{"id":89754,"date":"2013-06-01T21:30:58","date_gmt":"2013-06-01T16:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=89754"},"modified":"2013-06-06T15:20:00","modified_gmt":"2013-06-06T09:50:00","slug":"british-national-party-and-anti-fascists-clash-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/british-national-party-and-anti-fascists-clash-in-london\/","title":{"rendered":"British National Party And Anti-Fascists Clash In London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>British National Party (BNP) supporters and anti-fascist campaigners clashed outside the Palace of Westminster today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;ve put my best suit on today and come out for a peaceful demonstration and this is what&#8217;s happened. And to think they call us thugs!\u201d one BNP supporter who suffered a large cut to his nose told <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/politics\/bnp-and-antifascists-clash-in-london-protest-8640630.html\">the Independent<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>BNP activists holding banners saying \u201chate preachers out\u201d were heavily outnumbered by anti-fascists with \u201csmash the BNP\u201d and \u201csay no to Islamaphobia\u201d signage,\u00a0the Independent reported.\u00a0The group of counter-protesters, thought to be a part of Unite Against Fascism (UAF), chanted \u201cfascist scum\u201d and \u201cyou racist Nazis\u201d at their rivals.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, Nick Griffin, whose party was banned by police from protesting in Woolwich over fears of \u201cserious disruption to the life of the community\u201d and the potential for \u201cserious disorder\u201d, arrived at around 2.30pm to the sound of the national anthem.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDue to police concerns about serious disruption to the life of the community, and the potential for serious disorder should this counter protest confront the BNP organised protest, police have imposed conditions under Section 14 of the Public Order Act.<span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">Those conditions state that the protest must take place in Whitehall Gardens junction with Whitehall.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">A group of about 300, also believed to be part of the UAF protest, were stopped in Old Palace Yard junction with Abdingdon Street.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">This group have now been notified of the conditions imposed under Section 14 and requested to move to Whitehall Gardens to continue their protest. Officers are in negotiation with this group.\u201d a\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">\u00a0Scotland Yard\u00a0spokesman told the newspaper.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/british-national-party-and-anti-fascists-clash-in-london\/bnp-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-89755\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-89755\" title=\"BNP\" src=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/BNP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"635\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/BNP.jpg 1175w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/BNP-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/BNP-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/BNP-800x571.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Photo courtesy the Independent<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Related posts;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a title=\"Video: Police And BBS Block Anti-BBS Vigil In Colombo\" href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/video-police-and-bbs-block-anti-bbs-vigil-in-colombo\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Video: Police And BBS Block Anti-BBS Vigil In Colombo<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"The BBS \u2018Buddhists\u2019, \u2018Nightclub Buddhists\u2019 And The \u2018Vigil\u2019 That I Saw\" href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/the-bbs-buddhists-nightclub-buddhists-and-the-vigil-that-i-saw\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The BBS \u2018Buddhists\u2019, \u2018Nightclub Buddhists\u2019 And The \u2018Vigil\u2019 That I Saw<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Anti-BBS Vigil: A Critique Of The Critique\" href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/anti-bbs-vigil-a-critique-of-the-critique\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Anti-BBS Vigil: A Critique Of The Critique<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"For Those Who Pooh-Pooh The Anti-BBS Protestors\" href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/for-those-who-pooh-pooh-the-anti-bbs-protestors\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">For Those Who Pooh-Pooh The Anti-BBS Protestors<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Pictures: Anti-Hate Vigil Campaigner\u2019s Personal Safety At Risk; \u2018My Daughter\u2019s Safety Also At Risk\u2019 \u2013 BBS CEO\" href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/pictures-anti-hate-vigil-campaigners-personal-safety-at-risk-my-daughter-safety-also-at-risk-bbs-ceo\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Pictures: Anti-Hate Vigil Campaigner\u2019s Personal Safety At Risk; \u2018My Daughter\u2019s Safety Also At Risk\u2019 \u2013 BBS CEO<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Hate Incidents Report: Muslims Continue To Be Subjected To Violence And Persecution Often At The Hands Of Militant Buddhists \u2013 SFM\" href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/hate-incidents-report-muslims-continue-to-be-subjected-to-violence-and-persecution-often-at-the-hands-of-militant-buddhists-sfm\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Hate Incidents Report: Muslims Continue To Be Subjected To Violence And Persecution Often At The Hands Of Militant Buddhists \u2013 SFM<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":89755,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,3402,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-89754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colombotelegraph","category-editors-choice","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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