Idiot Martin Smith (UAF) speaks to BBC 5 live after UAF violence in Bolton

A counter-demonstration by Unite Against Fascism (UAF) was also being held, and hundreds of police officers battled to keep control of the rival groups.

Around 4,000 protesters descended on the town, with roughly equal numbers in both camps.

The two factions were meant to stay within two designated areas in the square, separated by steel barriers.

But a large number of protesters "intent on causing disorder" broke away from the protest site, police said.

Two members of the public were injured by protesters and taken to a nearby shop for treatment, police said.
Assistant Chief Constable Garry Shewan, from Greater Manchester Police, who led the policing operation, said his officers faced "a lot of hostility" and "unwarranted attacks", resulting in injuries.
He said the EDL had protested by flag-waving and "vitriolic name-calling" but reserved his criticism for the UAF.

"We have seen groups of people, predominantly associated with the UAF, engaging in violent confrontation," the officer said.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Scores-Arrested-As-EDL-English-Defen...



Dozens of people were arrested and several injured during a rally organised by a controversial rightwing group in Lancashire yesterday.

Hundreds of police used dogs, riot gear and a helicopter to control the English Defence League protest and a counter-demonstration organised by Unite Against Fascism, in Victoria Square, Bolton.

Police made 74 arrests, including at least 55 protesters from UAF and their organiser Weyman Bennett, as well as a number from the EDL. Two people were taken to hospital after being hit by missiles such as smoke bombs, coins and bottles thrown between opposing demonstrations. Police estimated the crowds at 2,000-strong from the EDL and about 1,500 from UAF and said officers had faced "a lot of hostility".

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/21/clashes-rightwing-rally-arrests-b...

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http://www.uaf.org.uk/

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[maximumsatann]

I'm not with Smith's populist outfit but I agree with his sentiment. I personally know of B&H, former C18 and BPP members closely linked with the English Degenerates League; they aren't shy of Nazis. And yes we reds are anti-British. The union flag stands for imperialism, racism, slavery, zionism, ethnic and religious persecution, draconian free market policies and other barbarisms. Only a brute would be proud to be British. I look forward to this comment being deleted.

[spireitefan]

@maximumsatann. No your comment isn't getting removed because unlike communism, I believe in free-speech and the right to personal views. Whats wrong with being pround of who you are?? What about free speech? a tolerant sociaty? Democracy? Human rights? There the reasons I'm proud to be a Brit. You and smith believe in an idioligy that slautered millions and took away human rights and peoples views. The edl on the other hand believe in tolerance, democracy and free-speech

[cwalsh88]

How thick is this interviewer? Police sycophanting cunt! Well done Martin!

[spireitefan]

Smith is an idiot. He bullies anyone who gets in his way. He labels people nazis and racist simply for critisising him and believe ALL things that promote british culture should be banned. All i can say is im glad nobody likes him or his organisation and noone ever takes him seriosly. Note to smith: We live in a democracy and if you dont like it...LEAVE!

[Dannyhollgote]

This fucking moron spews out the same pre programmed bullshit every single time he opens his drooling anti british mouth. What a complete twat.

[GoodFightLad]

Hitler sided with the Muslims during the war, sounds like the UAF nowerdays.

[xXFailCakeXx]

@OZMYMAN That's a big crock of shit right there.

[ellzmillz97]

his grandparents thought against facism? WHICH SIDE WERE THEY ON? seeing as you think that everything british is facist you pathetic piece of shit

[september7891]

@ahmedeox i could shoot all the leftists and not have a guilty feeling our race and country in a 100 years time will probably nearly gone and all whites will run to hungry the only all white country left but the goverment traitors won,t even let whites have just hungry and as muslims are attacking and our women everytime whitemen are trying to protect their women the police arrest them,thank you antiracists your leftwing human rights bullshit was,nt respected on the other side,kill leftwingers.

[september7891]

@EMPRODUCTIONS2010 not everyone thinks like you some people just love england and don,t care about the world some french just care about france not the world,maybe you don,t mind if 10,000,000 fucking arabs decided to come here and abuse women for wearing short skirts i went to saudi arabia and watched a women get beat so badly by a crowd of men for talking to a man that was,nt her husband if you don,t mind dogshit like that in britain then you deserve to be strung up by your balls,traitor.

[september7891]

@OZMYMAN even woman beaters love their country dickhead as do men who don,t hit women when a rapist goes to jail the media don,t say if he is labour or tory or libdems so why only if its edl?

[OZMYMAN]

@september7891 THE EDL LOVE THEIR COUNTRY ..LOL LOL THE LEADER OF THE EDL IS A CONVICTED WOMAN BEATER TYPICAL BRITISH WOULD YOU SAY???

[september7891]

@OZMYMAN the uaf are scum traitors immigrant loving illogicall antibritish piecses of shit at least the edl love their country.

[FeignofCordor]

I`m a Ex British soldier and this Martin Smith and his bunch of fascist tools thinks that they can silence legitimate demonstrations with violence the I pray that I`ll get a chance to beat the living crap out of this marxist fascist

[FeignofCordor]

Martin Smith is a vile intolerant fascist hypocrite

[trancenut1]

Martin Smith - What a horrible pretentious creep.

Our SF should take him off UK streets, fly him to the North Africa & dump him in the desert.