The Stand Up To Racism group tweets photos of the counter-protests alongside the words "this is what a mass movement looks like".

Counter-protesters have turned out in UK cities amid warnings of at least 100 far-right marches being planned for Wednesday night.

People were on the streets of towns and cities including Bristol, London, Liverpool, Birmingham and Brighton.

More than 6,000 specialist police had been mobilised amid fears of a repeat of the violence seen around the country over the past week.

Some businesses closed early and others chose to board up windows ahead of an anticipated 8pm start time.

Solicitors and other agencies who work with asylum seekers had been warned they could be targeted.

But as the night progressed it appeared the mass far-right protests had failed to materialise, with counter-demonstrators instead taking the initiative.

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The Stand Up To Racism group tweeted photos of the counter-protests alongside the words “this is what a mass movement looks like”.

  • @TheGrandNagusEnglish
    40•4 months ago

    Nothing materialised in Newcastle, aside from 800+ 3000+ (800 were just in one street, but there were more elsewhere) counter-protestors that caused zero trouble.

    Plus there was this gem of a picture lol:

    E: updated number

    • IndiBronyEnglish
      5•4 months ago

      So fucking proud of my home ❤️ can’t say the same about the mackems, sadly 😅

    • Echo DotEnglish
      18•4 months ago

      They’ve been reminded that their actions cause them to face consequences. They are a bit dim so you do have to remind them of that occasionally. I’m sure the 150 people attested in the last 24 hours has probably put some dampener on their spirits. Especially because more arrests will be coming, and a lot of them will be looking over their shoulders right now

  • @thehatfoxEnglish
    15•4 months ago

    Hopefully this is the turning point, and the disorder will now fade out.

  • @Gradually_AdjustingEnglish
    -4•4 months ago

    I am here to reiterate that Sir Starmer’s idea of increasing the number of police would be a fundamentally flawed reaction.

    Edit: the point is kindly rescinded - I do best when I stay in my wheelhouse

    • xorEnglish
      20•4 months ago

      I think you misunderstand the idea - he wasn’t proposing hiring more police, but temporarily increasing the total man-hours being worked to make sure there is sufficient capacity to respond

      There’s a significant number of police staff, including those who usually work non-citizen-facing roles, who are trained to be riot police, for circumstances just like this.