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I'm thinking of going on a march. I'm not usually motivated enough to do that, but I see people marching in #London for stupid reasons (blaming immigrants for everything) Well here's a better march: This Saturday. Who's coming? #MakeThemPay https://www.makethempay.org.uk
»Trump erklärt Antifa zur Terrororganisation«
Trump ist ein Fascho, keine weiteren Erklärungen diesbezüglich nötig, denn offensichtlicher kann er sich dazu wohl nicht äußern was seine Weltansicht ist. Er verübt antisozialen kapital Terrorismuss.
https://hubu.de/2025/trump-erklaert-antifa-zur-terrororganisation/
#antifa #trump #faschismus #uk #london #terror #uspol #england #donaldtrump #terror #terrorist
Trump erklärt Antifa zur Terrororganisation - Hubu.de - News & FreeMail
»Trump erklärt Antifa zur Terrororganisation«
Trump ist ein Fascho, keine weiteren Erklärungen diesbezüglich nötig, denn offensichtlicher kann er sich dazu wohl nicht äußern was seine Weltansicht ist. Er verübt antisozialen kapital Terrorismuss.
https://hubu.de/2025/trump-erklaert-antifa-zur-terrororganisation/
#antifa #trump #faschismus #uk #london #terror #uspol #england #donaldtrump #terror #terrorist
Trump erklärt Antifa zur Terrororganisation - Hubu.de - News & FreeMail
🇪🇺🇺🇦European Parliament to open permanent representation in Kyiv , announced President Metsola (more) https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/09/17/7531252/ #Ukraine #Poland #Warsaw #Netherlands #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #Paris #Rome #London #Berlin #Finland #Brussels #Denmark #Germany #ICC #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom #EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar #11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
🇪🇺🇺🇦European Parliament to open permanent representation in Kyiv , announced President Metsola (more) https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/09/17/7531252/ #Ukraine #Poland #Warsaw #Netherlands #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #Paris #Rome #London #Berlin #Finland #Brussels #Denmark #Germany #ICC #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom #EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar #11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
I'm thinking of going on a march. I'm not usually motivated enough to do that, but I see people marching in #London for stupid reasons (blaming immigrants for everything) Well here's a better march: This Saturday. Who's coming? #MakeThemPay https://www.makethempay.org.uk
Just wanted to A, give you a heads up that this is happening, and B, ask if those of you who plan on attending could keep an eye peeled for copies of #Lifehouse & give me a shout if you happen to see it there? (Sadly, or rather not-sadly but unavoidably, I’ll be in Berlin that day.) Cheers. 👊 #anarchism #anarchist #books #london
Just wanted to A, give you a heads up that this is happening, and B, ask if those of you who plan on attending could keep an eye peeled for copies of #Lifehouse & give me a shout if you happen to see it there? (Sadly, or rather not-sadly but unavoidably, I’ll be in Berlin that day.) Cheers. 👊 #anarchism #anarchist #books #london
⛔️🇵🇱Polish PM urges politicians in Poland to stop collaborating with the enemy by stoking pro-Russian sentiment (more)
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/09/14/7530825/#Ukraine #Poland#Warsaw#Netherlands#Estonia#Latvia#Lodz#Lithuania#Paris#Rome#London #Krakow#Berlin#Finland #Brussels#Denmark #Germany#ICC#France #Italy#OSCE#PACE#CoE#SouthKorea#Press#News#Taiwan#Media#Japan #USA#US#UK#EU#NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom #EuropeanUnion#11yrInvasionofUkraine
⛔️🇵🇱Polish PM urges politicians in Poland to stop collaborating with the enemy by stoking pro-Russian sentiment (more)
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/09/14/7530825/#Ukraine #Poland#Warsaw#Netherlands#Estonia#Latvia#Lodz#Lithuania#Paris#Rome#London #Krakow#Berlin#Finland #Brussels#Denmark #Germany#ICC#France #Italy#OSCE#PACE#CoE#SouthKorea#Press#News#Taiwan#Media#Japan #USA#US#UK#EU#NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom #EuropeanUnion#11yrInvasionofUkraine
Reflections on yesterday's protests in #London. 1/n
Background info:
I like photographing protests. It's a hobby and I have been doing it for over 10 years. Mainly in Bristol and London. My politics are left, but I try to suppress my bias when behind the lens - not always an easy thing to do.
I went to London specifically to photograph the protests. I arrived at about 10am and left at about 6. I spent most of my time amongst ‘Tommy' supporters - unusual for me as generally I walk amongst the ‘left’. Westminster Bridge, Whitehall, Trafalgar Square, The Strand, and Northumberland Avenue was my patch for the day - apart from when the rain came and I spent a nice half hour browsing in Waterstones.
The following reflections are my random thoughts about the day based on what I saw, my own personal bias, and what I have seen at recent protests.
2/n
Everyone thinks Kier Starmer is a wanker. Left and right are absolutely aligned on this. Probably for very different reasons, but Labour have a serious leadership problem that they need to acknowledge and address. It will lose them the next election.
Anarchist Communist Group: London transport workers on strike
https://www.anarchistcommunism.org/2025/09/14/london-transport-workers-on-strike/
Over 11,000 workers on London Underground and on Docklands Light Railway (DLR) went on a week-long series of rolling strikes, starting on Friday,
#Uncategorized#DocklandsLightRailway#Industrialaction#London#LondonUnderground#Strikes
6/n
There were a lot of “normal" people on the ‘right’. Yes there were groups of lads, groups of people looking a little too serious, groups of people wearing lots of baker-boy caps, and groups shouting about ‘Our Tommy’.
But there were also children, families, and “normal" people you might see on any protest. This shouldn’t be underestimated. There is a message here that is appealing to many who might not ordinarily come out and protest.
I think they are dissatisfied after over a decade of Tory austerity and an underwhelming Brexit. Dissatisfied that they still feel worse off under Labour. Dissatisfied that they can't get a GP appointment, or a place for their child in the school they want. Dissatisfied and with little hope for the future. Then along comes Reform with a message of hope, and all that needs to be done is to stop the boats.
7/n
Policing was a shit show. I feel for the officers on the ground because there simply were not enough of them to keep the left and right apart. The following is what I saw in the afternoon while walking around The Strand, Trafalgar Square (and that end of Whitehall), and Northumberland Avenue.
I was standing at the top of Whitehall. Small family/friend groups of flag clad people were making their way to the 'right' rally, having missed the start of their march earlier in the day.
The 'left’ was marching down The Strand towards Whitehall, with the vanguard of the protest arriving at their stage and started giving speeches.
A gap in the 'left' formed at the top of Whitehall and suddenly the ‘right' were there at the top of Northumberland Avenue and outside Charing Cross. Both sides shouting at each other. A razor thin police line formed to keep the two sides apart.
The ‘right' grew in number at the top of Northumberland Ave with police vans used as barricades. The remainder of the ‘left' filed into Whitehall, while people clad in flags shouted at them from either side (with the left shouting back I might add).
A group of Antifa stood around the statue of Charles I and were quickly cut off from the 'left’ in Whitehall.
By this point the crowds were as follows:
- ‘Right' at the top of Northumberland Ave, blocked by police.
- ‘Right' in Trafalgar Square
- ‘Left' in Whitehall
- Antifa around Charles I
- ' Right' down the bottom of Whitehall
Daniel Thomas, aka ‘Danny Tommo’, one of Robinson’s very closest friends, urged the racists to attack antifascists. “It is now perfectly clear that Tommo’s role is to provide cover for Robinson.” video link in article had Tommo explicitly inciting the group of bigots to violence.
#London #racism #incitement #violence
https://searchlightmagazine.com/2025/09/police-must-act-against-tommy-robinsons-riot-inciter-in-chief/
5/n
Prior to the speeches the mood amongst the 'right' was relatively jovial. I struggle to describe it without resorting to using stereotypes, but something akin to the following might paint a picture:
- Football supporters before a big game
- Lads night out / stag night in a big city between 3pm and 7pm (had some beers, not drunk yet)
- Benidorm in the height of summer
As for the chants:
- Eng-ger-lund, Eng-ger-lund, Eng-ger-lund
- Oh Tommy Tommy, Tommy Tommy Tommy Tommy Robinson
- Kier is a wanker, Kier is a wanker, na na na na
- Stop the boats (although not chanted as much as I was expecting).
There was also echos of the ‘left's chants such as “Whose streets, our streets" although this was the exception not the norm.
The chants are non-committal. With the exception of stopping the boats, they don't commit to any particular demand.
6/n
There were a lot of “normal" people on the ‘right’. Yes there were groups of lads, groups of people looking a little too serious, groups of people wearing lots of baker-boy caps, and groups shouting about ‘Our Tommy’.
But there were also children, families, and “normal" people you might see on any protest. This shouldn’t be underestimated. There is a message here that is appealing to many who might not ordinarily come out and protest.
I think they are dissatisfied after over a decade of Tory austerity and an underwhelming Brexit. Dissatisfied that they still feel worse off under Labour. Dissatisfied that they can't get a GP appointment, or a place for their child in the school they want. Dissatisfied and with little hope for the future. Then along comes Reform with a message of hope, and all that needs to be done is to stop the boats.
4/n
The Unite the Kingdom rally felt professional. Remember the anti-Brexit protests where there were big screens down Whitehall, a stage, camera crews, sound engineers, people who know how to host an event? Now picture exactly the same set-up but for yesterday. It must have cost quite a bit - I don't know how much it costs to rent a big TV screen mounted on a crane but I am guessing it's not cheap.
Walking further along Whitehall towards Trafalgar Square there was another smaller stage with a few speakers stacked on top of each other. This was the ‘left’s' patch and it looked like something you would find at a village fete.
5/n
Prior to the speeches the mood amongst the 'right' was relatively jovial. I struggle to describe it without resorting to using stereotypes, but something akin to the following might paint a picture:
- Football supporters before a big game
- Lads night out / stag night in a big city between 3pm and 7pm (had some beers, not drunk yet)
- Benidorm in the height of summer
As for the chants:
- Eng-ger-lund, Eng-ger-lund, Eng-ger-lund
- Oh Tommy Tommy, Tommy Tommy Tommy Tommy Robinson
- Kier is a wanker, Kier is a wanker, na na na na
- Stop the boats (although not chanted as much as I was expecting).
There was also echos of the ‘left's chants such as “Whose streets, our streets" although this was the exception not the norm.
The chants are non-committal. With the exception of stopping the boats, they don't commit to any particular demand.
Leute ich bin echt fassungslos. #Musk mischt sich munter in europäische Politik ein und nichts passiert, wie heute in #london. (Fast) die gesamte deutsche Medienlandschaft versagt und verharmlost #Kirk als “konservativ”, dabei war er ein lupenreiner Rechtsextremist. Im US-Medium #fox schlägt, ohne Konsequenzen zu erfahren, ein Moderator die Euthanasie von Obdachlosen vor. Und Mitglieder der AfD wollen, nun eidestattlich bezeugt, Deutsche Staatsbürger „remigrieren“, also deportieren.
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