In early June a Churchill statue in Parliament Square was defaced when a BLM protester graffitied ‘was a racist’ on the plinth. This, along with the topping of slave trader Edward Colston’s statue in Bristol, attracted a response from a section of the far right dominated by Tommy Robinson, lad culture and base nationalism.
On the 13th of June around 4000 far right demonstrators swarmed london, some travelling from as far as Sunderland. Drunkeness, violence and mad disrespect to the memorial of PC Keith Palmer followed.
We discuss the build up to the 13th, what happened on the day – including an eye witness account – and talk about how anti-fascists should respond to the BLM demonstrations sweeping the country.
