Fascists in the East End

[kosovan]

70 years after Mosley violent Fascism is appearing in the East End.


From The East London Advertiser

Quote:
Shopkeeper threatened over election support

21 April 2005

Pro-Labour support sparked threats to shopkeeper
THREATS of violence have allegedly been made against a veteran Bangladeshi Labour Party supporter by an Asian gang.

Labour Party insiders now fear that gangs around Brick Lane have become politicised by events surrounding the General Election.

Mohammed Abdus Salique claimed that a 10-strong gang, aged between 16 and 25, tried to remove "Vote for Oona King" stickers from inside his shop on Brick Lane.

He also said that the gang told him to support George Galloway or he and his family would be punished.

"They said that they knew where I lived. They said they would attack me and teach me a proper lesson.


And will Galloway act to stop this?

Quote:
Peace deal promise between Oona and George break down

28 April 2005
Promises of a peace deal between Oona King and George Galloway were shot down in flames yesterday.

A spokesman for Galloway's Respect party slammed King's peace proposals for the final days of the election campaign in Bethnal Green and Bow. He described the offer as "ludicrous" and said that Respect had already signed up to the normal guidelines.

But Oona King said that Mr Galloway had "unilaterally withdrawn" from the agreement.

Last week Ms King and Mr Galloway both said they were concerned by escalating levels of intimidation and violence in the campaign.

The two candidates sat down with the police and the constituency returning officer to hammer out an agreement which barred inflammatory language and personal attacks.

The meeting went ahead and Oona King believed, until yesterday, that the agreement was still on track.

But the Respect spokesman said Ms King's additional proposal to keep party supporters up to 500 metres from polling stations was "ludicrous".

He said: "The whole thing was a non-starter. The document she has composed has gone into the dustbin of history".

The rejection means that no limits will be set on inflamatory language or the behaviour of supporters.

Oona King said that George Galloway had agreed, in front of the Borough police commander, to go above and beyond the standard electoral agreements.

She added: "There must now be fears that his campaign team will be unable to control the outsiders and extremists coming into Bethnal Green and Bow and I am very worried about what might happen here."


We will find out on election day why Galloway wants his supporters near polling stations.

[Yahya]

I wish people would be more responsible when they toss around words like "fascist".

The ONLY fascists in this country are the BNP. They are a real and serious threat to us. They beat people up, they deliberately whip up Islamophobia and race hate, and wherever they appear racist violence goes up.

When people, who are seeking to score CHEAP POLITCAL ADVANTAGE, start calling all and sundry fascists, the term becomes meaningless. Just as the word anti-Semite is losing all force because shameless Zionist apologists hurl it at anyone who suggests shooting Palestinian children is a bad idea.

Then, when we are face with a REAL fascist threat, suddenly we're like the boy who cried wolf, no one will listen.

I am particularly surprised that someone with a familiarity with recent events in the Balkans would be so casual with this term. If you really think that Galloway is the same kind of animal as Arkan, or even Nick Griffin, then your sense of perspective must be called into question.

[kosovan]

I would not equate Galloway with either.
I do not believe he is a racist.
Hower he has a terrible history of supporting authoritarian regimes and is using the East End as an opportunistic stage for his own narrow ambitions.
The parallel with Mosley is therefore Valid.

[respect]

This Women Supported A Pm That Supported A War That Has Killed 100,000 Muslims!!!

These People Will Never Been Forgiven!! If You Support A Pro-war Mp, Then You Might As Well Shot The 100,000 Dead Yourself!

Do Not Vote For Any Pro-war Mp's!!!!

[kosovan]

And do not vote for a carpetbagging opportunist who does not turn up at Parliament.
If you want to talk about people who supported things having blood on their hands then Galloway supported the Soviet Union has the death of millions against his name.

[respect]

and king? what about king?

[remember]

i wouldnt be surprised if this was a ploy by King- it has been said she has been using local press to sabotage Galloway's efforts.