In April 2012 a group of around 50 men with some women and a few children arrived in Brighton to ‘march for England’. This was apparently a celebration for St George’s Day, but the 1000 Brighton-ites who turned out to protest against the march saw it as an anti-immigration, racist front for the EDL (English Defence League).
A strong police presence in riot gear and with officers on horseback guided the march from Brighton Station to the centre of town.
Here is a short montage of the day told by the people who were there…….
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