There was a massive police presence around the Brighton seafront yesterday in readiness for the 6th annual ‘March for England St George’s Day Parade.’
March for England describes themselves as an “English pressure group,” whatever that means, but they seem to be made up of the usual EDL/BNP knuckledraggers.
The entire sea front area was in lockdown for a couple of hours.
The main road was lined with metal barricades, while hundreds of officers, police dogs, and mounted police patrolled the route of the march and surrounding areas.
Engulfed by police officers, the marchers were few in number – I’d estimate no more than 150, although the Sussex Police reckon that “250 people took place on the march, with up to 1000 counter protestors.”
A far larger presence of counter-demonstrators loudly greeted the marchers on the seafront and got their message over loud and clear.
With so many officers flanking the matchers, it looked more like a police parade at times.
Here’s what Sussex Police Superintendent Steve Whitton had to say in an official statement about the march:
“While there have been a few incidents around the city, which have been swiftly dealt with, the march itself passed quite peacefully, although there were a few missiles thrown at the marchers. There were some injuries as a result that were treated by police medics at the scene, but none that we are aware of that resulted in hospital treatment.
“Elsewhere around the city centre, there were incidents of disorder where people making their way to the march were attacked. Bricks were thrown at police horses that were trying to intervene and police officers came under attack by stones and large bottles of ink. It appears that the vast majority of the disorder that occurred was carried out by a small minority from within those who were there to oppose the march.
“I know that the operation caused disruption to the seafront, but I believe that the location enabled us to maintain a firm control on those who might have wished to bring violence and disorder to our city’s streets. I should especially like to thank residents, traders and visitors for the their patience and co-operation and in particular our colleagues in local authorities, transport providers and other emergency services for their assistance.
“This was a significant policing operation, but I am satisfied that the results show that it was proportionate and appropriate in keeping the city relatively peaceful and free from serious disorder.”
Here’s some more photos from the march:
This guy bellowed out a really confused monologue linking socialism with the Nazi party.
“You’re not English any more.”
Oh, OK then. 🙂
Banner hung by the seafront.
The march went a couple of hundred yards along the seafront, and then turned back again.
Oh, heil.
Accompanying the marchers along the route were the English Disco Lovers, pumping out fascist-crushing beats.
A bit more pointing.
And off they went for another year…
IDIOT UPDATE:
This priceless Facebook conversation discussing the world famous Brighton Pavilion (created by the architect John Nash in 1822) really is worth a look.
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With such a large counter demonstration they may not be back. They’ve stopped coming to Derby (I hope) after an organised group of people arranged a large counter demonstration
Great close-up pics. Keep them peeled!
Ah the cream of British men! Not a lot of female representation there, bless.
Lol f**king neds! Any one notice how there are so many of them but they all look the same? All big fat shiny heads & an expression of super derp on the face
Do you think any of those would go on the fields and harvest? Or clean toilets? Or even have the brains to be a doctor or dentist?
That stupid remark about the Pavilion – utterly priceless, and they’re supposed to be English!
I disagree about the numbers as the police were marching together with them, still, even then there were probably only 500 right-wingers!
Just like the ’70s and ’80s, a bunch of dimwitted skinheads down in Brighton intent on trouble!
So how much did this major policing event cost the british taxpayer? How brave would these trogs be if there was no police protection? Disgusting.
Knuckledraggers is the perfect description. If that’s what being English means, then I wish I wasn’t. Homophobic, Racist, Mysoginsts, all of them.
After the handful of racists had finished their pathetic march the people of Brighton had their own march, footage here http://brightonuaf.org/2013/04/23/a-real-march/
hi would just like to that they may be going about it wrong but its true what they say its on the news in the paper they have come to are country as rapests pedophiles and now murderers they are sick there religion promotes this im from brighton and im now scared to let my children out to play on there own it hurts me inside to think we tried to help them and this is what they have done to us in return it makes me sick inside that there is nothing i can do to stop it and before you leave a narky comment back think how you would feel if it was your child/brother/sister they raped or killed
Jack:You are a stupid, ignorant racist. Get back to your cave.
this is what i mean straight away im called a racist but no one is willing to be honest and admit that they are taking are houses rapeing are children killing are soldiers and yet we put them before us this is not right they sick and meby if we didnt so many in at once or had tighter border controls then meby we wouldnt be in a recession and what about all the familys in council propertys who now have to wait upto 6 years before they can get the help they need you tell whats right about that
Jack, you are entitled to your opinion but you are just completely wrong. Show us evidence of your points – not from The Daily Mail/Express.
There are extremists on every side of politics and religion and EDL show themselves also to be an extremist organisation which is ready to use violence and that is also WRONG. They are modelling themselves on the white supremacist gang warfare model of the US.
Multi-culturalism does work in FAIR societies, so we need people like you to take a fairer, less paranoid attitude.
The death of one soldier, though very upsetting and wrong, does NOT mean that ALL Moslem are extremist child-raping, house grabbing Islamic fundamentalists who are given some kind of priority in society. That is the view of an extremist, so, as long as you retain those warped opinions of others then you are also an extremist.