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Lizzie Dearden
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James Goddard was arrested as 'yellow vests' gathered for today's London protest outside St James's Park station

He was arrested on suspicion of a public order offence. It's over the incident with Anna Soubry outside parliament on 7 January
As explained in this piece, the Public Order Act makes “threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour” illegal where they cause harassment, alarm or distress. It's much more than just calling someone a Nazi

independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…
The 7 January incident was one o three that the police passed to prosecutors for early investigative advice on if/how to proceed

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Lizzie Dearden
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If you are hearing about the 'yellow vests' who have been intimidating MPs, journalists and Remain protesters outside Parliament for the first time, here's a history of the group

It's mostly made up of Tommy Robinson supporters, ex-EDL, Britain First and Pegida UK supporters
Some 'yellow vest' protesters were heckling @OwenJones84 and other journalists outside Parliament early in December, before starting wearing the jackets that have become a symbol of sometimes violent anti-government protests in France

On 9 December, several protesters at the 'Brexit Betrayal' march led by Tommy Robinson and Ukip leader Gerard Batten wore yellow vests, including this charming fellow . Pic from @BlewettSam
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Lizzie Dearden
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The far right “is not a working-class movement anymore”, a former neo-Nazi has said as groups capitalise on public concern over terrorism, grooming gangs and Brexit

A conscious shift in tactics by new image-conscious breed of extremists is paying off

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While the BNP and EDL have melted away, the groups gaining traction are appealing to the public outside their traditional recruitment pool

Ethno-nationalists Generation Identity specifically target students and ask for rally attendees to be 'well-groomed'
Even Tommy Robinson has started wearing suits at publicity stunts and asked supporters not to drink at protests

As one former neo-Nazi put it, they have “wised up to the fact they need to be more respectable” to get support from the mainstream
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Lizzie Dearden
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Protesters in yellow vests on Westminster Bridge are a group of far-right Brexiteers led by a guy called James Goddard - a sort of wannabe Tommy Robinson who tries to fund his activities through PayPal
The same group went on to bother Tower Bridge - clearly inspired by Extinction Rebellion tactics to cause disruption

Another participant in the 'yellow vest' Brexit protest today was Tim Scott, who was a short-term leader of Pegida UK - started by Tommy Robinson and Anne Marie Waters

He's best-known for this memorable interview independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…
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