally come to realise what the EDL are so justifiably worried about. Unions should themselves be standing up against Islamic extremism that is a threat to them as much as the rest of us.
UAF.org.uk has produced a list of signatories to the UAF founding statement that lists the names of various MPs and union leaders. It is perhaps not unsurprising that the name David Cameron MP appears on the list. After the violence perpetrated by the UAF in Bolton the other day, ‘Dave’ should perhaps be doing everything he can to distance himself from them. So far this does not appear to have taken place so voters in this year’s general election may have to make their own judgement about what this tells them about the motives and character of this would-be Prime Minister.
The UAF must be really embarrassed about its lack of impact in Bolton, it seems that all they wanted to do was have a punch up and when the EDL sensibly did not oblige they started on the police. Many EDL members were still socialising in the pub when news of the UAF charging the police line reached their ears. The reaction was very much the cool and considered response of Sir Francis Drake when he heard about the Spanish armada. They continued to slowly drink their pints and continue with their conversatios. It seems as though the UAF is now regarded as irrelevant in EDL circles and members have the good sense not to respond to UAF provocation.
