Peaceful protests quash fears of further violent disorder despite planned unrest

Thousands of peaceful anti-racism demonstrators appeared to quash fears of further violent disorder on Wednesday night, despite the threat of more than 100 planned protests.

In many towns and cities shops were boarded up over fears of further rioting after a week of violent disorder which started in Southport, Merseyside, on July 30, but in most places, planned anti-immigration protests failed to materialise.

More of those arrested in the unrest of the past week will appear on court on Thursday, including some likely to be jailed on live television.

Three men were jailed on Wednesday for up to three years after admitting violent disorder following riots in Liverpool city centre.

On Wednesday evening, large numbers of counter-protesters gathered in areas including Walthamstow, east London, Bristol, Brighton, Liverpool and Sheffield.

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[GodotOfficial]

Why didn’t these same people protest against the grooming gangs and knife crime gangs?

[ScruffySandra]

This is a foreign occupying force as far as I'm concerned and so are labour

[CarlWheatley-wicl]

The virtue signallers will have moved on in a week. Meanwhile, what is now happening in this country isn't going anywhere.

[E_Rex_Sean]

Not a single English flag. ☝🏼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Traitors don’t speak for England or our ancestors.
*(Edit - Notice how they all have the same printed signs)* 😬

[birchthebirch]

They were protesting against no one .... There were no protests to counter

[ThesocialmuteHD]

Anti-Racism

Shouting “free Palestine” and not a single British flag along side other world flags

Must be part of the British values right?

[Hamishtarah]

01:13 raising an Afghanistan flag, that's very peacefull indeed!

[einsam_aber_frei]

I’m disgusted by these blatant propaganda from MSM, but when I read the comments I see hope.

[AlistairCalvert]

Getting absolutely cooked in the comments 😂 no one believes the lies anymore

[versionha]

People are so thick not to see how they are being played here.

[facehugger]

Legend has it they are still waiting for the EDL 🤣🤣

[starofdavid]

Speaking as a 57yr old father and grandfather the Britain I once knew and loved is gone forever and this just didn't happen overnight it has all been by design over a period of 30 odd years, the original plan has came to fruition, look at your children and imagine what future they will have.

[DarrenBrians]

Were not racist🤦. We just think they should have backround checks. And be hear for 5 years before being able to receive benefits.

[gennabuckley]

It’s not raciest to want our country back

[shaunrobinson]

Wanting to end mass migration is not racism

[scootsinthewolds]

No disorder because this lot have nothing to genuinely protest or feel angry/ aggrieved about. They're getting what they want from this Government.

[leethompson]

Wonder if these people would let a refugee come live with them.

[XX-zuot]

Step 1 - make up far right riots are happening
Step 2 - send out your paid WEF NPCs
Step 3 - Pretend you won the culture war 😂😂

[shatbad]

Without the police they couldn't hold a paper bag.

[gavinbissell]

"Action for palestine" used protests yesterday as cover to attack a defence firm in Bristol, 7 arrested several cops in hospital being attacked with sledgehammers...