Shops prepared as EDL get ready to descend on Rochdale for rally
By Carrie Smith
Rochdale shop owners are preparing ahead of tomorrow’s English Defence League march.
The far-right movement will descend on the town at 1.30pm to demonstrate against what they see as an expansion of Muslim extremism.
Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk urged the town to continue as usual.
He said: “Tomorrow’s ‘protest’ is nothing more than an attempt to stir up racial tensions and incite violence.
“The police are fully prepared to deal with this and the protest will be outside of the town centre, which will be open for business as usual.
“I would urge everyone to continue to support local shops and businesses.”
John Alexander, manager of J & D Alexander Jewellers, said: “I know that one or two shops are not going to be open, but we shall be.
“Obviously as a jeweller we will be taking care.”
Manager of CJ’s Baby Boutique, Carol Johnson, said: “We are planning on staying open but we will play it by ear. If it looks iffy they I will put the shutters down.”
Smokin Gadets’ manager, Afis Anwar, also plans to stay open: “This is the first I’ve heard of it. It shouldn’t be a problem as there’ll be a fair share of police around. I can’t see anything major happening.”
Local group Rochdale Unity, who will be holding a counter protest at the same time, accused EDL of exploiting the recent case of sexual exploitation of young women in Heywood, which saw nine Asian men handed prison sentences.
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Greater Manchester Police said they are working with the event organisers and the local community.
Chief Superintendent John O'Hare said: "I understand there may be concerns in the community about this event, but I would like to reassure people that while we will facilitate a peaceful demonstration, we will not tolerate any form of disorder, and we are on hand to address any concerns residents may have."
EDL splinter group Casuals United have issued a ‘fatwa’ against any media who attend tomorrow’s event without having been invited by EDL leaders, saying they will be treated as ‘hostile’.
This is not the first time EDL, who identify themselves as a human rights organisation, have taken to the streets of Rochdale.
In January, their members protested at a meat counter in a Rochdale Asda, apparently against the sale of halal products.
good on you all, its time to
good on you all, its time to take back our country
How come there were no
How come there were no muzzies at last weeks celebration of the Queen.Lets face it,their not British.They never will be.
Immigration has destroyed
Immigration has destroyed England.When you import third world riff raff,d'ont be surprised when your country goes down the tubes.
EVERYONE JUST GET LOST....
EVERYONE JUST GET LOST....
F***K U AND UR ISRAEL
F***K U AND UR ISRAEL
well said mate. im white too
well said mate. im white too
what has the koran got2 do
what has the koran got2 do with this??
yeah yeah.... scumbag
yeah yeah.... scumbag
YEP.
YEP.
The anti facists league is
The anti facists league is nothing more then a pro immigrant left wing organisation that wants to see the ethnic cleansing of anglo saxon English by any means possible.
Let's face the doctrinal
Let's face the doctrinal facts.
Slaves are permitted, eg. Koran Verse – 70:22-30
“… who restrain their carnal desire (save with their wives and their slave girls, for these are lawful to them) he that lusts after other than these is a transgressor…”
The men in the grooming case treated the girls as their slaves.
Children are permitted by the description of Muhammad's actions in the hadiths (since he was the 'perfect man'): he married Aisha when she was 6, and had sex with her when she was 9. Saudi Arabia and Brunei, for examples, have no minimum age of consent.
Hmmm, woman gets raped in
Hmmm, woman gets raped in muslim country and then she gets stoned to death for adultry. Check it out, yep you know its true !!
there has not been one
there has not been one criminal conviction by the police for racism when its ethnic minority on anglo saxon in 15 years despite plenty of crimes against anglo saxons by ethnic minorities ,the only actively seek it , if its the other way round
might as well have an organisation called unite against facism AND COMMUNISM . Though i guess most of the AGF Couldnt join it lol
for all you northerners , the
for all you northerners , the south west cant stand labour tatsand mor importantly despite labour bringing in 2.5 million immigrants into uk. The south west stand as a beacon of non multicultalism with less the 1% immigrants.
The working class in south ie those who actually need to work to live think labour are biased to minorities over the majority. Which is why labour does not support a referendum for an English Parliament . Because they could never control it..
only the south west is defiant against massed immigraton and the nightmare it brings to England
Always seems the do gooders &
Always seems the do gooders & Left wing Marxists call the EDL racist and uneducated.
Are the UAF members educated??
Here here... Well said.
Here here... Well said.
It's a sad day when the EDL
It's a sad day when the EDL are seen by some as the protectors and guardians of Britain's morality and virtue. These pedophiles are criminal scum. They are not Muslim - When they embarked on such horrific acts they left their morals and their religion behind - They will be punished in this life and the hereafter for all eternity. They don't realise the magnitude of their wrongdoing because they are illiterate and never truly embraced their religion.
What planet are you on ????
What planet are you on ???? Get a grip on reality.
Protesting against the EDL is
Protesting against the EDL is not defending these child groomers you maggot. Who do you think you are, George Bush ?? Use your own brain and don't follow these fascist thugs like a dumb sheep.
Its their mistaken belief
Its their mistaken belief that sex offenders from Rochdale were motivated by Islam. The EDL are as ignorant of Islam as the sex offenders. If the Islamic rulings were to be applied, the sex offenders could face the death sentence.
My grandfather fought for
My grandfather fought for this country too. He fought people with views similar to the EDL . He sacrificed his life for the the future of this nation. He wouldn't recognize the comments made by supporters of this group and he definitely wouldn't support their views.
Really . And who made you
Really . And who made you such an expert and authority on such things.
Islam is not a race. It's a
Islam is not a race. It's a sick political ideology of hatred claiming to be a religion.
100% WITH THE EDL.. Before
100% WITH THE EDL..
Before you go judging the likes of the EDL,this group are decent people with good backgrounds, we are not SCUM as you like to call us , or are we there to wreck your towns!! we come peacefully and state our opinions.. believe it or not we from this Country are allowed to give our opinions..our grandfathers fought for this country!! not so that all other nationalalities walk in and behave the way they do..we want a good,safe place for OUR children..im a woman,mother, and proud to call myself an EDL member..
If the EDL are protesting
If the EDL are protesting about child grooming then any opposition to them in Rochdale are DEFENDING child grooming there.
Were is the proof that the majority of EDL are racist, we all know the proof of muslim scum in Rochdale gang grooming.
Its time to wake up people, things will not get better especially when certain ethnic groups refuse to integrate.
the middle class marxists of
the middle class marxists of the UAF whove never worked a real day in their lifes ,are a complete embarrassment to themselves ,the UK and the world.
the ones that turn up to support paedophile grooming gangs like martin smith,nick lowles and weyman bennett all make a handsome living out of the race industry so its in their interest to keep racism alive and well. there will be no pictures of the chinese, black and sikh working class EDL members today....the NUJ will see to that.
its a sad day when UAF
its a sad day when UAF protest in favour of paedophile gangs.who wiull ever forget them abusing charlene downes parents in blackpool or supporting the rochdale paedophiles outside liverpool crown court.all because the paedophiles are islamic. UAF = racists.
LOL
LOL
THE EDL HAVE HAD NUMEROUS
THE EDL HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PEDOS WORKING WITHIN THE EDL HIERARCHY YET THEY HAVE NOT ONCE PROTESTED THIS FACT OR PUBLICLY CONDEMNED THEIR PEDO MEMBERS AND LEADERS IN PUBLIC
Reckon foreign nonces putting
Reckon foreign nonces putting are ingerlish pesos out of work.
Free Pete price and Brett
Free Pete price and Brett Mosley Edl political. Prisoners. Google there names dont let the Government sweep it under the carpet
I don't think what was said
I don't think what was said was a parapraxis it's factually correct
The did not die so we could
The did not die so we could hand our children over to muslim peadophiles , or do you think otherwise
YOU F***ING IDIOT they didn't die so we could hand our children to any paedophile regardless of religion!
You Stupid racist uneducated idiot!
THEY BEAT THEIR OWN LOL
THEY BEAT THEIR OWN LOL FREUDIAN SLIP MAYBE
Well said mate
Well said mate
Is everyone commenting on
Is everyone commenting on here a total inbred! The edl are just a bunch of muppets just like the 9 muppets that got prosecuted for grooming. Just because these sex pests were Muslim doesn't make it a religion dictated offence! Look at the sex offenders register for facts! 5% Asian 18% black 77% white OMG what does that mean?! Should we march against our own people too? (yes I am English and white and a Christian) There's good and bad in all society and its not dictated by the bible or the Quran. Religions teach peace n so does Islam. So I think the uneducated thugs who call themselves the EDL should stop using any excuse to attack Muslims unless the next time the sun reports a bunch English men to have raped a young teenager their going to turn up in their town to protest aswell!
No disrecpect intended to you
No disrecpect intended to you here- but Islam as religion does not allow illegal sexual intercourse (no sex out of marriage and no forced sex withing marraige)- infact in some muslim countries, the penalty for the very acts carried out here would be stoning to death, so please check your facts before you brand it a 'religious issue'.
Everyone is against
Everyone is against grooming....muslims and non muslims , whites, asians, blacks, chinese alike! Relgion has its own fair share of punishment for illegal sexual intercourse/forced sex... how ironic. Funny thing is, they can't see the irony- Muslims aren't even allowed to have sex before/out of marriage, christians/jews aren't allowed either! As a muslim, I'm against and disgusted by the grooming cases (which happens in every community might i add) does that mean I go to demonstrate with the racist EDL??? Who would suport such a disgusting thing like grooming??? Imagine if it was your own children- nobody! I just hope nobody gets hurt, not even the edl memebers! And i'm sure the taxpayers money could be better spent elsewhere.
i dont get it, the edl are
i dont get it, the edl are protesting against paedophilia and grooming gangs and people are against it???
The did not die so we could
The did not die so we could hand our children over to muslim peadophiles , or do you think otherwise
This has NOTHING to do with
This has NOTHING to do with race. Don't believe everything you see in the media.
No amount of screaming racism
No amount of screaming racism is going to make this a racial issue, this is to do with religion, specifically Islam, or have the press already forgotten about the paedophile gangs that were recently busted.
This gangs have been operating for years despite police knowledge of it. All because they're afraid of being called racist. That seems like a pretty good reason to protest to me so thank you EDL, it's about time someone took a bloody stand and protected our kids.
There's no need to board up your shops, unless the UAF turn up it'll likely pass without incident.
Our forefathers fought and
Our forefathers fought and died to keep fascist scum off the streets. Hear the calling.
kick the muslims out of here!
kick the muslims out of here!
Salute Israel, Love Israel, Bow down to Israel!
What a bunch of retards an a
What a bunch of retards an a waste of tax payers money cleaning up after their bloody mess! An they say immigrants drain Britain!
I remember The EDL coming to
I remember The EDL coming to Rochdale last year to highlight these dirty beasts and what did our police force do? Beat them. I was ashamed that day to see how far our establishment would stoop in the "interests of community cohesion" They beat their own that day because they dared highlight muslim rapists
they abused our kids y shudnt
they abused our kids y shudnt we protest agenst them
dream on
dream on
Idiots
Idiots
Idiots
Idiots
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