Major Incident In Southport

Mottie said:
Definately so.
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Definitely huh ? A good read..


So how did the protests - starting in Southport and spreading to London, Hartlepool, Manchester and Aldershot - begin?

Merseyside Police have publicly identified the English Defence League (EDL) as a key factor.

While there are people who describe themselves as EDL supporters, the organisation ceased to exist in any formal sense after its founder, Stephen Yaxley-Lennon - who uses the alias Tommy Robinson - focused on spreading his message on social media platforms, where he has a sizeable following.

But its core ideas - in particular an opposition to illegal immigration, mixed with indiscriminate and racist claims about Muslims - are very much alive, and loudly and widely spread among sympathisers online.

Thrown into this mix are tropes from conspiracy theories that “elites” are somehow covering up the truth - including the abuse of British children.

An influencer on X associated with Yaxley-Lennon, who posts under the name of “Lord Simon”, was among the first to publicly call for nationwide protests. His account promoted false claims that the alleged Southport attacker had been an asylum seeker, recently arrived in the UK by boat. His video has been viewed over a million times.

“We have to hit the streets. We have to make a huge impact all around the country. Every city needs to go up everywhere,” he said.



It's almost like it's a political aim, now that the right wing tories have been moved on
 
Mottie said:
Correct. Only one of us is sucked in by urban myths and it’s not me!
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As usual you've got it a*se about face...

You got sucked in during 2016 to multiple urban myths...

But if you didn't get sucked in by the rumours about the faith of the accused killer, could you tell about the reasons behind the right wing rioting and why mosques are under threat?
 
ellal said:
As usual you've got it a*se about face...

You got sucked in during 2016 to multiple urban myths...

But if you didn't get sucked in by the rumours about the faith of the accused killer, could you tell about the reasons behind the right wing rioting and why mosques are under threat?
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Apparently it's all about black trainers !
 
motorbiking said:
evidicene?
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I know you are interested in police procedure. Farage thought the police were behaving strangely and hiding the truth from the public. Have you any idea what he was talking about. What, if anything, did the police do which was unusual or wrong.
 
carmanmemoranda said:
Have you noticed who the rioters are?

Talk about blinkered !
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I read about one of these rioters who broke a shoe shop window and was helping himself to the single display shoes.

Someone pointed out to him that the shoes weren't in pairs, he replied that it wasn't a problem as his mate only had one leg.
 
Notch7 said:
The riots in Southport were started by Nigel Farage
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People like Farage and Yaxley-Lennon are very good at stirring things up then either fecking off (as Yaxley-Lennon recently did) or pulling back on the rhetoric just before they cross the line where they can more reasonably be accused of stirring up hate and division.

I'll say again, there may well be threads of truth in some of their assertions, however it's their methods that leave a lot to be desired.

Almost all politicians do this in various ways on all subjects. However it becomes that bit more dangerous when referring to race, religion etc.
 
So, apparently Farage is now claiming that he was actually trying to calm down the spread of misinformation.
 
JonathanM said:
I know you are interested in police procedure. Farage thought the police were behaving strangely and hiding the truth from the public. Have you any idea what he was talking about. What, if anything, did the police do which was unusual or wrong.
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honestly I have't been following it much.
 
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