19/10/2024
The left wing weekly paper Socialist Worker says that far right political player Tommy Robinson has to be wiped off the streets on 27 July. The paper notes that a wide variety of organisations including faith groups and trade unions, the left and anarchists have come together with LGBTQIA+ community campaigners and disability rights protesters to call for a counter demonstration to Mr Robinson's activity. Socialist Worker says "Stand Up to Racism (SUTR) has called a counter-protest to show the resistance to Robinson. Weyman Bennett, co-coordinator of SUTR, said, “On 27 July we need everyone to join us in London to destroy Robinson. He keeps coming back—how many more times do we have to give him a kicking? Weyman added, “The problem in Britain isn’t people arriving on boats, it’s those arriving in private jets. There isn’t a lack of wealth—the rich blame the poor while multimillionaire leaders claim to be normal people. They use divide and rule. But it’s working class power that can stop them.” Robinson’s latest attempt to build a movement is partly a reaction to the Palestine movement—although his central thrust is his usual Islamophobia and hatred of migrants. The pro-Palestine marches have shown the strength to send Robinson’s thugs off for good. For further information on the counter mobilisation, visit Stand Up to Racism online. https://socialistworker.co.uk/
