Comrades,
This coming Saturday sees the Scottish arm of the English Defence League rear its ugly head in Glasgow.
The SDL had originally planned to march through Glasgow city centre, but have instead decided on a static demonstration. This does nothing to quell the concerns that the trouble that follows these organisations throughout the country will still be prevalent in our city this weekend.
Mosques, street stalls and trade unionists have all felt the brunt of organisations like the SDL. Their intention is to intimidate, provoke and attempt to drive a wedge between the many different cultures, religions & races that live in our city.
The UK as a whole is facing harsh and unjust cuts to public services and jobs from the current Government of millionaires. The people of the UK need to be working together to fight back against these unacceptable actions. The racist & Islamophobic message that the SDL spouts does nothing but attempt to cause friction and division.
Glasgow is a city that is proud of its diverse and multicultural population, where we are free to live side by side without prejudice. The message that the SDL brings to our city should not, and cannot be accepted. Scotland as a whole is a Nation of mixed races and cultures. A ‘mongrel nation,’ to borrow the phrase of the great writer William McIllvaney. We are a ‘mongrel nation’ but we are also a friendly and tolerant nation that cannot allow hate and intolerance to pollute our lives and communities.
Sadly my Home Detention Curfew regulations contain a very strict warning that any alleged breaches of the law, regardless of how trumped up the accusation may be, will lead to a return to jail. Breach of the peace is an elastic and all-encompassing charge which I have faced more times than I can remember throughout my political activity. Of the 20 to 30 breach charges I think only one or two have ever been proven but I can’t risk such a charge on Saturday.
I would, however, personally encourage everyone reading this message to go along to the rally which will be celebrating multicultural Glasgow this weekend in direct opposition to the SDL. Be careful but resolute in standing up for tolerance, human solidarity and unity and against SDL promoted hate, racial division and lies.
More information on the rally and on Unite Against Fascism can be found here – http://www.facebook.com/events/232093423552257/
In solidarity,
Tommy
Hi Tam
Good to see you back and in form.When you were at court last year I was asked to fill in with a debate in George Square with I think Margo ?.History now as I felt that the knives were out from your so-called comrades.Boy,was I right.I don’t get out much due to ill health .My wife is being treated for cancer at the Beatson and I am not to great myself.However I send my best wishes to you and family.P.S. Tell Alice I remember her as a classmate in my youth.I am backing Willie O’Rourke against the clowns in the chambers.He got the same treatment as yourself by fellow councillors.If you read todays Evening Times you will see my letter about Stephen House.What a kick I get from sniping at these over paid clowns.I learned that from Alice in my young days.
Alec Lindsay
ex Govan,Pollok and Mosspark.
Tam
Remember this .They can imprison your body but not your soul.I was disgusted to read about the attack on alice ,more so as my wife,Moira, is attending the beatson for cancer treatment.They may gag you to a certain extent but not I.What I see is a cover up involving the “Farce”Scottish and UK government.Alec Salmond is tweeting back and forth to the Dirty Digger.You have rattled their cages and the play dirty pool like some of you former so-called comrades who envied your oratorical skills while they are still struggling with joined up writing.
Hi Tommy
Glad to see you are still in the game, I think you are right to keep away from the march, as you say BOTP is ALL ENCOMPASING when it suits the Justice System when hiding the truth.
I still have difficulty with the way the law for the first time in over 300 years ignored the verdict in your case, a Jury thought 4 witnesses were credible and 16 not credible. This happens many times in our courts today, it is not necessarily the number of witnesses but the quality of testimony that matters. Regardless Mr.Coulson told falsehoods, now an open fact. All senior Murdoch employees surely must be discredited in the eyes of the law
I have stood as an independent in Westminster and the Paisley South recent local Bye Election, and much to Cllr Eileen McCartens disgust when I got more votes than the Lib/Dems. With the recent Local Elections coming up I am at a quandary as to stand as an independent join a party or start a new party. Any thoughts on it you would care to share.
garypearson64@yahoo.co.uk
Only a eigit would cry Tams done.The EDL are white fright clowns,clowns they are yet our clowns outside the white fright in our Scotland, are the old and new religious, one!s that pack the terraces and howl abuse at their neighbours for sports supremancy.