' 30,000 PLUS FOOTBALL FANS '

Anti-racists will be on the streets as the Football Lads Alliance plans to march

Socialist paper

Wednesday 4th October 2017

by Tomáš Tengely-Evans


The Football Lads Alliance (FLA) plans to put “thirty to forty thousand” onto the streets of central London this Saturday.

Its banner of “united against extremism” attracts people with all sorts of ideas—but it represents a serious threat.

The FLA has support from prominent fascists and racists, and gives Islamophobes a platform to organise around. That’s why Stand Up To Racism (SUTR) has called an event outside Downing Street during the march.

The FLA was forced to issue a press release after a major charity pulled out of working with the group last week. Walking with the Wounded, which works with British Army veterans, withdrew its support after SUTR raised concerns.

In the press release the FLA claimed that the movement is “inclusive of people of all faiths and colours” and is “not racist in any shape or form”.

Gerry Farr, an administrator on the FLA’s internal Facebook group, was jubilant that the reactionary and sectarian Mohan Singh had agreed to speak this Saturday. “More great news … just landed the very dignified Mohan Singh,” he wrote.

Singh is part of the Sikh Awareness Society, which pushes the racist stereotype that Muslims are responsible for raping Sikh children. He has joined platforms with Nazi Tommy Robinson. Singh has also previously joined fascist EDL demonstrations.

In June Singh was part of a “Unite Against Hate” event with Robinson and Anne Marie Waters, the founder of Sharia Watch. After losing the Ukip leadership election last week, Waters tweeted, “Jihad 1, Truth 0”.

Waters is a backer of the Mothers Against Radical Islam and Sharia (Marias) group, which is run by Nazi Toni Bugle. Bugle is urging people to join the march this Saturday.

Before a Marias protest in 2015, Bugle released a message to supporters. “I don’t care what you are, I don’t care if you’re Britain First, I don’t care if you’re English Defence League, I don’t even care if you’re National Front,” she wrote.

Islamophobic

Not everyone in the FLA group is a Bugle or Singh. But that has not stopped the racist and Islamophobic posts on the page, which show some of the people it attracts.

Andy Cowham wrote in the FLA group that “Islam is the world’s biggest outrage”.

“Labour like the Germans are frightened of the Jews because of how clever they are, unlike the Palestinians who would rather sacrifice their own children than look for peace,” he went on.

The charity pulling out rattled the FLA—and is causing it difficulties.

FLA founder John Meighan posted in the internal group that “a few people have had issues getting into grounds with FLA T-Shirts on now”.

It also caused tensions within the group. Alongside official calls to be more careful while posting, the more racist elements have been emboldened.

Alan Garrison posted, “This is a fundamental moment in time for the FLA, either it stands firm in fighting Islamic terror or it caves in to these left wing bully boys.”

The FLA is still forming as a movement, and the direction it goes in will could become clearer after the march on Saturday.

What anti-racists do now will impact on which way it goes.

It’s time to sound the alarm, go on the streets and put forward an anti-racist message.

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Julie Gillespie‎ Football Lads Alliance (FLA) - Unite Against Extremism


Good afternoon everyone ,It is my Great pleasure to confirm to you that the Gurkhas & families WILL BE Attending the march on Saturday 07/10/17 .......... As you can appreciate some are elderly so they will be joining the march at Trafalgar Square . This has been authorised by the police to break cordon so that they can join the march at Trafalgar Square , junction Pall Mall & Coxspur . I’m not trying to teach anyone to suck eggs but the correct way to Greet/say hi to a Gurkha is to put your hands like this & say Namaste . It shows respect and is the way you will be greeted by them .

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How is standing up against extremism racist? Bafoons

Only in London! and I very much doubt they will be serving Gurkhas.

the lefties hate any march that they have not organised ,the anti fascists are the real fascists

the lefties hate any march that they have not organised ,the anti fascists are the real fascists

correct ..and they dont see it.

the lefties hate any march that they have not organised ,the anti fascists are the real fascists

The was a pro free speech protest on Boston common USA and antifa turned up and attacked it.

Pure scum they are!

the lefties hate any march that they have not organised ,the anti fascists are the real fascists

The was a pro free speech protest on Boston common USA and antifa turned up and attacked it.

Pure scum they are!

They'll get their arses handed to them if they start any of their shite this Saturday. ANTIFA are the Nazis, forget leftwing rightwing this is about nothing to do with racism.

I'm actually glad this guy uses the words Nazi, Fascist and Racist so liberally (and incorrectly) throughout this piece of drivel.

It's been the go to defence to shout anyone with an opposing views now for so long that like any type of attack overuse has made it impotent.

There are enough people now that have woken up to this tactic and just look at writing like this for what it is nonsense from the far fringes of society.

forget leftwing rightwing this is about nothing to do with racism.

Jock - you have an uncanny knack of saying exactly what I was thinking.

The way the world has become polarised really does transcend left wing and right wing now as we used to understand it.

It used to be essentially left and right were either side of the centre but now the left has lurched so extremely to the far left that it has meant that an awful lot of folks that would have historically identified as labour or lib dem voters and shared the traditional ideals and beliefs of those parties haven't really changed their viewpoints but are now viewed as right wing.

Fortunately I genuinely feel that people are starting to wake up to this madness.