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[[Tommy Robinson]] is the pseudonym of the leading figure in the [[English Defence League]]. According to the ''Guardian'', he is a 28-year-old carpenter from Luton.<ref>Robert Booth, Matthew Taylor and Paul Lewis, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/sep/11/english-defence-league-chaotic-alliance English Defence League: chaotic alliance stirs up trouble on streets], The Guardian, 12 September 2007.</ref> | [[Tommy Robinson]] is the pseudonym of the leading figure in the [[English Defence League]]. According to the ''Guardian'', he is a 28-year-old carpenter from Luton.<ref>Robert Booth, Matthew Taylor and Paul Lewis, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/sep/11/english-defence-league-chaotic-alliance English Defence League: chaotic alliance stirs up trouble on streets], The Guardian, 12 September 2007.</ref> | ||
| − | In its July 2010 edition, ''Searchlight'' magazine named Robinson as Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, a former BNP member from Bedford sentenced to 12 months imprisonment in 2005 for assaulting an off-duty police officer.<ref>Nick Lowles and Simon Cressy, [http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/The-BNP-past-of-EDL-leader The BNP past of the EDL leader], ''Searchlight'', July 2010.</ref> Yaxley-Lennon's name first surfaced in a comment accompanying an anonymously posted video purporting to show Robinson's face. According to a screenshot taken by ''Searchlight'', Robinson appeared to confirm his identity by commenting on Facebook: "hey at least people can see my hansome face now.<ref>Nick Lowles and Simon Cressy, [http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/The-BNP-past-of-EDL-leader The BNP past of the EDL leader], ''Searchlight'', July 2010.</ref> According to the ''One Million United'' blog, Robinson's Facebook page was deleted shortly after publication of the ''Searchlight'' story.<ref>[http://1millionunited.org/blogs/blog/2010/06/26/exclusive-edl-panics-as-exposed-leader-goes-into-hiding/ Exclusive: EDL Panics As Exposed Leader Goes Into Hiding], One Million United Official Blog, 26 June 2010.</ref> | + | In its July 2010 edition, ''Searchlight'' magazine named Robinson as Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, a former BNP member from Bedford sentenced to 12 months imprisonment in 2005 for assaulting an off-duty police officer.<ref>Nick Lowles and Simon Cressy, [http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/The-BNP-past-of-EDL-leader The BNP past of the EDL leader], ''Searchlight'', July 2010.</ref> Yaxley-Lennon's name first surfaced in a comment accompanying an anonymously posted video purporting to show Robinson's face. According to a screenshot taken by ''Searchlight'', Robinson appeared to confirm his identity by commenting on Facebook: "hey at least people can see my hansome [sic] face now."<ref>Nick Lowles and Simon Cressy, [http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/The-BNP-past-of-EDL-leader The BNP past of the EDL leader], ''Searchlight'', July 2010.</ref> According to the ''One Million United'' blog, Robinson's Facebook page was deleted shortly after publication of the ''Searchlight'' story.<ref>[http://1millionunited.org/blogs/blog/2010/06/26/exclusive-edl-panics-as-exposed-leader-goes-into-hiding/ Exclusive: EDL Panics As Exposed Leader Goes Into Hiding], One Million United Official Blog, 26 June 2010.</ref> |
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Revision as of 13:32, 1 July 2010
Tommy Robinson is the pseudonym of the leading figure in the English Defence League. According to the Guardian, he is a 28-year-old carpenter from Luton.[1]
In its July 2010 edition, Searchlight magazine named Robinson as Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, a former BNP member from Bedford sentenced to 12 months imprisonment in 2005 for assaulting an off-duty police officer.[2] Yaxley-Lennon's name first surfaced in a comment accompanying an anonymously posted video purporting to show Robinson's face. According to a screenshot taken by Searchlight, Robinson appeared to confirm his identity by commenting on Facebook: "hey at least people can see my hansome [sic] face now."[3] According to the One Million United blog, Robinson's Facebook page was deleted shortly after publication of the Searchlight story.[4]
Contact
- Defunct Facebook page Tommy Robinson
External Resources
- Nick Lowles and Simon Cressy, The BNP past of the EDL leader, Searchlight, July 2010.
- Richard Bartholomew, Searchlight Names EDL Leader “Tommy Robinson” as Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, Bartholomew's Notes on Religion, 26 June 2010.
Notes
- ↑ Robert Booth, Matthew Taylor and Paul Lewis, English Defence League: chaotic alliance stirs up trouble on streets, The Guardian, 12 September 2007.
- ↑ Nick Lowles and Simon Cressy, The BNP past of the EDL leader, Searchlight, July 2010.
- ↑ Nick Lowles and Simon Cressy, The BNP past of the EDL leader, Searchlight, July 2010.
- ↑ Exclusive: EDL Panics As Exposed Leader Goes Into Hiding, One Million United Official Blog, 26 June 2010.
