portlock seagull
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- Jul 28, 2003
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I agree. But don’t believe it was ever a serious contest either.
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[Politics] Protests/rioting in lots of places
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I agree. But don’t believe it was ever a serious contest either.
macbeth
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just so monumentally proud of our city tonight
Nobby Cybergoat
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- Jul 19, 2021
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Look at the footage from the weekend man.
The threat was real
Racists tested us. We stood firm. They will crawl under their rocks and hide now
aftershavedave
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absolutely this!
I do wonder how those three came to be in that situation.
Not a great turn out so far.
Did they wander around a bit, fail to find what they were looking for and then ask someone "HI, we're racists here for the protest - where do we need to go?". before being shown to a doorway.
Report including video here:
Muslim counter-protesters embraced by pub-goers in Accrington
Haddi Malik said the moment pub-goers embraced his group was "massive".
www.bbc.co.uk
It seems your judgement, to rock up and show some love, was the right call.I am absolutely sure that was the case. I saw another couple of groups (maybe half a dozen in total) hanging around well away from the immediate Queen's Road area. A couple of them talking quite openly 'of the f***ing fun they were going to have' as we walked past. I wonder if my appearance gave the incorrect impression that I may be sympathetic to their cause
Well done
BadFish
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- Oct 19, 2003
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I agree with your sentiment but can we curb the language using people with disabilities as an insult. They don't deserve it.
BadFish
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- Oct 19, 2003
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Ooh, can we have a map info graphic??
I am wondering if racist trouble will continue in areas of tension up North?
I’m pretty sure they are dead in areas like Brighton now but they could “retreat” to areas where such sentiments are more prevalent?
I’m pretty sure they are dead in areas like Brighton now but they could “retreat” to areas where such sentiments are more prevalent?
Jackthelad
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- Mar 31, 2010
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That photo is too funny, the guy in the middle, his face says it all. What a div.
I believe they are being protected by police as they are outnumbered by about 500 to 1.
I imagine they would have just got jeered and laughed at rather than any physical harm coming to them.
BadFish
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- Oct 19, 2003
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The police are protecting the far right protesters in this case.
Bloody 2 tier policing!!!
A mex eyecan
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- Nov 3, 2011
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no, it’s two pier Brighton
portlock seagull
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- Jul 28, 2003
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Maybe calm down with the rhetoric. Nobody tested anyone tonight, anywhere, least of all Brighton. I do know the Police are exhausted though. Hopefully nobody, however righteous and well meaning, protests tomorrow so they can have a night off from all this craziness.
- Aug 24, 2020
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@Bozza, I have been going to Accrington to see the in-laws for over 30 years. It is like a second home for me. It is your quintessential grim northern town. The white and Asian communities don't mix. Whites embracing muslims just doesn't happen.Report including video here:
Muslim counter-protesters embraced by pub-goers in Accrington
Haddi Malik said the moment pub-goers embraced his group was "massive".www.bbc.co.uk
So when it - does - happen, it is huge. A watershed. The impossible has just happened.
For me, it is the litmus test for the whole nation. It feels like we really have turned a corner.
Sorry - there's something in my eye.