English Defence League

  • Nottingham taken over by protests for second day

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    August 6, 2016 16:28
    Nottingham City Centre has been dominated by protests for the second consecutive day due to a planned English Defence League march. Around 100 police officers lined the streets between the Brian Clough statue, the Theatre Royal and Victoria Centre as protestors from the English Defence League (EDL) clashed with...

  • Protestors Cause Disruption in City Centre

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    August 5, 2016 12:22
    Two protests have caused disruption in Nottingham City Centre today, as groups from #BlackLivesMatter and the English Defence League make their presence known.  Update: The tram tracks have now been cleared and are operating, but there will be delays to all services today. Nottingham Express Transit have tweeted that they...

  • Theresa May: Nationalism’s New Hero

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    October 11, 2015 09:31
    This week Tommy Robinson, former leader of the Community Service stampede that is the English Defence League, is to speak at the Durham Union. This is a serious departure for a man who changed his name from Stephen Lennon, presumably because it didn’t sound racist enough. With the EDL...