Dave2006
January 24, 2010, 10:02 PM
I stopped off at Keele motorway service station on the M6 southbound yesterday, on my way to Stratford for a bit of culture. The place was crawling with police - hundreds, in riot gear. Felt very uneasy.
Then I noticed there were loads of thugs knocking about; 'typical' football hooligan / casual types, and there were loads with hoodies that read "English Defence League XXX division" - they were from Leeds, Bradford, West Yorkshire, North West.
It felt very tense. And I was relived to get out of there.
So, home today, Google news the EDL to see there was a protest / riot in Stoke yesterday http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1245700/Six-protesters-charged-clashes-English-Defence-League-demonstration.html
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Worrying times ahead... Election year, recession and a resurgent BNP.
It's good to see that many Stoke residents came out in opposition to the EDL - take a look at the 7th image "Oatcakes not Racism" - only in Stoke :D http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/stoke/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8476000/8476851.stm
Dave
Then I noticed there were loads of thugs knocking about; 'typical' football hooligan / casual types, and there were loads with hoodies that read "English Defence League XXX division" - they were from Leeds, Bradford, West Yorkshire, North West.
It felt very tense. And I was relived to get out of there.
So, home today, Google news the EDL to see there was a protest / riot in Stoke yesterday http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1245700/Six-protesters-charged-clashes-English-Defence-League-demonstration.html
dFlxT9NMKUQ&feature=channel
Worrying times ahead... Election year, recession and a resurgent BNP.
It's good to see that many Stoke residents came out in opposition to the EDL - take a look at the 7th image "Oatcakes not Racism" - only in Stoke :D http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/stoke/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8476000/8476851.stm
Dave