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| − | In February 2016, [[Derbyshire police]] compared the English Defence league and the [[British National Party]] to the Islamic State, saying they are 'just as much of a real threat in terms of community division, hatred and deplorable acts'. A spokesperson for the BNP told the Huffington Post UK they would be contacting police to demand an apology. EDL chairman [[Alan Spence]] wrote that 'the murky world of hate crime and counter-terrorism is a totally different world from which the EDL operates. We are no closer to that world than are UKIP, the Conservative Party or any other legal political grouping or national charity.' <ref> Steven Hopkins, [http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2016/02/18/english-defence-league-are-as-dangerous-as-islamic-state_n_9263416.html English Defence League and British National Party are as dangerous as Islamic State, Derbyshire Police claim], ''Huffington Post'', 18 February 2016. </ref> | + | In February 2016, [[Derbyshire police]] compared the English Defence league and the [[British National Party]] to the Islamic State, saying they are 'just as much of a real threat in terms of community division, hatred and deplorable acts'. A spokesperson for the BNP told the Huffington Post UK they would be contacting police to demand an apology. EDL chairman [[Alan Spence]] wrote that 'the murky world of hate crime and counter-terrorism is a totally different world from which the EDL operates. We are no closer to that world than are [[UKIP]], the [[Conservative Party]] or any other legal political grouping or national charity.' <ref> Steven Hopkins, [http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2016/02/18/english-defence-league-are-as-dangerous-as-islamic-state_n_9263416.html English Defence League and British National Party are as dangerous as Islamic State, Derbyshire Police claim], ''Huffington Post'', 18 February 2016. </ref> |
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Revision as of 01:11, 5 October 2016
Alan Spence is the chairman of the English Defence League.
Activities
In February 2016, Derbyshire police compared the English Defence league and the British National Party to the Islamic State, saying they are 'just as much of a real threat in terms of community division, hatred and deplorable acts'. A spokesperson for the BNP told the Huffington Post UK they would be contacting police to demand an apology. EDL chairman Alan Spence wrote that 'the murky world of hate crime and counter-terrorism is a totally different world from which the EDL operates. We are no closer to that world than are UKIP, the Conservative Party or any other legal political grouping or national charity.' [1]
Notes
- ↑ Steven Hopkins, English Defence League and British National Party are as dangerous as Islamic State, Derbyshire Police claim, Huffington Post, 18 February 2016.
