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This article uses new data to explain the sudden rise and subsequent decline of the English Defence League (EDL), an anti-Islamic, street protest organisation established in the UK in 2009. In con-trast with other European countries, the UK far right has predominately been a fringe phenomenon, attracting relatively few voters and activists.
The European Defence League ( EDL) is a largely UK-based offshoot of the English Defence League founded by Tommy Robinson which campaigns against what it considers sharia law and itself has various offshoots. [1] The group was set up in October 2010 and held its first demonstration that month in Amsterdam, Netherlands, at the trial of Dutch ...
Jun 24, 2010 · Ben Gidley June 24, 2010. In the last thirteen months, a totally new political phenomenon has taken to the political stage in the UK. The English Defence League (EDL), along with its offshoots in Wales and Scotland (the Welsh and Scottish Defence Leagues) appeared in the spring of 2009. Its marches mobilize thousands of people but it has no ...
Apr 23, 2021 · A former soccer hooligan and founder of the English Defence League, one of Britain’s most notorious nationalist groups, Mr. Robinson has largely been a pariah in his home country but Trump ...
Membership and support of the English Defence League. The size of the EDL movement has been difficult to gauge. [1] Allen noted that within a year and a half of the group's formation it had "grown substantially" but that it is "extremely difficult to know exactly how big or how well supported the EDL is." [2]
The English Defence League (EDL) is a far-right, Islamophobic organisation in England. A social movement and pressure group that employs street demonstrations as its main tactic, the EDL presents itself as a single-issue movement opposed to Islamism and Islamic extremism, although its rhetoric and actions target Islam and Muslims more widely.
OPTION FOUR: Membership Annual Cost: £79.99. English Defence League Membership Card valid for one year from date of receipt of payment. You will also receive one Anti-immigration flag 5ft by 3ft. You will also receive one Pure blood flag 5ft by 3ft. Our aims include protests, direct action and raising funds for direct action.
