And so, but perhaps more quickly than many expected, the result of not trying to halt mask-wearing 'protestors' in Dover has almost immediately resulted in emboldening such protestors elsewhere on the South Coast.
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And so, but perhaps more quickly than many expected, the result of not trying to halt mask-wearing 'protestors' in Dover has almost immediately resulted in emboldening such protestors elsewhere on the South Coast.
You can draw your own conclusion, but as I said yesterday its a clear 'demonstration of how compromised law & order is in the UK'.... with a focus on arresting peaceful protestors taking precedence over the control of *actual* threatening disorder.
#politics
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/06/far-right-protesters-descend-on-portsmouth-after-small-boat-arrival -
And so, but perhaps more quickly than many expected, the result of not trying to halt mask-wearing 'protestors' in Dover has almost immediately resulted in emboldening such protestors elsewhere on the South Coast.
You can draw your own conclusion, but as I said yesterday its a clear 'demonstration of how compromised law & order is in the UK'.... with a focus on arresting peaceful protestors taking precedence over the control of *actual* threatening disorder.
#politics
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/06/far-right-protesters-descend-on-portsmouth-after-small-boat-arrival -
And so, but perhaps more quickly than many expected, the result of not trying to halt mask-wearing 'protestors' in Dover has almost immediately resulted in emboldening such protestors elsewhere on the South Coast.
You can draw your own conclusion, but as I said yesterday its a clear 'demonstration of how compromised law & order is in the UK'.... with a focus on arresting peaceful protestors taking precedence over the control of *actual* threatening disorder.
#politics
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/06/far-right-protesters-descend-on-portsmouth-after-small-boat-arrival@ChrisMayLA6 Again…. Not a single one arrested. ‘Right to protest’ I guess not carrying a sign with the word Palestine/Gaza/Genocide on it means racist thugs are not terrorists.
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@ChrisMayLA6 Again…. Not a single one arrested. ‘Right to protest’ I guess not carrying a sign with the word Palestine/Gaza/Genocide on it means racist thugs are not terrorists.
or a threat to public order; no placards, no threat
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And so, but perhaps more quickly than many expected, the result of not trying to halt mask-wearing 'protestors' in Dover has almost immediately resulted in emboldening such protestors elsewhere on the South Coast.
You can draw your own conclusion, but as I said yesterday its a clear 'demonstration of how compromised law & order is in the UK'.... with a focus on arresting peaceful protestors taking precedence over the control of *actual* threatening disorder.
#politics
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/06/far-right-protesters-descend-on-portsmouth-after-small-boat-arrival@ChrisMayLA6 Not personally surprised, I imagine whoever is funding this wants a number of in-your-face but not actually arrestable demonstrations of power.
Then tie this in to some unofficial ‘helping the police to protect women and girls’ bullshit to normalise their presence. Which depends on them not getting arrested.
Thinking about it, Farage’s denunciation seemed slick, as though he knew in advance, although it’s possible this is actually Rupert Lowe.
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@ChrisMayLA6 Not personally surprised, I imagine whoever is funding this wants a number of in-your-face but not actually arrestable demonstrations of power.
Then tie this in to some unofficial ‘helping the police to protect women and girls’ bullshit to normalise their presence. Which depends on them not getting arrested.
Thinking about it, Farage’s denunciation seemed slick, as though he knew in advance, although it’s possible this is actually Rupert Lowe.
hmmm... interesting; collusion on the Far Right, who'd have thought....
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hmmm... interesting; collusion on the Far Right, who'd have thought....
Happened 3km from where I live, just hours after I was cycling the epicentre https://mastodon.social/@urlyman/117226381039158159
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