He says they no longer represent his views. He was the public face and despises far right extremism & the EDL was formed to combat Islamic extremism & to support the British forces.
He wants change to come from dialect not standing on street corners. He has a problem with extremism.
Good for him. A courageous thing to do.
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Good luck with this one CE
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Hopefully Miliband will follow his lead!
However, it's interesting that he claims not to hate Muslims when he's called Islam a disease in the past....
If he honestly does turn around and work positively with groups to help them be more accepting of each other and combine against the terrorist groups that both Muslims and others hate, i'll respect him.
Taking it a face value. Fair play to him.
Publication Date: 6 Jun 2013
THE THREAT
8am: an explosion blasts through a cafe in Central London.
THE ULTIMATUM
Minutes later, a call from an unknown terror group warns that a far greater attack will be launched in
12 hours' time.
THE PRISONER
William Garrett, AKA Fox, is awaiting trial for mass murder. He claims he can name the bombers. But only at a price.
THE CLOCK IS TICKING
It's a terrifying race against time for DI Mike Bolt and DC Tina Boyd as they chase their targets across the city in a desperate bid to stop a major atrocity - before it's too late ...
Go on, PL54. Your point?
With respect CE, its not really politics as he and the EDL has nothing to do with politics in the same way other political party's do. He and the group were a 'protest street movement'.
Other than that I agree with you.
Politics is not confined to the Palace of Westminster.
I get what your saying, I guess that everything that happens has something politics somewhere along the lines if not directly
Whether Robinson does something similar or just fades into the background to live a quiet life remains to be seen.
On a personal note I've renounced some views I had when I was younger and cringe at the memory of my flirtation with the Socialist Worker Party. You live and learn.
I think he will carry on with what he believes. He is against Islamic Extremism and my guess is that he will keep this view. He doesn't like the racists that follow the EDL and as much as he has tried to distance the group with it they still attract some racists. He didnt form the the EDL with that.
He'll either seek to further his political crusade more legitimately, or he'll chase the coin as a Dougie Brimson-style social commentator, popping up on everything from Newsnight to This Morning every time there is some terrorist incident.
As for EDL, it will probably take the NF and BNP routes of fading away, only to be replaced in 2-3 years by some other fad angry mob. EDL were relatively successful in terms of creating a known 'brand' in a short space of timeand tapping into a segment of society we know exists, has always existed. However, when its main aspect is centered around boozed up angry lads singing No Surrender, its only ever going to have a limited shelf life.
Personally i thought people like him get a kick out of the fame and noteriety, but maybe he is smarter than i give him credit for. The cynic in me though says if he was going to step out of it for the reasons he stated, then he would have done so a while ago because from what i can see, it hasn't really changed from the start, only got bigger.
Tommy Robinson isn't his real name but he did take the name because of the Luton hooligan