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SchNEWS : EDL in Brum update 21/07/13

Jo Makepeace | 21.07.2013 19:40 | Anti-racism | Birmingham

Not the best showing for anti-fascism yesterday in Birmingham, a couple of dozen autonomous anti-fascists actually made the effort to confront the EDL at their muster pub. Meanwhile the UAF rally ¾ of a mile away attracted a mere two hundred.

UPDATE: Sunday 21st July

Not the best showing for anti-fascism yesterday in Birmingham, a couple of dozen autonomous anti-fascists actually made the effort to confront the EDL at their muster pub. Meanwhile the UAF rally ¾ of a mile away attracted a mere two hundred.

SchNEWS spoke to one of those who confronted them “They'd been shut in the pub for three hours and were completely pissed, really drunk and baying for blood. It was when they got the pig's heads out we made our move – we were massively outnumbered but that was a step too far.” After scuffles the two groups were separated by cops in public order gear.

With that said the EDL rally attracted around a 1000 – certainly a huge jump from their disastrous outings to Cambridge or Walthamstow and indicative of how they've benefitted from the Lee Rigby bounce but nowhere near what their leadership was hoping for.

The fash didn't fare so well in Liverpool however where a mission of a number of the EDLs splinter groups to disrupt an Irish republican march descended into farce as twelve of them were nicked for offences ranging from racially aggravated abuse to possession of cocaine – party on dudes!

The EDLs next outing is to be a return to Tower Hamlets – at the moment scheduled for September 7th.



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Jo Makepeace
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you cant count

21.07.2013 23:18

ffs be honest there was loads more than a thousand edl in brum

around a 1000


Lying about numbers does the cause no good

22.07.2013 00:48

Lets be honest. Yesterday was a shambles. The UAF gathering had at most 100 there. EDL had at least 2000 if not more.

Why lie? Underestimating the EDL and the numbers they attract is only going to lead to a lower and lower Antifascist turn-out as antifascists believe the EDL aren't a threat.

Realist


lol @ "Realist"

22.07.2013 08:03

Birmingham Mail estimates of UAF numbers
Birmingham Mail estimates of UAF numbers

Lying about numbers does the cause no good
Lets be honest. Yesterday was a shambles. The UAF gathering had at most 100 there

Certainly not what the Birmingham Mail is reporting:
 http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/live-edl-birmingham-english-defence-5162927
So, if you DEFLATE the UAF numbers, why are we supposed to believe your INFLATED EDL numbers?

Were you there? Lets have a pic which shows the imaginary 2000, or a credible source to back you up.




troll detection apparatus is beeping like mad


aah 'Realist'

22.07.2013 08:30

It appears that, in another article, the Birmingham Mail also calculates 2000 EDL
 http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/violence-at-edl-birmingham-rally-5165256

But that still doesn't explain why you are underestimating the anti-EDL crowds so drastically. Its a lot easier to count to 300 than to 2000.

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Who gives a fuck

22.07.2013 15:31

how many were at the edl demo, they achieved nothing except to marginalise themselves further by being complete and utter cockheads.

I think it's great