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English Defence League

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Oct 30, 2026

Shahed EzaydiGUEST
30:13
And you mentioned the grooming gangs.
Shahed EzaydiGUEST
30:15
That's such a good example of it because the grooming gangs became a Muslim problem because I think a few years ago, I think it was the EDL and Tommy Robinson really fought for the government to call them Muslim grooming gangs, which I think the government never really did because that would apply.
Shahed EzaydiGUEST
30:32
There was a kind of cause and effect, which they never really found.
Shahed EzaydiGUEST
30:37
But they really pushed for it.
David FreiheitHOST
34:20
The man was ejected from the press gallery and later from the courtroom.
David FreiheitHOST
34:24
Oh, well, what did he say? Robinson, a former member of the British National Party and co-founder of the English Defense League, had said before the trial that his legal bills were being paid for by the billionaire tech mogul and owner of X, Elon Musk.
David FreiheitHOST
34:37
He was accused of harassment, causing fear of violence through posts shared with his hundreds of thousands of followers on X and by direct message.
David FreiheitHOST
34:47
I'm just curious as to how DMs can be deemed to be calling for violence.
Carl MathesonCORRESPONDENT
15:57
Rikki Doolan says he was part of Tommy Robinson's formal conversion to Christianity.
Carl MathesonCORRESPONDENT
16:03
He'd known Tommy Robinson for years, having previously been close to his cousin, who was one of the other co-founders of the English Defense League.
Carl MathesonCORRESPONDENT
16:11
In October 2024, when Tommy Robinson was sentenced to 18 months in prison for contempt of court, Rikki Doolan supported him.
Rikki DoolanGUEST
16:20
And he did, I think he did seven months or eight months, and they kept him in solitary confinement for the whole time.
Dan WoottonHOST
45:48
Mr Young, a freelance journalist, said he feared defendants' followers would seek revenge on me following stories published about Robinson being in Cyprus during unrest in the UK after three girls were murdered in Southport.
Dan WoottonHOST
46:00
Robinson, who founded the English Defence League, pleaded not guilty to two charges of harassment causing fear of violence in July last year.
Dan WoottonHOST
46:08
He is also accused of harassing the journalist through a telephone call on August 5, 2024, in which he is accused of telling Mr.
Dan WoottonHOST
46:14
Young he would visit his house, saying, I'm coming to get you.
Caoilfhionn GallagherGUEST
11:05
But at the same time in Northern Ireland, we will see, for example, murals relating to the UVF and no prosecution relating to that.
Caoilfhionn GallagherGUEST
11:13
So many people are saying, "Why are we seeing this selective prosecution and this total over-focus on Palestine action when we're not seeing other things?" Um, another example, uh, organizations which are not banned at the moment, which are not proscribed, include things like the EDL, the English Defense League.
Caoilfhionn GallagherGUEST
11:30
So many racist far-right organizations in England and Wales, uh, are not proscribed, and you can say very hateful things and not be prosecuted under terrorism legislation in relation to that.
Caoilfhionn GallagherGUEST
11:43
So people do wonder, why Palestine action? Why this total over-focus with thousands of pensioners being prosecuted for expressing a view which is in line with the International Court of Justice?
Edward McLarenGUEST
61:03
Um, but the main character, um, also he shoots a, you know, young white boy child.
Edward McLarenGUEST
61:10
Um, and it's, it's like the, the plebeian white working class who then had the EDL, the English Defense League, representing them in the mainstream media are just this, this coterie of evil peasants that have been unleashed upon the world.
Edward McLarenGUEST
61:28
Uh, and we need to, we need to destroy that sort of thing.
Edward McLarenGUEST
61:31
We need to destroy and desecrate such children and the means that produce them.
Rob FinnertySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
10:35
And it's starting in places like Belgium and the United Kingdom as well, meaning this is spreading.
Rob FinnertySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
10:40
Tommy Robinson is a British journalist and best-selling author and co-founder of the English Defense League.
Rob FinnertySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
10:45
He is currently leading the fight to take back the United Kingdom.
Rob FinnertySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
10:48
Tommy, we appreciate you being here.
Rakib EhsanGUEST
3:51
... we had the Islamist Butchers of Basra demonstrations, uh, at a military, uh, parade through the town.
Rakib EhsanGUEST
3:59
And in response to that, the English Defense League, the EDL, uh, was created.
Rakib EhsanGUEST
4:03
So as someone, I've always felt that I've had a very strong attachment to my country, but also have pride in my ancestry and my faith.
Rakib EhsanGUEST
4:12
It was quite difficult growing up in that atmosphere.
James O'BrienHOST
40:37
Oh, she definitely did that.
LauraAUDIENCE
40:39
-the English Defence League.
James O'BrienHOST
40:39
I mean, she made that absolutely crystal clear, and she got-
LauraAUDIENCE
40:42
Mm.
Tommy RobinsonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
5:16
And deal with extremist racist organizations.
Tommy RobinsonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
5:19
Now, when I started the English Defense League, I was introduced to one of these people whose job it was was to work out what the English Defense League was about.
Tommy RobinsonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
5:26
When he went to a police meeting, so his job was to go to a big police conference and educate the police on far right organizations and far right groups.
Tommy RobinsonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
5:35
When he got there, guess who was educating the police on Islam?

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