by Kevin Scott
The leader of the English Defence League, 'Tommy Robinson' (aka Stephen Yaxley-Lennon) has announced he is leaving the militant nationalist anti-Islamic campaign group because it has become too "extreme".
The 30-year-old 'Tommy Robinson', who is a convicted football hooligan, and faces further charges relating to his EDL activities later this month, and recently spent some time in prison following his prosecution relating to a trip to the United States where he used a 'false' passport to enter the country, was supported at the press conference announcing his decision to leave the EDL by the state-backed "counter-extremist" think tank, the Quilliam Foundation, which said it had "facilitated" the former EDL leader's exit from the nationalist campaign group and that of the EDL's co-founder, Kevin Carroll, his cousin, both from Luton, in southern England.
The Quilliam Foundation is run by ex-members of the Islamist Hizb ut-Tahrir who had previously renounced their 'extremist' allegiances and who now campaign against their former colleagues. Ostensibly, Quilliam supports a state-sponsored multiculturalism with an Islamophilic gloss and has high-level support amongst the liberal media and within various government circles, including access to substantial public funds.
The EDL itself was set up in 2009 in response to a provocative Islamist demonstration in Luton against British soldiers returning from Afghanistan and quickly mushroomed into a militant street-based campaign group that could attract hundreds, and later thousands, of mainly young white working class males to its activities and demonstrations across England.
The hard-core of the group was made up of football hooligans, disenfranchised former British National Party activists ('Tommy Robinson' himself had belonged briefly to the the BNP in 2004) and many ordinary white working class folk increasingly disturbed by the behaviour of a burgeoning Muslim minority in England's larger towns and cities.
That behaviour included terrorist activity sparked by the foreign policy of successive British governments and various vile social practices, including the endemic sexual grooming of very young English girls, which was also initially covered up by the agencies of the British state, including the police.
To be fair, 'Tommy Robinson' has showed an enormous amount of fortitude and remarkable bravery leading the EDL against various counter-demonstrators, including violent Muslim youths and assorted crackpot far-left 'anti-fascist' groups. He was violently assaulted on a number of occasions. At times, he was even attacked by his own side, as splinter groups formed in response to malevolent gossip of the EDL leadership and justifiable criticism of their position on various issues, particularly the overt Zionist links of 'Tommy Robinson' and those close to him, including Paul Weston, a former UKIP parliamentary candidate, who briefly fronted the EDL's putative political wing and who now leads his own small political party called Liberty GB.
The behaviour of the police (both overtly and covertly) invariably caused concern at times, but, by and large, free speech and the right to free assembly was narrowly maintained by the British state during a tumultuous period in the history of Britain's unravelling post-war multicultural experiment.
Where now for 'Tommy Robinson' and the EDL?
A source close to the pair claims they will be forming a new campaign group that is not street-based and will attempt, according to 'Tommy Robinson' himself, to "counter Islamist ideology not with violence but with better, democratic ideas."
Mohammed Shafiq, chief executive of the self-styled liberal Muslim youth group, the Ramadhan Foundation, declared he had met 'Tommy Robinson' during the making of a TV documentary, and, reacting to the announcement, said:
Matthew Feldman, of Teesside University's bizarrely named 'Centre for fascist, anti-fascist and post-fascist studies', said 'Tommy Robinson' and Kevin Carroll should be commended on their decision to leave the EDL. Predictably, he also said it was difficult to say what would happen to the EDL without them at the forefront of the group.
Initial reactions from the EDL cadre are mixed with a tiny number of supporters voicing support. Most others expressed their disgust at the obvious treachery of the pair and vowed to continue with their activities confronting militant Islam on the streets and promised to keep the EDL going, at least at a regional level, in the short-term, while a small number start to jockey for position and power at a national level.
Interesting support for the decision to step away from the EDL has come from Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer, both vociferous American-based anti-Muslim bloggers, who have close links to the pair of former EDL leaders. They hosted the ill-fated US counter-jihad conference 'Tommy Robinson' attended last year using his infamous 'false' passport.
Assuming the event isn't cancelled at the last minute, a big test will come in Bradford, which is one of the most ethnically and religiously-divided cities in England, on Saturday the 12th of October, where a national EDL demonstration has been called against the increasing Islamisation of that beleaguered Yorkshire city. The Bradford protest will supply a revealing indication of grassroots feeling following the unexpected (by ordinary EDL supporters, at least!) departure of 'Tommy Robinson', occurring, as it did, in a blaze of national publicity, including interviews with the former EDL leader on the BBC and various other media outlets.
Following the shock departure of 'Tommy Robinson' some are already speculating about the true nature of the EDL and the real motives of its departed leadership. Some claim the EDL was effectively designed to flush out potential troublemakers on both sides of the ethnic and religious divide in Britain and help stifle any genuine opposition to the future plans of the liberal elite. As well as promoting 'liberal' Muslim groups, the British state has also been systematically infiltrating mosques and so-called Islamic community centres in order to encourage the more volatile young Muslim elements to commit violent acts and support terrorism. Again, the reason for this subterfuge is to discover who the political and religious 'extremists' are now and thereby prevent any future opposition amongst the rapidly growing Muslim population.
However, this form of political entrapment has led to many unsuspecting people, again on both sides of the ethnic and religious divide, adopting and pursuing ideological and strategic positions they would not have adopted under different circumstances. This well-worn strategy allows the British state to take advantage of its misguided patsies, with supporting publicity in the media when violent acts occur, and ensure measures are put in place before the real opposition to their plans even has time to organise and prosper.
As the singer of the Sex Pistols, Johnny Rotten, said at the end of the punk band's final US concert in 1978: "Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?"
The Quilliam Foundation is run by ex-members of the Islamist Hizb ut-Tahrir who had previously renounced their 'extremist' allegiances and who now campaign against their former colleagues. Ostensibly, Quilliam supports a state-sponsored multiculturalism with an Islamophilic gloss and has high-level support amongst the liberal media and within various government circles, including access to substantial public funds.
The EDL itself was set up in 2009 in response to a provocative Islamist demonstration in Luton against British soldiers returning from Afghanistan and quickly mushroomed into a militant street-based campaign group that could attract hundreds, and later thousands, of mainly young white working class males to its activities and demonstrations across England.
The hard-core of the group was made up of football hooligans, disenfranchised former British National Party activists ('Tommy Robinson' himself had belonged briefly to the the BNP in 2004) and many ordinary white working class folk increasingly disturbed by the behaviour of a burgeoning Muslim minority in England's larger towns and cities.
That behaviour included terrorist activity sparked by the foreign policy of successive British governments and various vile social practices, including the endemic sexual grooming of very young English girls, which was also initially covered up by the agencies of the British state, including the police.
To be fair, 'Tommy Robinson' has showed an enormous amount of fortitude and remarkable bravery leading the EDL against various counter-demonstrators, including violent Muslim youths and assorted crackpot far-left 'anti-fascist' groups. He was violently assaulted on a number of occasions. At times, he was even attacked by his own side, as splinter groups formed in response to malevolent gossip of the EDL leadership and justifiable criticism of their position on various issues, particularly the overt Zionist links of 'Tommy Robinson' and those close to him, including Paul Weston, a former UKIP parliamentary candidate, who briefly fronted the EDL's putative political wing and who now leads his own small political party called Liberty GB.
The behaviour of the police (both overtly and covertly) invariably caused concern at times, but, by and large, free speech and the right to free assembly was narrowly maintained by the British state during a tumultuous period in the history of Britain's unravelling post-war multicultural experiment.
Where now for 'Tommy Robinson' and the EDL?
A source close to the pair claims they will be forming a new campaign group that is not street-based and will attempt, according to 'Tommy Robinson' himself, to "counter Islamist ideology not with violence but with better, democratic ideas."
Mohammed Shafiq, chief executive of the self-styled liberal Muslim youth group, the Ramadhan Foundation, declared he had met 'Tommy Robinson' during the making of a TV documentary, and, reacting to the announcement, said:
"During that meeting he indicated that he was leaving the EDL because he couldn't control the extremist group and at no stage did he reject his previous disgusting attacks on Islam and Muslims or apologise to the British people for the millions wasted policing their protests."
Matthew Feldman, of Teesside University's bizarrely named 'Centre for fascist, anti-fascist and post-fascist studies', said 'Tommy Robinson' and Kevin Carroll should be commended on their decision to leave the EDL. Predictably, he also said it was difficult to say what would happen to the EDL without them at the forefront of the group.
Initial reactions from the EDL cadre are mixed with a tiny number of supporters voicing support. Most others expressed their disgust at the obvious treachery of the pair and vowed to continue with their activities confronting militant Islam on the streets and promised to keep the EDL going, at least at a regional level, in the short-term, while a small number start to jockey for position and power at a national level.
Interesting support for the decision to step away from the EDL has come from Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer, both vociferous American-based anti-Muslim bloggers, who have close links to the pair of former EDL leaders. They hosted the ill-fated US counter-jihad conference 'Tommy Robinson' attended last year using his infamous 'false' passport.
Assuming the event isn't cancelled at the last minute, a big test will come in Bradford, which is one of the most ethnically and religiously-divided cities in England, on Saturday the 12th of October, where a national EDL demonstration has been called against the increasing Islamisation of that beleaguered Yorkshire city. The Bradford protest will supply a revealing indication of grassroots feeling following the unexpected (by ordinary EDL supporters, at least!) departure of 'Tommy Robinson', occurring, as it did, in a blaze of national publicity, including interviews with the former EDL leader on the BBC and various other media outlets.
Following the shock departure of 'Tommy Robinson' some are already speculating about the true nature of the EDL and the real motives of its departed leadership. Some claim the EDL was effectively designed to flush out potential troublemakers on both sides of the ethnic and religious divide in Britain and help stifle any genuine opposition to the future plans of the liberal elite. As well as promoting 'liberal' Muslim groups, the British state has also been systematically infiltrating mosques and so-called Islamic community centres in order to encourage the more volatile young Muslim elements to commit violent acts and support terrorism. Again, the reason for this subterfuge is to discover who the political and religious 'extremists' are now and thereby prevent any future opposition amongst the rapidly growing Muslim population.
However, this form of political entrapment has led to many unsuspecting people, again on both sides of the ethnic and religious divide, adopting and pursuing ideological and strategic positions they would not have adopted under different circumstances. This well-worn strategy allows the British state to take advantage of its misguided patsies, with supporting publicity in the media when violent acts occur, and ensure measures are put in place before the real opposition to their plans even has time to organise and prosper.
As the singer of the Sex Pistols, Johnny Rotten, said at the end of the punk band's final US concert in 1978: "Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?"
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