According to the local Bedford press, around 30 EDL followers turned up outside HMP Bedford to 'show their support' for "a great bloke" who "is being persecuted". Organised on Facebook, they wanted to show their “disgust as what could be the final nail in the coffin for free speech” by turning up outside the prison at 4pm, rather thoughtfully, so as to not to stop prisoners getting their visits.

The post also claimed that "non EDL welcome to attend as well as this affects us all” and that “(i)f you cant (sic) make it to the prison then flash demo your nearest town halls, police stations or wherever you see fit.” Talk about an overinflated sense of self-importance.