There are many more of us than them - BPP's massive mobilisation
Yorkshire anti-fascist | 19.10.2008 12:12 | Anti-racism | Social Struggles
The BPP's massive national mobilisation turned out to be a rather damp squib. 11 fascists (including a kid) huddled together outside HMV protected by lines and lines of cops. around 400 anti-facsists were joined by scores of locals who, on being told what was happening, stayed to say that the BPPs filth won't be accepted in Yorkshire.
For the first few hours the anti-fascists spent their time chanting, jostling for space, pushing the police lines back towards HMV and pondering where the fash were. A few people were arrested (according to the info I heard) and several people were attacked by the cops. A Section 60 was in place and cops were violently ripping of scarves and hoods and face coverings.
Eventually people began to decide that the BPP weren't going to show and those outside of the police lines started to slowly disperse. Rather luckily (in a bizarre way) the bulk of the people present were either penned in or unwilling to leave the people in the pen so the majority of the crowd were still around when the lads and lass of the vanguard of Britain's Race War trickled in.
Their 'handful of guys with a megaphone' chanting was completely drowned out by the chorus of booing and chanting from the assembled anti-fascists. After less than an hour they realised that they were completely wasting their time and asked to escorted away by the cops. A few people dashed round the buildings in time to see them being driven away in taxis (ironically by asian taxi drivers). The fash were booed and spat at but the numbers around the side weren't enough to get at the fash past cops with batons out. So far as I know, everyone made it home safe without any trouble from wondering facists.
Eventually people began to decide that the BPP weren't going to show and those outside of the police lines started to slowly disperse. Rather luckily (in a bizarre way) the bulk of the people present were either penned in or unwilling to leave the people in the pen so the majority of the crowd were still around when the lads and lass of the vanguard of Britain's Race War trickled in.
Their 'handful of guys with a megaphone' chanting was completely drowned out by the chorus of booing and chanting from the assembled anti-fascists. After less than an hour they realised that they were completely wasting their time and asked to escorted away by the cops. A few people dashed round the buildings in time to see them being driven away in taxis (ironically by asian taxi drivers). The fash were booed and spat at but the numbers around the side weren't enough to get at the fash past cops with batons out. So far as I know, everyone made it home safe without any trouble from wondering facists.
Yorkshire anti-fascist
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lol
19.10.2008 13:10
Watcher
Asian Taxi drivers
19.10.2008 13:37
ARC
Good thought Arc
19.10.2008 15:03
Antifascist
Ouch
19.10.2008 15:05
Split sides
in answer to lol
19.10.2008 18:54
saw it happen
In answer to saw it happen
19.10.2008 21:18
Watcher
Failed again eh jeb ends?
20.10.2008 00:55
LOL
Lol you really are a wanker aren't you
20.10.2008 08:46
How many leaflets did they hand out?
None!
How many people heard them dribble into a megaphone?
None!
How many people read their banners?
None!
All the people of Leeds saw was a handful of oddjobs shaking like a shitting dog behind rows of police. Infact many of the ordinary people of Leeds joined ion the chanting and taunting of McDermodius and her band of bollock-brains which means we got the very people they were trying to convert to their cause to laugh at them and oppose them. A success in anyone's book. And will HMV stop selling black rap CD's because of this demo? Not a chance!
I Hate The Fash
to LOL
20.10.2008 11:37
Right, that's the Brown Pants Party dealt with, now lets use use this monmentum to undermine their PR savvy friends in the BNP.
Together we are strong
no pasaran!
bruisedshins
In reply to bruisedshins
20.10.2008 14:50
I've heard figures ranging from 350 too 600 of your members being there now I sure if you really, really wanted you could have surged forward and got a few digs in.
Looking forwards to the abuseful replies.
Watcher
Scraping the barrel
20.10.2008 18:04
davos
Well said Davos, also ....
20.10.2008 20:38
LOL - hahahahahahahhahahaahahaha.
Pull the other one watcher, the Brown Pants Party (BPP) bit off much more than they could chew and there widely proclaimed promise the 'reclaim the streets of Leeds' has just become one big joke. The reality is that the BPP cannot survive in the streets without hundreds of Police to protect them.
Red Star
Jackanory
21.10.2008 08:32
Chinny Chin
LMFAO
21.10.2008 15:24
For you Kate, seeing as you didn't approve it on 'your' guestbook, I'm posting it here so other nationalists can see it, and see you for the cunt that you are.
For the record folks, Kev and his munter Kate are not C18. Watmough runs that website, but that is all. C18 think he's a fucking pratt, which is probably the only thing C18 and you reds have in common. By C18, I mean people like Will, Slaz, Nick, Dave, and the other main players. Actually, even Bart and Jasa think Watmough is a wanker, which is why they never post on Watmough's wankbook.
This is what didn't appear on Watmough's webshite;
Jesus, you are so full of shit Disillusioned.
You've been here for 5 minutes and already you're talking like you've been active for years.
Where were you in 2001 when it kicked off in Oldham?
Where were you on any of the NF's activity days?
How many mosques did you visit to protest at?
How many demo's have you been on before the BPP demo?
You were nowhere, but yet you feel you have the right to shout about people who never turned up to your little demo.
There is a reason for that, the BPP only have a few friends. And as for the ones they used to have, they have been alienated by bullshitters and people stirring it. I wonder where it can be coming from?
Now, fuck off you back stabbing two faced ugly cunt. Yes Kate, I mean you.
FFS
Showing their true colors.
23.10.2008 11:22
There were people with concerns in Leeds on the day that would not touch the BPP with a barge pole especially seeing their own methods of loyalty and the gimps that make it up.
Grassers that they are that aint got a fight between them without hiding behind the Police.
There were certain elements in town that day watching and if it had kicked off they'd have piled in not to save that fat slags back though nor the Hunchback hairball of Leeds.
If you are going to tell the truth on here without fabrication say it how it really is, there were a lot of locals and shoppers denouncing the Antifascist elements and saying what a bunch of scruffy idiots they were and equally the same denouncing the Bummers Piss Pot party.
These are strange times indeed.
What a bunch of lying degenerates those handfull were and that was from a birds eye view
Pete Rushton,Eddie Stanton,Kevin Wankmouth,Kate McDimwit what a bunch of freaks and Eddie still trying to hide his face on the photos with the blue basball hat on what a grass.
Still grassing to feed your vice Eddie?
Hows the swinging goin Kate?
Tell the truth
This lot tell the truth?
23.10.2008 19:43
Shut down? What a load of bullshit, the demo went ahead, but these jokers seem to think they shut it down.
Stick to caning the crack pipe. That's the only explanation I can think of for you arseholes to say you shut the demo down.
LOL
LOL you utter fool
24.10.2008 09:22
I Hate The Fash
Wipe your chin 'Ihate the fash', there's still a bit of bullshit
27.10.2008 16:17
Do me a favour, the only arse you go near is probably while you're in the toilets of the students union bar.
I love the unity of the left, swp, uaf, antifa haha, anti nazi league, class war, yes you all get on so well don't you, pmsl.
LOL
Lol you tosser, wake up and fuck off.
28.10.2008 10:10
I Hate The Fash