Had a little trawl round Twitter this morning. There's an awful lot of claim and counter claim and very few facts. The video posted upthread seems to have been a catalyst (I'm assuming it's true). There's a newspaper report that the police wanted to speak to the man involved and and others that someone had been arrested. There are plenty of allegations of other incidents circulating on social media e.g. one involving man and woman from the hotel trying to abduct children and another saying that there are no women in the hotel.
Inevitably people supporting the protest are claiming that it was just 'concerned parents'. However there are tweets circulated a few days ago advertising the planned protest and most that I looked at are by people with a particular 'viewpoint' that extends beyond 'concern' about specific incidents; more of the 'patriotic', 'stop immigration', 'illegals on benefits' (and worse) perspective.
There's also a tweet alleging that recently the estate opposite the hotel was leafletted with the usual "illegal immigrant / 5 star hotel" nonsense which might indicate an element of planning to excite opinion beyond a spontaneous protest by 'concerned parents'. There are suggestions that the situation has been exploited if not stage managed by "The Patriotic Alternative" group which can only be described as a far right / nazi organisation. Coincidentally James Mac (a.k.a James Costello) one of PA's most active campaigners is based in Kirkby on Merseyside.
To be fair It's also clear that a counter protest was organised which included 'anti-facists' and the police say they were dealing with two protests which led to missiles being thrown. There's a video from one of the 'concerned parent' protestors saying the police incited them to set fire to the police van by leaving it parked near them!
One thing I am sure about is the the government will be loving this. Anti-immigrant / channel crossing sentiment is about the only positive emotion they can muster these days. For now at least it might be the only thing they can mobilise to encourage people to vote for them. Lee Anderson wasn't given the job of Deputy Party Chairman because of his leadership and organisational skills.
Inevitably people supporting the protest are claiming that it was just 'concerned parents'. However there are tweets circulated a few days ago advertising the planned protest and most that I looked at are by people with a particular 'viewpoint' that extends beyond 'concern' about specific incidents; more of the 'patriotic', 'stop immigration', 'illegals on benefits' (and worse) perspective.
There's also a tweet alleging that recently the estate opposite the hotel was leafletted with the usual "illegal immigrant / 5 star hotel" nonsense which might indicate an element of planning to excite opinion beyond a spontaneous protest by 'concerned parents'. There are suggestions that the situation has been exploited if not stage managed by "The Patriotic Alternative" group which can only be described as a far right / nazi organisation. Coincidentally James Mac (a.k.a James Costello) one of PA's most active campaigners is based in Kirkby on Merseyside.
To be fair It's also clear that a counter protest was organised which included 'anti-facists' and the police say they were dealing with two protests which led to missiles being thrown. There's a video from one of the 'concerned parent' protestors saying the police incited them to set fire to the police van by leaving it parked near them!
One thing I am sure about is the the government will be loving this. Anti-immigrant / channel crossing sentiment is about the only positive emotion they can muster these days. For now at least it might be the only thing they can mobilise to encourage people to vote for them. Lee Anderson wasn't given the job of Deputy Party Chairman because of his leadership and organisational skills.
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…That vids been circulating for a while by others he’s just retweeting it, it was the actions of what’s going on I posted for, not the source as his Twitter is clearly far right.