Clashes as EDL and anti-fascist groups march - but police praise Bristol community

“Ordinary English people? haha! don't make me laugh, you lot don't care about England, you just care about playing up to get daddy's attention..."can you see me daddy? I'm naughty..see me daddy! see me!"

If it wasn't 'patriotism' it'd be football, if it wasn't football you'd still be getting hot under the collar to skrewdriver in a scummy pub somewhere

It's been great this week to see the increasingly impotent EDL crying over what seems to be a growing trend of falling numbers and anti-climactic gatherings (for them)...'the big one' still eluding them. Some of this just has to be because of the emasculating effect (for people who only have machismo left for them to squeeze the last few drops of self respect out of) of realising that if it hadn't been for the po po they'd have been ripped to shreds on more than one occasion (you won't admit it, but you know it).

As ever, your shortcomings are everyone else's fault, 'second class citizens in your own country', 'lazy journalism' - change the record....the 'islamisation of england' charade is wearing ever thinner as it fails to materialise, we're still no closer to being subject to sharia law, our children are safe as they ever were (as long as Tricky Dicky, Mr Price, Mr Tommy himself and all the other frustrated kiddy fans among them aren't around)....it's not being misrepresented, it's just boring lads, no-one's buying it :D

Anti-fascists - violent? unruly? offending bourgeoise etiquette? guilty as charged...we don't expect a pat on the back, the reward is helping you sad sacks to wither back into obscurity (again)...we're all heart”

“Geeveeh - you seriously blaming the Post for what happened on Redcliffe Way yesterday? Scrawny students with their faces covered burning bins and throwing rocks at the police. Incredible blinkers you are wearing there my friend.
I saw the EDL arriving. Pretty threatening looking bunch and I doubt any of us would want to share a bus or train with them. But the serious disorder came from the other side. Fact.”

“@SallyFields Actually Sally this is pretty typical. The EDL is working really hard to control those within its ranks from causing trouble on marches. They strongly steward their own marches and hook-out anyone who acts out-of-order. Most of the trouble at EDL events is provoked. The simple fact is that if you goad working class lads enough they will react and the UAF know this. This fact is rarely reported in the media, instead the reports prefer to focus on the reaction and not the cause.”

“I am absolutely disgusted with the behaviour on Saturday !!! not from the English defence league but from the mindless thugs who opposed them. From all the media attention my son had asked me to move from my apartment for the weekend and stay with him in Clevedon while these demonstrations took place. I live near Welsh Back and my apartment is on the 3rd floor so i seen a lot of activity mainly from youths, male & female, some wearing face coverings and holding objects - obviously with intent to cause harm or damage to property!

I had been told by my son what to expect as he had heard about the EDL and was worried for my safety but i told him i was out of the EDL's route. I seen the police take direct hits with stones and anything else they could grab. I bet their parents are proud of their children?

I had a conversation with 3 young lads in the centre just last week and they were telling me and my friend how violent the EDL where and that we should all oppose them as they are right wing extremists, after seeing what actually happened - "We are Bristol" do not speak for me !

I watched the news and not one channel showed this apart from the last 5 minutes news on the BBC where the reporter said '"I must admit most of the trouble came from the people that opposed the EDL."”

“Did I get it wrong or does this story imply that any trouble was revolving around the loony left and not the EDF. If I read it correctly then it shows what a blxxdy good job the Post did of stirring up trouble. Also seems a bit queer that some other march that they were expected to collide with has not been mentioned.”

“For those who wonder what Welsh yobs (who presumably are ineligible for the EDL) do outside the football season, have a look at this link - http://tinyurl.com/d53urjw”

“I could only hear cockney from the EDL clips. Not many 'ban****s from Africal' in that lot. Or is estuary english required (plus inability to spell - see foregoing EDL contributions)?”

“The EDL spokes man could not praise the police highly enough. That's one of the reasons people are marching. The government cutting 20% of the armed forces and cutting front line police officers to spend the money on translators and benefits. Its a joke.

Well done to the police. The handled it brilliant.”

“In reality the Police did such a sterling job of keeping the 2 sides apart that aside from a few minor scuffles, there was no way either group could get within 50 yards of each other, so what confrontation did occur was limited to the verbal from WeAreBristol and the odd bottle & rocks from the EDF.

I realise people will balk at the estimated £500k cost to police the EDL demo, but had preparations & planning not been as good, the potential cost to Bristol business and the city's reputation would have been far higher.

The major downside was that Baldwin St & Bristol Bridge absolutely stank of horse sh.. all night.”

“No praise for the way the EDL behaved then? I was there and it was a peaceful march as always. We were being pelted with bricks, stones and eggs. Is that ok to behave like that? The arrests were not from the EDL members who behaved brillent like always.

Plus around 7pm i was enjoying a drink with a few friends and got attacked by a anti EDL mob of about 50-60 people all scared up holding bats, sticks and throwing bricks. I think its the EDL who should be getting praised for a peaceful demo and these thugs that attack us should be condemned.

Please make the facts a bit more clearer BEP.”