EDL DOUBLE BILL

It was an EDL double bill last weekend as the racist rabble hit Preston and Nuneaton on Saturday (27th).

Over 1000 EDLers took to the streets of Preston and, according to one anti-fascist, promptly began fighting amongst themselves as the EDL stewards tried to prevent more rowdy members brawling their way through police lines. Around 200 people joined a UAF Preston Trades Council counter-protest 30 metres down the road. There were 14 arrests, mostly for being drunk or disorderly.

In Nuneaton, around 800 Islamaphobes, the majority bussed in from outside the area, rallied in the town centre. Missiles were hurled at the crowd of assembled anti-fascists and Asian youth. Other anti-fascists assembled to protect the area’s mosque. Five were arrested on charges including affray and public order offences.