Alan Ayling - Revision history

Hilary Aked at 11:55, 6 March 2017

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Hilary Aked at 11:45, 6 March 2017

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Hilary Aked: /* Mohammed cartoon exhibition/civil war plot */

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Mohammed cartoon exhibition/civil war plot

Hilary Aked: /* Pamela Geller */

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Pamela Geller

Hilary Aked: /* Comments on the Utoya massacre */

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Comments on the Utoya massacre

Hilary Aked at 19:30, 16 December 2015

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Hilary Aked at 19:30, 16 December 2015

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Hilary Aked at 19:26, 16 December 2015

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Hilary Aked at 19:20, 16 December 2015

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Hilary Aked: /* Anne Marie Waters */

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Anne Marie Waters

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 In October 2009, the anti-fascist group Hope Not Hate described Lake as a 45 -year-old businessman from Highgate, North London, who claims to have made his money through computers, and runs a series of intranet services for far-right groups around the world:
-::In addition to funding materials and publicity, Lake has established a website that he hopes will become a clearing house for the EDL and like-minded organisations. He says that people in the movement must choose their roles. Some can debate on forums, some can be experts on the Koran. He is, however, quick to distance himself from fascist organisations and one of his only demands of the EDL in return for his funding is that it distances itself from groups such as the [[British National Party]].<ref>Nick Lowles, [http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/features/Businessman-bankrolls-street-army.php Businessman bankrolls ‘street army’], Hope Not Hate, October 2009.</ref>
+::In addition to funding materials and publicity, Lake has established a website that he hopes will become a clearing house for the EDL and like-minded organisations. He says that people in the movement must choose their roles. Some can debate on forums, some can be experts on the Koran. He is, however, quick to distance himself from fascist organisations and one of his only demands of the EDL in return for his funding is that it distances itself from groups such as the [[British National Party]].<ref>Nick Lowles, [http://web.archive.org/web/20101124133215/http://hopenothate.org.uk/features/Businessman-bankrolls-street-army.php Businessman bankrolls ‘street army’], Hope Not Hate, October 2009.</ref>
 The ''Guardian'' reported in September 2009 that Lake was advising the EDL:

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 According to the ''Telegraph'', Lake "admits to having met [[Tommy Robinson|Robinson]] and some 10 other EDL supporters, but denies any connection to the Far Right."<ref>Neil Tweedie, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/6284184/The-English-Defence-League-will-the-flames-of-hatred-spread.html The English Defence League: will the flames of hatred spread?], telegraph.co.uk, 10 October 2009.</ref>
-In April 2010, Lake admitted to a Norwegian TV channel that he had helped to fund the EDL.<ref>[http://www.tv2nyhetene.no/utenriks/antiislamister-bygger-et-verdensomspennende-nettverk-3464402.html Anti-islamister bygger et verdensomspennende ], TV 2 Nyhetene, 7 April 2011.</ref><ref name="Barts">Richard Bartholomew, [http://barthsnotes.wordpress.com/2011/04/10/alan-lake-i-have-given-some-money-to-help-some-edl-things-happen/ Alan Lake: “I have given some money to help some EDL things happen”], Bartholomew's Notes on Religion, 10 April 2011.</ref>
+In April 2010, Lake admitted to a Norwegian TV channel that he had helped to fund the EDL.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20150402184639/http://www.tv2.no/a/3464402 Anti-islamister bygger et verdensomspennende ], TV 2 Nyhetene, 7 April 2011.</ref><ref name="Barts">Richard Bartholomew, [http://barthsnotes.wordpress.com/2011/04/10/alan-lake-i-have-given-some-money-to-help-some-edl-things-happen/ Alan Lake: “I have given some money to help some EDL things happen”], Bartholomew's Notes on Religion, 10 April 2011.</ref>
 A December 2011 ''Sunday Times'' article named him as Alan Ayling, revealing his [[Alan Lake]] name to be a pseudonym.<ref name="ST11Dec11">Dipesh Gadher and Robin Henry, [http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/news/article/2051/unmasked-wealthy-backers-behind-far-right-lea Unmasked: wealthy backers behind far-right league], Sunday Times, 11 December 2011, archived at Hope Not Hate.</ref> Soon after the paper's investigation, Ayling was reportedly suspended from his post at the [[European Bank for Reconstruction and Development]] (EBRD), as the manager of its Oracle databases team. <ref> Tash Shifrin, [http://uaf.org.uk/2012/01/edl-strategist-alan-lake-suspended-from-manager-job-at-city-bank/ EDL strategist ‘Alan Lake’ suspended from manager job in City], Unite Against Fascism, 31 January 2012 </ref>

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 According to British group [[Hope Not Hate]], Geller is 'personally linked' to Ayling as well as his close associate who uses the pseudonym [[Kinana Nadir]] and former [[EDL]] leader [[Stephen Yaxley-Lennon]] (aka Tommy Robinson). Hope Not Hate also reports that Ayling told other UK activists that Geller will fund a Mohammed cartoon campaign.<ref name="HNHCartoonRep">Hope Not Hate[http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk//launch.aspx?eid=c943edb2-0d73-4d9c-98c1-8e27e5e89fee The Muhammed Cartoons: the counter-jihadist plot to ignite a civil war in Britain], Hope Not Hate, July 2015</ref>
-===Mohammed cartoon exhibition/civil war plot===
+===Mohammed cartoon exhibition / 'civil war' plot===
-In June 2015, Ayling met with other far-right activists including [[Anne Marie Waters]] of [[Sharia Watch UK]], [Stephen Yaxley-Lennon]] AKA Tommy Robinson, founder and former leader of the [[English Defence League]] and [[Jim Dowson]], formerly leader of [[Britain First]]. The group planned to host an exhibition of Mohammed cartoon exhibitions and according to Dowson - who blew the whistle on the plan on his [[Knights Templar]] blog - they hoped to spark a civil war.<ref>[http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/nick/the-muhammad-cartoon-exhibition-free-speech-and-the-counter-jihadists-4543 The Muhammad cartoon exhibition, free speech and the counter-jihadists], Hope Not Hate, 27 July 2015</ref>
+In June 2015, Ayling met with other far-right activists including [[Anne Marie Waters]] of [[Sharia Watch UK]], [[Stephen Yaxley-Lennon]] AKA Tommy Robinson, founder and former leader of the [[English Defence League]] and [[Jim Dowson]], formerly leader of [[Britain First]]. The group planned to host an exhibition of Mohammed cartoon exhibitions in September that year and according to Dowson - who blew the whistle on the plan on his [[Knights Templar]] blog - they hoped to spark a civil war.<ref>[http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/blog/nick/the-muhammad-cartoon-exhibition-free-speech-and-the-counter-jihadists-4543 The Muhammad cartoon exhibition, free speech and the counter-jihadists], Hope Not Hate, 27 July 2015</ref>
 ==Affiliations==

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 ===Pamela Geller===
 According to British group [[Hope Not Hate]], Geller is 'personally linked' to Ayling as well as his close associate who uses the pseudonym [[Kinana Nadir]] and former [[EDL]] leader [[Stephen Yaxley-Lennon]] (aka Tommy Robinson). Hope Not Hate also reports that Ayling told other UK activists that Geller will fund a Mohammed cartoon campaign.<ref name="HNHCartoonRep">Hope Not Hate[http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk//launch.aspx?eid=c943edb2-0d73-4d9c-98c1-8e27e5e89fee The Muhammed Cartoons: the counter-jihadist plot to ignite a civil war in Britain], Hope Not Hate, July 2015</ref>
 ==Affiliations==

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 ===Comments on the Utoya massacre===
-[[File:Waters & Klendjian + Ayling cropped.png|thumb|300px|Alan Ayling watches [[Anne Marie Waters]] speak in Hyde Park, October 2014]]
+[[File:Waters & Klendjian + Ayling cropped.png|thumb|220px|Alan Ayling watches [[Anne Marie Waters]] speak in Hyde Park, October 2014]]
 Following the Utoya Massacre in Norway on 24 July 2011, Lake commented:

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		+	[[File:Waters & Klendjian + Ayling cropped.png\|thumb\|300px\|Alan Ayling watches [[Anne Marie Waters]] speak in Hyde Park, October 2014]]
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	In a series of videos taken in October 2014 at Speakers’ Corner in London’s Hyde Park, Ayling could be seen watching [[Anne Marie Waters]] of [[UKIP]] and [[Sharia Watch UK]] - and others - delivering diatribes against Islam, among a group of people who appeared largely supportive. During a Spinwatch investigation, Waters did not respond to repeated requests to clarify her relationship with Ayling.<ref name="SWUKIRR">[http://www.irr.org.uk/news/sharia-watch-uk-and-the-metamorphosis-of-anne-marie-waters/ Sharia Watch UK and the Metamorphosis of Anne Marie Waters], Institute of Race Relations, 21 January 2015</ref> However, after the publication of a critical article, she wrote: 'I do not know Alan Ayling; he has certainly never given me any money.'<ref name="SWUKSWUK">[http://www.shariawatch.org.uk/articles/hilary-aked#.VMYvZP6sU80 Hilary Aked], Sharia Watch UK, accessed 26 January 2015</ref>		In a series of videos taken in October 2014 at Speakers’ Corner in London’s Hyde Park, Ayling could be seen watching [[Anne Marie Waters]] of [[UKIP]] and [[Sharia Watch UK]] - and others - delivering diatribes against Islam, among a group of people who appeared largely supportive. During a Spinwatch investigation, Waters did not respond to repeated requests to clarify her relationship with Ayling.<ref name="SWUKIRR">[http://www.irr.org.uk/news/sharia-watch-uk-and-the-metamorphosis-of-anne-marie-waters/ Sharia Watch UK and the Metamorphosis of Anne Marie Waters], Institute of Race Relations, 21 January 2015</ref> However, after the publication of a critical article, she wrote: 'I do not know Alan Ayling; he has certainly never given me any money.'<ref name="SWUKSWUK">[http://www.shariawatch.org.uk/articles/hilary-aked#.VMYvZP6sU80 Hilary Aked], Sharia Watch UK, accessed 26 January 2015</ref>

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	[[Alan Ayling]] is a British businessman accused of operating under the pseudonym [[Alan Lake]] as a [[counterjihad]] activist in a December 2011 ''Sunday Times'' article.<ref name="ST11Dec11">Dipesh Gadher and Robin Henry, [http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/news/article/2051/unmasked-wealthy-backers-behind-far-right-lea Unmasked: wealthy backers behind far-right league], Sunday Times, 11 December 2011, archived at Hope Not Hate.</ref>		[[Alan Ayling]] is a British businessman accused of operating under the pseudonym [[Alan Lake]] as a [[counterjihad]] activist in a December 2011 ''Sunday Times'' article.<ref name="ST11Dec11">Dipesh Gadher and Robin Henry, [http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/news/article/2051/unmasked-wealthy-backers-behind-far-right-lea Unmasked: wealthy backers behind far-right league], Sunday Times, 11 December 2011, archived at Hope Not Hate.</ref>

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 [[Alan Ayling]] is a British businessman accused of operating under the pseudonym [[Alan Lake]] as a [[counterjihad]] activist in a December 2011 ''Sunday Times'' article.<ref name="ST11Dec11">Dipesh Gadher and Robin Henry, [http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/news/article/2051/unmasked-wealthy-backers-behind-far-right-lea Unmasked: wealthy backers behind far-right league], Sunday Times, 11 December 2011, archived at Hope Not Hate.</ref>
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 ===Sweden Democrats strategy seminar===
 Lake has described [[Kent Ekeroth]] of the far-right [[Sweden Democrats]] as a 'good friend'<ref name="Barts"/>. He spoke at a seminar organised by Ekeroth in Malmö on 6 September 2009.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMzFFm2V4QE Seminar about islamization, speaker Alan Lake, part 1], Youtube, uploaded 10 October 2009, accessed 12 October 2009.</ref>

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 ===Anne Marie Waters===
 In a series of videos taken in October 2014 at Speakers’ Corner in London’s Hyde Park, Ayling could be seen watching [[Anne Marie Waters]] of [[UKIP]] and [[Sharia Watch UK]] - and others - delivering diatribes against Islam, among a group of people who appeared largely supportive. During a Spinwatch investigation, Waters did not respond to repeated requests to clarify her relationship with Ayling.<ref name="SWUKIRR">[http://www.irr.org.uk/news/sharia-watch-uk-and-the-metamorphosis-of-anne-marie-waters/ Sharia Watch UK and the Metamorphosis of Anne Marie Waters], Institute of Race Relations, 21 January 2015</ref> However, after the publication of a critical article, she wrote: 'I do not know Alan Ayling; he has certainly never given me any money.'<ref name="SWUKSWUK">[http://www.shariawatch.org.uk/articles/hilary-aked#.VMYvZP6sU80 Hilary Aked], Sharia Watch UK, accessed 26 January 2015</ref>
 ==Affiliations==