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BNP confirm RWB will be held in Derbyshire for a third year

Smiffy | 27.05.2009 07:22 | Anti-racism | Repression | Social Struggles

Break out the masks and hoodies!

The BNP has confirmed it will hold its Red, White and Blue festival in Derbyshire for the third consecutive year, despite fears of violent protests.

At last year's event, 36 anti-BNP protesters were arrested outside the site in Codnor-Denby Lane, Denby, after clashes with police. People living nearby have said they do not want the event to return and police have written to Alan Warner (pictured, left), who owns the fields used for the event, to tell him they believe the site is unsuitable for the festival. But the BNP said it could see no reason to change venues because there has been no previous trouble on the site itself. The party has now confirmed that the festival will take place in Denby on August 13, 14 and 15.

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democracy?

27.05.2009 15:12


What's so wrong with 6,000 pissed up cranks drunkenly bellowing neo-nazi anthems late into the night, harassing local villagers? Why are all you leftwingers so concerned about defending democracy from racism and fascism? Bet you would have denied democratic rights to Hitlers Nazis as well. Outrageous. Oh, and I really am Pete the indymedia pro-BNP troll, honest!

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democracy?

27.05.2009 15:13


What's so wrong with 6,000 pissed up cranks drunkenly bellowing neo-nazi anthems late into the night, harassing local villagers? Why are all you leftwingers so concerned about defending democracy from racism and fascism? Bet you would have denied democratic rights to Hitlers Nazis as well. Outrageous. Oh, and I really am Pete the indymedia pro-BNP troll, honest!

Pete

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democracy?

27.05.2009 15:13


What's so wrong with 6,000 pissed up cranks drunkenly bellowing neo-nazi anthems late into the night, harassing local villagers? Why are all you leftwingers so concerned about defending democracy from racism and fascism? Bet you would have denied democratic rights to Hitlers Nazis as well. Outrageous. Oh, and I really am Pete the indymedia pro-BNP troll, honest!

Pete

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Yobbishness.

27.05.2009 23:43

The police should concentrate on keeping disroderly, anti-free speech thugs away from peaceful political meetings. To suggest that political meetings should be cancelled because they attract yobs who oppose them is not what we expect from the police. We pay them to uphold the working of our democracy, not to give anti-democratic yobbos exactly what they want.

As for the villagers I'm sure they'd prefer the meeting was elsewhere. Nimbyism is a common problem and we can't expect people to enjoy the visit of unruly hooligans bent on disruption of a peaceful gathering.

Perhaps the police could require that all people who are suspected of disruption of peaceful gatherings should report to local police stations several times a day while the meeting is on. I believe a similar system is already in operation for the sad specimens of humanity who like to cause trouble at football matches.

As the BNP attracts a very small number of votes and has no chance of any political power we can assume that the thuggish element who constantly disrupt their meetings are really bent on parading their own wonderful care and concern for the welfare of everyone else. There is no evidence whatsoever that their self indulgent terribly earnest student style antics have any effect at all on the number of people who choose to vote for the BNP.

Pete

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