Colin Foster Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 2 hours ago, Alextopman said: It's very kind of the people who employ these demonstrators to give them time off to do it. You think any of them actually work? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_DADDY Posted August 7 Author Share Posted August 7 It's currently pretty peaceful. Let's hope it stays that way. Screen_Recording_20240807_161349_Facebook.mp4 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alextopman Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 Just now, Colin Foster said: You think any of them actually work? No. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Bundy Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 3 minutes ago, Baz1 said: Starmer should not only threaten jail time, but those caught carrying out violence or rampaging- lose their benefits (if found to be on any form of benefits). That'll stop many of them in their tracks. It's a statistical fact that more folk on low income or benefits vote labour. That being the case I fail to see how it's mainly the far right protesting, it doesn't make sense at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheffieldForum Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 Joint Letter — Stop the far right: Unite against racism, Islamophobia and antisemitism Fascist riots have taken place in towns and cities across Britain leading to attacks on mosques and hotels housing migrants. Tommy Robinson mobilised over 15,000 in Trafalgar Square on 27 July. The far right are spreading racism, Islamophobia and hatred. Robinson and others are attempting to exploit the horrific knife attack in Southport to stir up Islamophobia and sow division by spreading misinformation about the attacker’s identity. This led to a racist mob rioting in Southport and elsewhere, violently attacking the mosques and police, chanting the same hateful slogans heard on Robinson’s London demonstration. Racism and Islamophobia in Parliament is leading to racism and Islamophobia on the streets. When Robinson asked his London protest who voted for Nigel Farage and Reform UK, almost every hand went up. Suella Braverman emboldened this latest iteration of fascist mobilisations, with her claims of an “Islamist” threat, policing “double standards” and refugee “invasion” inflammatory rhetoric. Across Europe we see the rise of far right and fascist forces, from Marine Le Pen in France to the AfD in Germany. The far right are a threat to all decent people. The trial of Finsbury Park terrorist Darren Osborne, who murdered Makram Ali, heard that he was radicalised by reading material by Tommy Robinson. When Robinson was leader of the English Defence League, it attacked Muslims, trade unions and strikes. All those who oppose this must join in a united mass movement powerful enough to drive back the fascists. The majority of people in Britain abhor Robinson and the far right. We are the majority, they are the few. Britain has a proud history of defeating fascists and racists. We can defeat them again. We must Stand Up to Racism, Islamophobia and antisemitism. We must unite and mobilise against the far right and fascism. Signed, Weyman Bennett and Sabby Dhalu, Stand Up To Racism co-convenors Paul Holborow, Anti Nazi League founder Kate Nash, singer songwriter Jerry Dammers, The Specials founder Paloma Faith, singer and actress Bimini Bon Boulash, drag artist Billy Bragg, singer-songwriter and activist Skin, singer-songwriter and DJ Shirley Manson, Garbage Roots Manuva, rapper Shon Faye, author Eliza Rose, DJ and artist Maverick Sabre, singer-songwriter and musician Divina de Campo, actor and singer Dr Cheddar Gorgeous, drag performer and artist Funk Butcher, DJ and producer Self Esteem, musician and songwriter Gideon, artist, DJ and Bloc 9 Glastonbury curator Gurinder Chadha, filmmaker Azeem Rafiq, author and ex-cricketer Taj Ali, Co-editor Tribune Magazine Michael Rosen, author and poet Amar Chadha-Patel, actor Dani Harmer, actor Anoushka Shankar, musician Ghostpoet, singer-songwriter Bobbie Vylan, musician Eliza Carthy MBE, folksinger Frank Turner, singer-songwriter and musician Catrin Stewart, actor Narinder Kaur, TV personality & social commentator Diane Abbott MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP Ian Byrne MP Dawn Butler MP Kim Johnson MP John McDonnell MP Apsana Begum MP Zarah Sultana MP Jon Trickett MP Richard Burgon MP Ian Lavery MP Clive Lewis MP Andy McDonald MP Mary Kelly Foy MP Anas Sarwar MSP, Leader of Scottish Labour Party Humza Yousaf MSP Paul Sweeney MSP Jeremy Corbyn MP Shockat Adam MP Iqbal Mohamed MP Ayoub Khan MP Adnan Hussain MP Pauline Bryan, House of Lords Prem Sikka, House of Lords Christine Blower, House of Lords Sharon Graham, Unite General Secretary Daniel Kebede, NEU General Secretary Mick Lynch, RMT General Secretary Mick Whelan, ASLEF General Secretary Fran Heathcote, PCS General Secretary Matt Wrack, FBU General Secretary Jo Grady, UCU General Secretary Sarah Woolley, BFAWU General Secretary Patrick Roach, NASUWT General Secretary Maryam Eslamdoust, TSSA General Secretary Steve North, Unison President Alex Gordon, RMT President Aamer Anwar, Human Rights Lawyer Mohammed Kozbar, Muslim Council of Britain Deputy Secretary General Lindsey German, Stop the War Coalition convenor David Rosenberg, Jewish Socialist Group Kate Hudson, CND Ben Chacko, editor Morning Star Dr Louise Raw Taj Ali, Tribune Co-Editor Matt Willgress, Labour Outlook Editor Balwinder Rana, Sikhs Against the EDL Jamshid Ahmadi, Executive Committee, Liberation (formerly the Movement for Colonial Freedom, est. 1954) Harsev Bains, Indian Workers Association GB Samira Ali and Lewis Nielsen, national organisers Stand Up to Racism Denis Fernando, Rainbow Coalition Against Racism Myriam Kane and Fiona Sim, Black Liberation Alliance 1 Sheffield Forum | The Sheffield Guide | The Sheffield Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_DADDY Posted August 7 Author Share Posted August 7 Crikey. That's a long list. I think I sprained my thumb with all that scrolling 😁 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delbow Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 6 minutes ago, SheffieldForum said: Joint Letter — Stop the far right: Unite against racism, Islamophobia and antisemitism Fascist riots have taken place in towns and cities across Britain leading to attacks on mosques and hotels housing migrants. Tommy Robinson mobilised over 15,000 in Trafalgar Square on 27 July. The far right are spreading racism, Islamophobia and hatred. Robinson and others are attempting to exploit the horrific knife attack in Southport to stir up Islamophobia and sow division by spreading misinformation about the attacker’s identity. This led to a racist mob rioting in Southport and elsewhere, violently attacking the mosques and police, chanting the same hateful slogans heard on Robinson’s London demonstration. Racism and Islamophobia in Parliament is leading to racism and Islamophobia on the streets. When Robinson asked his London protest who voted for Nigel Farage and Reform UK, almost every hand went up. Suella Braverman emboldened this latest iteration of fascist mobilisations, with her claims of an “Islamist” threat, policing “double standards” and refugee “invasion” inflammatory rhetoric. Across Europe we see the rise of far right and fascist forces, from Marine Le Pen in France to the AfD in Germany. The far right are a threat to all decent people. The trial of Finsbury Park terrorist Darren Osborne, who murdered Makram Ali, heard that he was radicalised by reading material by Tommy Robinson. When Robinson was leader of the English Defence League, it attacked Muslims, trade unions and strikes. All those who oppose this must join in a united mass movement powerful enough to drive back the fascists. The majority of people in Britain abhor Robinson and the far right. We are the majority, they are the few. Britain has a proud history of defeating fascists and racists. We can defeat them again. We must Stand Up to Racism, Islamophobia and antisemitism. We must unite and mobilise against the far right and fascism. Signed, Weyman Bennett and Sabby Dhalu, Stand Up To Racism co-convenors Paul Holborow, Anti Nazi League founder Kate Nash, singer songwriter Jerry Dammers, The Specials founder Paloma Faith, singer and actress Bimini Bon Boulash, drag artist Billy Bragg, singer-songwriter and activist Skin, singer-songwriter and DJ Shirley Manson, Garbage Roots Manuva, rapper Shon Faye, author Eliza Rose, DJ and artist Maverick Sabre, singer-songwriter and musician Divina de Campo, actor and singer Dr Cheddar Gorgeous, drag performer and artist Funk Butcher, DJ and producer Self Esteem, musician and songwriter Gideon, artist, DJ and Bloc 9 Glastonbury curator Gurinder Chadha, filmmaker Azeem Rafiq, author and ex-cricketer Taj Ali, Co-editor Tribune Magazine Michael Rosen, author and poet Amar Chadha-Patel, actor Dani Harmer, actor Anoushka Shankar, musician Ghostpoet, singer-songwriter Bobbie Vylan, musician Eliza Carthy MBE, folksinger Frank Turner, singer-songwriter and musician Catrin Stewart, actor Narinder Kaur, TV personality & social commentator Diane Abbott MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP Ian Byrne MP Dawn Butler MP Kim Johnson MP John McDonnell MP Apsana Begum MP Zarah Sultana MP Jon Trickett MP Richard Burgon MP Ian Lavery MP Clive Lewis MP Andy McDonald MP Mary Kelly Foy MP Anas Sarwar MSP, Leader of Scottish Labour Party Humza Yousaf MSP Paul Sweeney MSP Jeremy Corbyn MP Shockat Adam MP Iqbal Mohamed MP Ayoub Khan MP Adnan Hussain MP Pauline Bryan, House of Lords Prem Sikka, House of Lords Christine Blower, House of Lords Sharon Graham, Unite General Secretary Daniel Kebede, NEU General Secretary Mick Lynch, RMT General Secretary Mick Whelan, ASLEF General Secretary Fran Heathcote, PCS General Secretary Matt Wrack, FBU General Secretary Jo Grady, UCU General Secretary Sarah Woolley, BFAWU General Secretary Patrick Roach, NASUWT General Secretary Maryam Eslamdoust, TSSA General Secretary Steve North, Unison President Alex Gordon, RMT President Aamer Anwar, Human Rights Lawyer Mohammed Kozbar, Muslim Council of Britain Deputy Secretary General Lindsey German, Stop the War Coalition convenor David Rosenberg, Jewish Socialist Group Kate Hudson, CND Ben Chacko, editor Morning Star Dr Louise Raw Taj Ali, Tribune Co-Editor Matt Willgress, Labour Outlook Editor Balwinder Rana, Sikhs Against the EDL Jamshid Ahmadi, Executive Committee, Liberation (formerly the Movement for Colonial Freedom, est. 1954) Harsev Bains, Indian Workers Association GB Samira Ali and Lewis Nielsen, national organisers Stand Up to Racism Denis Fernando, Rainbow Coalition Against Racism Myriam Kane and Fiona Sim, Black Liberation Alliance Really good to see. This is exactly how the Anti Nazi League got off the ground in the 1970s (I see Paul Holborow is still around, he must be ancient), and Unite Against Fascism in the 90s. Both were ultimately taken over by the SWP but did loads of really important stuff before that happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister M Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 Hope these are the first of many: Rioter who punched police officer in face in Southport jailed for three years 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz1 Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 19 minutes ago, Al Bundy said: It's a statistical fact that more folk on low income or benefits vote labour. That being the case I fail to see how it's mainly the far right protesting, it doesn't make sense at all. True, but whoever they are regardless who they voted for- there should be a sterner punishment- anything financial always works! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crookesey Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 2 minutes ago, Baz1 said: True, but whoever they are regardless who they voted for- there should be a sterner punishment- anything financial always works! Whoever they are if you know of their involvement, shop them to the Police, do it sooner rather than later. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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