Well, that didn’t last long. The far-right gang formerly known as Bristol Patriots which announced only last week it was shutting up shop, has rebranded as Bristol Rises and emerged attaching Union flags to lamp posts outside a major Bristol hospital. Without permission, of course. Members of the group were filmed and photographed climbing a […]
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Heil and farewell – how Ryan Ferguson shut down the Bristol Patriots
Just days after their humiliating “March for Unity”, in which a paltry 40 far-right activists required the protection of more than 200 police officers, mounted units and repeated baton charges simply to shuffle through a shopping precinct, the Bristol Patriots have announced they are shutting down their Facebook page and suspending operations. And the man […]
Bristol – forty fascists, 200 cops, and a city that wasn’t having it
An embarrassing collection of around 40 far-right activists called out by the Bristol ‘Patriots’ attempted to march through Bristol city centre yesterday but were heavily outnumbered by anti-racist counter-demonstrators and had to be protected all the way by a large police operation. The fascist march, laughingly styled a “March for Unity”, assembled at the Cenotaph […]
West country fascists up the stakes
Fascists in the west country have escalated their activities with a series of attacks and threats against anti‑fascists. An anti‑fascist fundraiser in Bristol was attacked last weekend, and further threats have been made against a Together fundraiser due to take place in Tavistock, Devon, tomorrow. Held at bay The Bristol event, featuring local anarcho‑ska outfit […]