Anti-fascist march in Wrexham

[Red Lenin]

Does anyone have any info about Linda Gripton who will be standing in the Maesgeirchen ward in Bangor? Background info desperately needed

 

[Red Lenin]

Info Requirement

Anything at all

 

[niclas]

Gwynedd has posted the candidates up on its website now but no sign of Linda Gripton. Interestingly, there's no sign of a Maesgeirchen ward either.

 

[lewislewis]

The BNP community cllr on Penygroes is in Adam Price's parliamentary seat and it's BNP Vs Plaid in the same ward at county level (currently a Plaid seat)- going to be an interesting one.

 

[niclas]

About 200 local trade unionists and anti-fascist campaigners marched behind the Cambria Drum Band through Wrexham town centre. About half a dozen BNPers had set up a stall in the town centre - no doubt designed to provoke - and they were protected by the police as the march went past. The packed rally afterwards agreed to "re-visit" the stall later and it ended with the police being called by the BNP.
The turn out was a real bonus - not the usual suspects at all but a lot of locals concerned at the rise of the BNP.

 

[lewislewis]

200 is a good turnout, well done to all involved.

 

[militant atheist]

About 200 local trade unionists and anti-fascist campaigners marched behind the Cambria Drum Band through Wrexham town centre. About half a dozen BNPers had set up a stall in the town centre - no doubt designed to provoke - and they were protected by the police as the march went past. The packed rally afterwards agreed to "re-visit" the stall later and it ended with the police being called by the BNP.
The turn out was a real bonus - not the usual suspects at all but a lot of locals concerned at the rise of the BNP.

I was there too Niclas. I agree with your assessment, a march made up of local trade unionists, the local 'peace and justice' group and CPB, supplemented by a coach with 25 from South Wales Searchlight. Good response from local shoppers to the leafletting and much obvious irritation from the BNP. Only problem now is that the BNP are going to be very active locally until the elections and I really hope that this kind of action continues at least until then.

 

[butchersapron]

BNP had a stall at the Pembrokeshire County Show this weekend.

 

[chilango]

BNP had a stall at the Pembrokeshire County Show this weekend.

ad hoc or official stall?

 

[Udo Erasmus]

I suspect that it was officially. They had a stall at the Vale of Glamorgan Show, I and others contacted the organisers to no avail, unfortunately there was no time to organise some people to go down, but next year we will be more prepared.

 

[butchersapron]

Yes, official.

 

[trevhagl]

Whats this then, some kind of country bumpkin affair? If so, not really surprised, the idle rich farmer palmer inbreds and the BNP both share the same kind of Daily Mail hatred towards anything different...

 

[trevhagl]

Did anyone see new Private Eye and the fun and games in Dagenham, the Labour councillor called Richard Barnbrook a "puff" and he responded by calling him a FASCIST!!!
You couldn't make it up...!!

 

[lewislewis]

Whats this then, some kind of country bumpkin affair? If so, not really surprised, the idle rich farmer palmer inbreds and the BNP both share the same kind of Daily Mail hatred towards anything different...

Agricultural shows in parts of Wales like Pembrokeshire often have working class people there too and there aren't many rich farmers in Wales! There are also loads of workers in rural Wales, it's probably comparatively more active as a countryside than most parts of England which are mainly retirement houses (not to say we don't have loads of those here too!).

Although, I have not a rural bone in my body and am no expert!