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Apologies for defacing this page but I cannot find a talk page and I feel there are some serious problems with the way the information on this page is presented. |
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1. Why are the aims of the FLA "purported"? Are the aims of BLM or the Fabian Society "purported"? |
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2. Were is the evidence that the EDL or TR are racist? Not that the EDL includes racists, that it is an inherantly racist organisation. |
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3. Where are the sources for the behaviour of the FLA at it's marches? a) there was a march of around 30,000 on Saturday with no arrests, can you imagine the scene if 30,000 Antifa marched through London? b) If there was poor behaviour by marchers is it justified to include this is the opening paragraph without a source? How many? What was the behaviour in question? Does the BLM article mention in thee oprning paragraph that one of it's supporters murdered multiple police officers? |
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4. What has a fight between football supporters got to do with the FLA? The founder got in a fight? So what, does that mean his concerns regarding what is happening to London can be dismissed? That seems to be the aim of including this. |
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I could go on, but I won't waste too much energy as I see the last person who edited this page is interested in feminism, socialism and "structural bias" and I expect my concerns will fall on deaf ears. |
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'''Football Lads Alliance''' is an English street-protest movement established in 2017. The alliance is purported to be a group of football fans concerned about the "recent upsurge" in terrorist incidents in England but has attracted criticism for alleged links to far-right politics, [[football hooliganism]] and the behaviour of those attending marches organised by the alliance. |
'''Football Lads Alliance''' is an English street-protest movement established in 2017. The alliance is purported to be a group of football fans concerned about the "recent upsurge" in terrorist incidents in England but has attracted criticism for alleged links to far-right politics, [[football hooliganism]] and the behaviour of those attending marches organised by the alliance. |
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[[Stand Up To Racism]], the anti-racism charity has criticised the group. [[Unite Against Fascism]] has also raised concerns, noting that the founder of the alliance, John Meighan has previously received a suspended prison sentence relating to football hooliganism and served a ban from attending football matches. The conviction related to Meighan's participation in a brawl between 90 men in [[Mile End]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Moore |first=Stephen |date=21 June 2011 |title=More football thugs jailed over Spurs clash with West Ham |url=http://www.tottenhamjournal.co.uk/news/crime-court/more-football-thugs-jailed-over-spurs-clash-with-west-ham-1-928559 |work=Tottenham & Wood Green Journal |location= |access-date=8 October 2017}}</ref><ref>http://www.standuptoracism.org.uk/football-lads-alliance-leader-ignores-questions-far-right-links/</ref><ref>http://uaf.org.uk/2017/06/edl-seen-off-in-london-by-anti-fascists-but-no-room-for-complacency/</ref> |
[[Stand Up To Racism]], the anti-racism charity has criticised the group. [[Unite Against Fascism]] has also raised concerns, noting that the founder of the alliance, John Meighan has previously received a suspended prison sentence relating to football hooliganism and served a ban from attending football matches. The conviction related to Meighan's participation in a brawl between 90 men in [[Mile End]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Moore |first=Stephen |date=21 June 2011 |title=More football thugs jailed over Spurs clash with West Ham |url=http://www.tottenhamjournal.co.uk/news/crime-court/more-football-thugs-jailed-over-spurs-clash-with-west-ham-1-928559 |work=Tottenham & Wood Green Journal |location= |access-date=8 October 2017}}</ref><ref>http://www.standuptoracism.org.uk/football-lads-alliance-leader-ignores-questions-far-right-links/</ref><ref>http://uaf.org.uk/2017/06/edl-seen-off-in-london-by-anti-fascists-but-no-room-for-complacency/</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 08:55, 9 October 2017
| Founder | John Meighan |
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Region | England |
Apologies for defacing this page but I cannot find a talk page and I feel there are some serious problems with the way the information on this page is presented.
1. Why are the aims of the FLA "purported"? Are the aims of BLM or the Fabian Society "purported"? 2. Were is the evidence that the EDL or TR are racist? Not that the EDL includes racists, that it is an inherantly racist organisation. 3. Where are the sources for the behaviour of the FLA at it's marches? a) there was a march of around 30,000 on Saturday with no arrests, can you imagine the scene if 30,000 Antifa marched through London? b) If there was poor behaviour by marchers is it justified to include this is the opening paragraph without a source? How many? What was the behaviour in question? Does the BLM article mention in thee oprning paragraph that one of it's supporters murdered multiple police officers? 4. What has a fight between football supporters got to do with the FLA? The founder got in a fight? So what, does that mean his concerns regarding what is happening to London can be dismissed? That seems to be the aim of including this.
I could go on, but I won't waste too much energy as I see the last person who edited this page is interested in feminism, socialism and "structural bias" and I expect my concerns will fall on deaf ears.
Football Lads Alliance is an English street-protest movement established in 2017. The alliance is purported to be a group of football fans concerned about the "recent upsurge" in terrorist incidents in England but has attracted criticism for alleged links to far-right politics, football hooliganism and the behaviour of those attending marches organised by the alliance.
A march held by the group in London on 7 October 2017 was attended by figures associated with the English Defence League and other racist organisations, such as Tommy Robinson. Some attending the rally abused and threw projectiles at counter-protesters behind a police line, labelling them "fucking paedophiles".[1]
Stand Up To Racism, the anti-racism charity has criticised the group. Unite Against Fascism has also raised concerns, noting that the founder of the alliance, John Meighan has previously received a suspended prison sentence relating to football hooliganism and served a ban from attending football matches. The conviction related to Meighan's participation in a brawl between 90 men in Mile End.[2][3][4]
References
- ^ Worley, Will (7 October 2017). "Football Lads Alliance: Inside the central London march of far-right linked group". The Independent. London. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ Moore, Stephen (21 June 2011). "More football thugs jailed over Spurs clash with West Ham". Tottenham & Wood Green Journal. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ http://www.standuptoracism.org.uk/football-lads-alliance-leader-ignores-questions-far-right-links/
- ^ http://uaf.org.uk/2017/06/edl-seen-off-in-london-by-anti-fascists-but-no-room-for-complacency/