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The Restore Britain March seems to have gone pretty well today from what I can glean online.

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EvangelicalAboutButteredToast · 16/05/2026 19:40

It could be a faulty algorithm, but the trouble the PM seemed to think would happen doesn’t seem to have materialised. I’ve seen clips from the march where a diverse mix of people have marched, not just football hooligan types.

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EmeraldRoulette · 16/05/2026 22:45

xanthomelana · 16/05/2026 21:47

Like these?

Can someone remind me which protest this was please?

I recognise the image. I was under the impression that woman was a teacher. I can't remember if it was a pro Palestine or a refugees welcome one

EvangelicalAboutButteredToast · 16/05/2026 22:46

PurpleLovecats · 16/05/2026 21:57

The first couple of posts are so obviously scripted and planned.

Embarrassing.

Another troll hunting post to delete 🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️

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shiftchangeinvladilostok · 16/05/2026 22:47

DuncinToffee · 16/05/2026 22:19

Sponsored by foreign influences?

bylinetimes.com/2026/05/08/rick-wilsons-warning-from-america-nigel-farage-will-be-your-donald-trump-unless-you-act-now/

From the article

Nigel Farage spent years on the payroll of RT. Russia Today, the Kremlin’s English-language psy-op channel, kept him hopping, making appearance after appearance until the British government finally banned the thing in 2022 because it turned out broadcasting Russian state propaganda during a war of aggression was, weirdly, bad.

He met privately with Alexander Yakovenko, then the Russian ambassador to London, in 2013, and then denied meeting him until photographic evidence forced a memory upgrade. Yakovenko was later identified in Parliament’s own Russia Report as a Kremlin influence operator, and was reportedly so pleased with his London tour that, upon recall to Moscow, he toasted having “crushed the British to the ground.”

Asked by GQ which world leader he most admired, Farage said Putin. He
defended the annexation of Crimea. His closest MEP ally for years, Nathan Gill, was convicted at the Old Bailey of taking bribes from a pro-Russian Ukrainian operator working with Putin’s man in Kyiv.

Reform UK’s single largest donor at £9 million, the biggest political gift in modern British history, has financial entanglements with a video platform that has hosted Russian state broadcasters and a U.S. Justice Department-exposed Kremlin influence operation.

Now, Farage will tell you he is a patriot. He will wave the Union Jack so hard it generates its own breeze. He will tell you he loves Britain. And perhaps in some way, he believes it. But here is the only sentence you need to remember:
The man who is about to inherit your country has spent twenty years on the wrong side of the war for Europe’s future.

FoulBlister · 16/05/2026 22:47

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Jasminealive · 16/05/2026 22:47

I am on the periphery of an organisation that helped with crowd control today. There were far far fewer than expected. Seems like the racist tide is over. The Tommy/ Farage bubble has burst.

also, hard agree that there were 20 men to every woman there, if that

Greycatclub · 16/05/2026 22:47

The only person i know that went did so because “it’s an excuse for a piss up.”

words fail me

Lidianna · 16/05/2026 22:48

Redflagsabounded · 16/05/2026 22:28

Looking down on the working class?

That's an argument in the same line as all brown cows are cows therefore all cows are brown. Most supporters of these movements are working class therefore most working class support these movements? Load of crap.

The working class has traditionally been left wing, anti fascist. Many of us still are. I strongly believe that unfortunately some of these people are simply racist, some are simply thick, some are neither but manipulated into blaming our county's woes on other people with little power instead of those with the real wealth and power, who could make massive changes, but benefit from all this division.

I do agree to a certain extent but I would imagine the majority there today were normal working class people.

You are describing the normal “Brits Abroad” scenario which I understand is embarrassing and always succeeds in letting down the UK.

What I saw on the BBC was a nation standing up to look after their own. Being patriotic surely doesn’t mean you are a racist? And nor did I see it as a racial hatred event, if that had’ve been the case then surely all involved are liable to offences.

I watched online and I thought it was a great display of British solidarity without any significant trouble (there will always be a few).

Fair play to England I think. They only report on the bad behaviour and not the good ones. I think well done.

EvangelicalAboutButteredToast · 16/05/2026 22:48

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Jasminealive · 16/05/2026 22:47

I am on the periphery of an organisation that helped with crowd control today. There were far far fewer than expected. Seems like the racist tide is over. The Tommy/ Farage bubble has burst.

also, hard agree that there were 20 men to every woman there, if that

Thank you @Jasminealive

Do you have any idea why it's mostly men?

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FoulBlister · 16/05/2026 22:49

EvangelicalAboutButteredToast · 16/05/2026 22:48

Another troll hunting post!

Seriously though. What was the name of the march?

DuncinToffee · 16/05/2026 22:50

shiftchangeinvladilostok · 16/05/2026 22:47

bylinetimes.com/2026/05/08/rick-wilsons-warning-from-america-nigel-farage-will-be-your-donald-trump-unless-you-act-now/

From the article

Nigel Farage spent years on the payroll of RT. Russia Today, the Kremlin’s English-language psy-op channel, kept him hopping, making appearance after appearance until the British government finally banned the thing in 2022 because it turned out broadcasting Russian state propaganda during a war of aggression was, weirdly, bad.

He met privately with Alexander Yakovenko, then the Russian ambassador to London, in 2013, and then denied meeting him until photographic evidence forced a memory upgrade. Yakovenko was later identified in Parliament’s own Russia Report as a Kremlin influence operator, and was reportedly so pleased with his London tour that, upon recall to Moscow, he toasted having “crushed the British to the ground.”

Asked by GQ which world leader he most admired, Farage said Putin. He
defended the annexation of Crimea. His closest MEP ally for years, Nathan Gill, was convicted at the Old Bailey of taking bribes from a pro-Russian Ukrainian operator working with Putin’s man in Kyiv.

Reform UK’s single largest donor at £9 million, the biggest political gift in modern British history, has financial entanglements with a video platform that has hosted Russian state broadcasters and a U.S. Justice Department-exposed Kremlin influence operation.

Now, Farage will tell you he is a patriot. He will wave the Union Jack so hard it generates its own breeze. He will tell you he loves Britain. And perhaps in some way, he believes it. But here is the only sentence you need to remember:
The man who is about to inherit your country has spent twenty years on the wrong side of the war for Europe’s future.

Tommy also has ties to Russia and the US

And he lives in Spain

Happyjoe · 16/05/2026 22:51

I think these marches are a pita and a waste of police money but hey, if less violence than normal - good.

shiftchangeinvladilostok · 16/05/2026 22:52

DuncinToffee · 16/05/2026 22:50

Tommy also has ties to Russia and the US

And he lives in Spain

That's not very patriotic, is it?

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EvangelicalAboutButteredToast · 16/05/2026 22:53

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cestlavielife · 16/05/2026 22:53

BatchCookBabe · 16/05/2026 20:45

I agree @EvangelicalAboutButteredToast It went fine. Some people won't like to admit this though, and won't admit that not all people who are proud to be British, are massive uneducated bigoted racists. Some of them are well educated, sensible people who welcome diversity. They simply want British born people putting FIRST.

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They simply want British born people putting FIRST.

How many generations qualify?
Just born here? Eg parents came on student visa had a child?
Parents born uk ?
grandparents?

If one set grandparents born uk but other set not what does that mean for "british born"?

Lonelycrab · 16/05/2026 22:54

Lidianna · 16/05/2026 22:48

I do agree to a certain extent but I would imagine the majority there today were normal working class people.

You are describing the normal “Brits Abroad” scenario which I understand is embarrassing and always succeeds in letting down the UK.

What I saw on the BBC was a nation standing up to look after their own. Being patriotic surely doesn’t mean you are a racist? And nor did I see it as a racial hatred event, if that had’ve been the case then surely all involved are liable to offences.

I watched online and I thought it was a great display of British solidarity without any significant trouble (there will always be a few).

Fair play to England I think. They only report on the bad behaviour and not the good ones. I think well done.

What I saw on the BBC was a nation

It was a small minority certainly not a nation. 70k in a capital of 7m is what, 1% and that’s before you look at many that came from outside the capital to go to this march.

Please don’t think these, mostly men, many drunk, represent our nation. They don’t.

ThisOneLife · 16/05/2026 22:55

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EmeraldRoulette · 16/05/2026 22:55

@Jasminealive that's interesting

I'm surprised he had another one, but I was amazed at the numbers for the last one!

Rosieposie200 · 16/05/2026 22:56

Dollymylove · 16/05/2026 22:21

There is a huge housing crisis, big waiting lists for medical treatment, difficulties getting a GP appointment. Shortage of school places for SEND children, helpfully exacerbated by the spiteful policy of imposing VAT on private schools, forcing many to close.
Thats before we even start on the out of control immigration issue

The steam of these issues is years and years of underfunding due to conservative ‘austerity’ measures put in place 15 years ago… public services (NHS, mental health support etc) have basically collapsed, arts funding is non existent, housing and defence have been massively underfunded to the point of neglect.
These are decisions made by the top % of wealth and influence (Boris, Nigel, jacob etc), the rich are getting richer and the rest of us are suffering from their contempt and neglect. The newspapers are owned by billionaires who are stoking the ‘these immigrants are stealing your cookies’ fires!
Blaming this on ‘out of control’ immigration is insane… absolute b**locks. Haven’t immigration levels decreased substantially over the past few years? (Yes they have). Aren’t ‘immigrants’ the backbone of our precious institutions like the NHS? Fiscal impacts of migration represent less than 1% of gdp! That is tiny!

Welfare and the NHS are nearly 50% of our spending. Asylum support is less than 1%.
Refocus your anger elsewhere.

TonyGallaSoInLoveNsoul · 16/05/2026 22:57

shiftchangeinvladilostok · 16/05/2026 22:52

That's not very patriotic, is it?

Wonder if he embraces Spanish culture perhaps a bit of
Flamenco
Castinets
Mini Matadore..ole
Bull running.?

Stereotypes used on purpose..ole

Willowskyblue · 16/05/2026 22:57

I was in town and had to go through the crowd. It was grim and I was disgusted at many of the people I encountered. I walked along a side street to avoid the march itself and there were big numbers of pissed men and women openly urinating against doors of businesses, homes and back doors of restaurants etc. around Embankment. Such animals - there are plenty of public loos available. Tourists were agog at the sight of men with their cocks out and women squatting with their pants around their ankles. A great display of British pride, not.

Zonder · 16/05/2026 22:59

Britain's finest eh @Willowskyblue ?

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