East London BNP Launch Scuppered.

[Holden Caulfield]

News reaches us that the re-launch of the East London BNP group got off to a less than successful start today. After what can only be described as a gathering of the Darby and Joan club, the assembled geriatrics met at the Salmon and Ball pub on the corner of Bethnal green road. This it turns out was just the re-direction point as it soon became clear that the grey haired security team we're shepherding the old folk a mere one hundred meters away to a church hall opposite! Well done on the planning there people!

A quick call to the church uncovered that the poor old vicar had no idea his hall was being used by the fascist filth as it had been booked by a 'book club', that old chestnut! The 'Vic' assured the concerned caller that he had spoken to the encamped knuckle draggers and told them that they would have to leave as God was none too happy with their choice of politics. The police arrived soon after and encouraged the somewhat downhearted oldies to leave as they were no longer welcome. They had been inside for little over an hour which we believe would have given them very little time to re-launch their sad little group.

As the gaunt and the grey hoard Shuffled out from the hall in single file the anti fascist gathering (that had by now swelled to twice the size) decided to let the fascists know how welcome they really were. As one group followed the main body of fascists up the road, closely followed by the police, a smaller group went over to have a 'chat' with five or six 'men' still stood outside the hall. They were told in no uncertain terms that they were not wanted in East London and that they would be hounded at every opportunity. The aryan brothers were strangely quiet and the look on their faces said it all.

All in all a pretty good day for anti-fascists with plenty of photo opportunities and a fascist meeting stopped! The old heads of the East London BNP including the likes of Derek Beacon and Richard Edmonds must tonight be scratching their shiney domes wondering what went wrong.

Maybe stick to taking the old folk out to bingo in future eh chaps!

Antifascist

https://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/10/410006.html (https://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/10/410006.html)

www.antifa.org.uk (http://www.antifa.org.uk)

[Hit The North]

Another hilarious episode in the British fascist sitcom.

Thanks for posting this, Holden. You're doing excellent work. :)

[Pirate turtle the 11th]

Well done lads.

[ÑóẊîöʼn]

Yes, congratulations. Sounds like a wrap-up job on the part of the antifascists.

[1968]

keep up the good work.

[K.Bullstreet]

Aye, good to hear. A few arrests though I do believe. And dig aund on a few fash sites, pretty good entertainment. They're argueing amoungst themselves as usual, well some are, and others are claiming that this was the 'handiest firm since the 90's' :laugh:

[1968]

link to that quote? :D

[K.Bullstreet]

Search for north west nationalists or something like that and look in the comments section. According to the London BNP site, those who attacked them where 'Anarchist Fascists'! :laugh::laugh::laugh:

[Sasha]

Search for north west nationalists or something like that and look in the comments section. According to the London BNP site, those who attacked them where 'Anarchist Fascists'! :laugh::laugh::laugh:

just did and laughed my ass off, how come your british nazi's even make some headway and get them selfs ellected when they seem even bigger tossers than ours...
it sounds like this lot couldn't even organize a piss up in a brewery...

[K.Bullstreet]

This is taken from East London Advertiser website: http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/content/towerhamlets/advertiser/news/story.aspx?brand=ELAOnline&category=news&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=newsela&itemid=WeED08%20Oct%202008%2014%3A43%3A36%3A693

Anarchists arrested after clash with BNP activists in East End

08 October 2008
SIX anarchists were arrested in a street fight after they discovered BNP activists had duped a vicar into letting them use his church hall for a rally by saying it was a "book club" meeting.

The six were part of a group of about 30 supporters of the Antifa anti-fascist group who had been lying in wait for the British National Party in Bethnal Green on Sunday.

The anarchists had found out that some 40 BNP members, including former Millwall councillor Derek Beackon, were staging a strategy rally in the church hall of St John on Bethnal Green.

They tipped off the rector, the Rev Alan Green, who had been told by the person reserving the hall it was for a "book club" discussion.

When Mr Green called the group and asked them to leave, the BNP refused.

The vicar then called the police.

As six officers escorted the BNP out of the hall, the anarchists pounced sparking a running battle with cops who called in back-up units and used CS spray to fight back.

An Antifa spokesman told the Advertiser: "We had about 40 of our people in the area, but we didn't want to cause problems for the church, so we waited outside for the fascists to come out.

"We told them they weren't welcome in east London and not to show their faces again."

The Advertiser understands the BNP's meeting was called to drum up support for a new electoral offensive, and possibly a re-formed branch in Tower Hamlets, before next May's European polls.

The Antifa spokesman said: "Getting elected in the London elections has given them confidence and they're slowly marching back into old territory in the city."

Vicar Mr Green, chair of the Tower Hamlets Inter-Faith Forum and one of the most respected religious leaders in the East End, said he was "disturbed" by the incident.

He said: "We were told it was a book club, but it was quite clear after the meeting started that this was nothing of the sort.

"I could hear them from my office near the hall, it was a political rally.

"When it was quite clear they weren't going to leave, I called the police. I only found out later there had then been fighting."

He also pledged to vet groups wanting to use the hall, which is let out free of charge, more carefully.

He added: "They booked under false pretences. We have quite an open policy, but in future I think someone will have to be present when new groups arrive. Extremists are not welcome here."

BNP spokesman Simon Darby said speakers at Sunday's rally included former national organiser Richard Edmonds, Barking councillor Bob Bailey and author Jonathan Bowden.

Mr Darby said: "It's a sad reflection of the times that we should have to book legitimate meetings under a false name and then be intimidated and violently attacked by left wing, politically motivated stooges."

The six anti-fascists arrested, aged between 19 and 29 and including one woman, were detained overnight, police said.

Five were released on police bail and no further action will be taken against the 19-year-old.