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Home | Friday 9th October 2009 | Issue 694

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MADCHESTER REVISITED

Half-cut halfwits the EDL (see SchNEWS 693) are gearing up for another attempt at pushing their islamophobic agenda, this time in the centre of Manchester on Saturday (10th). They will again be met by a coalition of anti-fascist and anti-racist groups.

The EDL say they’ve held lengthy negotiations with the police and have agreed on a plan for the day. The idea is that EDL marchers arrive at a Weatherspoons pub at noon, where they will be penned in by police before being released for their march at 5pm.

Ever wary of the old honey-trap, the plan has sparked controversy in the EDL world. Many members on the EDL forum (the things we do for news and truth) are convinced the plan is a police conspiracy to get them tanked up before unleashing them on an unsuspecting Manchester, creating juicy footage for the vultures of the lefty press to use against them. One of the more literate posters said, “Weatherspoons is cheap as s**t for a pint/whiskey etc. Think they may want us pissed to increase the possibility of bad behaviour in front of the press? More chance of the odd mixed up gay jewish nazi tagalong seig heiling for the cameras?”

There will be a counter-demonstration in Piccadilly Gardens from noon organised by Unite Against Facism (UAF), Show Racism the Red Card and the Muslim-Jewish Forum of Greater Manchester. They will be no doubt also be backed by any members of the community not wanting to see the fash marching in their backyard and anyone not wanting to see the fash marching anywhere. In the words of that great Nazi-battler Lance-Corporal Jones, “They don’t like it up ‘em”, so get down there. See http://lancasteruaf.blogspot.com

* The EDL bonehead bandwagon moves to South Wales later in the month, and again will be met with resistance. On October 17th they are in Swansea – for counter-demo meet 4pm outside YMCA, St Helen’s Road, Swansea. Then October 24th its on to Newport, meet 1pm at John Frost Square. Call 01633 8840098. For more about Newport Communities Against Racism see http://networkedblogs.com/p13232975



 

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