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K.Bullstreet
7th June 2009, 21:13
Anybody watching Sky News or BBC would have just seen a small but committed group of anti-fascists (some with red and black flags) engaging in a bit of a protest and trying to prevent Nicky G from entering the Election count.

Sky news says 'anti-fascism protesters prevent Nick Griffin from entering Manchester Town Hall.'

Watch this space :).
AlMack
7th June 2009, 23:37
he got in in the end, too many entrances
their security van got surrounded twice
UAF took away any chance of real militant stuff from the off, but it was crawling with police anyway, fair dos, fash got the message
redSHARP
8th June 2009, 02:12
so win? fail? calling it even?:(
AlMack
8th June 2009, 02:15
point was certainly made but gutted they got a seat
Trystan
8th June 2009, 04:15
It's not that big a deal . . . not yet, anyway. There are many fascists in the EU - have been for years - but the fascist take-over seems a long, long way away. It means very little in the long run. And they'll never get a seat in the commons without proportional representation.
Red_Storm
8th June 2009, 04:20
It's not that big a deal . . . not yet, anyway. There are many fascists in the EU - have been for years - but the fascist take-over seems a long, long way away. It means very little in the long run. And they'll never get a seat in the commons without proportional representation.
U mean that their program ( party program) will never be accepted?
ls
8th June 2009, 04:22
Yeah they did well, but at one point many of them were up close to the car which was left unscathed it seems, UAF probably did ruin it and the police presence was massive.. can't expect much in fairness.
Melbourne Lefty
8th June 2009, 05:31
Daily mail said a car window got smashed.

Not much of a win for the day, but the little victories matter I guess...:(
Trystan
8th June 2009, 08:21
U mean that their program ( party program) will never be accepted?

I mean that without proportional representation they are very unlikely to enter parliament. All they can hope for is more non-jobs in Europe and in local government.
RedArmyUK
8th June 2009, 09:05
Daily mail said a car window got smashed.

Not much of a win for the day, but the little victories matter I guess...:(

Shame it wasn't his head
An archist
8th June 2009, 10:30
Any links to news reports?
h0m0revolutionary
8th June 2009, 13:18
Here's a report:

http://infantile-and-disorderly.blogspot.com/2009/06/this-is-not-their-victory-it-is-our.html
AlMack
10th June 2009, 13:45
today in manchester
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8093259.stm
reports that griffin at the bbc moved to friday at 5:30pm
ls
10th June 2009, 17:48
More here http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/police-let-mob-run-wild-says-bnp-leader-1701778.html.

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45897000/jpg/_45897252_007467773-1.jpg <- that is one of the best pictures yet on the BBC news article.. shielding himself with the Daily Star which he did actually read according to that link from the independent:


sat on a bar stool reading the Daily Star, whose front page read "The Yolk's on You".

:laugh:
Melbourne Lefty
11th June 2009, 00:45
shielding himself with the Daily Star which he did actually read according to that link from the independent:


would have been a different copy.

He brought along a bundle of newspapers to the press conference to show the press that they had been against him yet he still won.
ls
11th June 2009, 01:50
would have been a different copy.

He brought along a bundle of newspapers to the press conference to show the press that they had been against him yet he still won.

Well
Several newspapers, including the Manchester Evening News and The Sun, were banned from attending "because of the lies they have printed", Mr Griffin said.

that's quite a lot of newspapers, naturally he must have been carrying a limited choice of em' in conjunction with that, still I guess that the daily star did simply report it "as it was". ;)
nuisance
11th June 2009, 12:34
today in manchester
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8093259.stm
reports that griffin at the bbc moved to friday at 5:30pm
Simon Darby's blog claims that the meeting in manchester actually took place. While I doubt that it did, it would be good to get some confirmation on this.
AlMack
11th June 2009, 13:21
it did, inside the pub http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1120099_bnp_cant_keep_me_out video too on there
bbc appearance postponed til friday 5:30
thundertail19921
11th June 2009, 16:52
Good! I hate the BNP!