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LeftishBrit

(41,434 posts) Mon Sep 15, 2025, 10:40 AM Monday

London protests LIVE: Arrests after 26 police officers injured during Tommy Robinson mass rally

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At least 26 police officers were injured as they faced “significant aggression” from protesters at a “freedom of speech festival” led by far-right activist Tommy Robinson, Scotland Yard said.

There had been 25 arrests at the “Unite the Kingdom” protest for offences including affray, violent disorder, assaults and criminal damage at 7.30pm on Saturday, the force explained.

More than a hundred helmeted officers backed up by dozens of police horses rushed at the last of Robinson’s supporters after between 110,000 and 150,000 people took part in the march.

....The mass march has attracted international attention, with the world’s richest man Elon Musk appearing on a video link to address the crowds.

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https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/london-protests-live-tommy-robinson-march-latest-counter-b1247487.html

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All bloody scary LeftishBrit Monday #1

Yeah, but he's a white South African who seems to yearn for the apartheid days muriel_volestrangler Monday #3

Funny stevegc Monday #2

LeftishBrit

(41,434 posts)

1. All bloody scary

Reply to LeftishBrit (Original post)

Mon Sep 15, 2025, 10:43 AM

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Reminds me of the days of the National Front marches, and at least then we didn't have social media to inflame things.

And what are a lot of British xenophobes doing, getting a foreigner to address them?

muriel_volestrangler

(104,758 posts)

3. Yeah, but he's a white South African who seems to yearn for the apartheid days

Reply to LeftishBrit (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 15, 2025, 04:29 PM

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That makes him an honorary Brit for the xenophobes. Plus he's bankrolling "Tommy Robinson", and the xenophobes will always obey the rich if they're throwing money at them.

stevegc

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2. Funny

Reply to LeftishBrit (Original post)

Mon Sep 15, 2025, 11:03 AM

Monday

European right-wingers will blame everyone for society's problems—immigrants, unions, teachers, Black people, LGBT people, Arabs. They just won't blame the politicians they elect to lead the country.

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