An anti-government march and a counter protest organised by anti-racists are due to take place in Brighton tomorrow.
The Great British National Strike, which is holding events in towns and cities across the UK, is asking supporters to meet at the Old Steine at midday.
It’s organised by Richard Donaldson and is calling for reduced immigration, action against grooming gangs, for the UK to withdrawn from the European Court of Human Rights, and for US-style freedom of speech laws.
Stand Up to Racism, which describes the rally as far-right and racist, is holding a counter-protest starting an hour before, 11am, outside the King and Queen pub in Marlborough Place.
Police are intending on attending both events. Inspector Ben Morrison from the Brighton operations and events planning team, said: “We will have appropriate resources in place to manage and engage with any protest activity that may occur in Brighton over the weekend, and we can assure the public that officers will be deployed as necessary to minimise disruption and provide a visible policing presence across the city.”
I’m not entirely sure “anti-government march” is the most accurate headline given that the aims and views of the group in question are almost all far right in nature. Why not just say “far right march” rather than claiming there are very fine people on both sides?
Its not really though Alison, is it? Immigration does need reducing, public services are busting at the seams and cannot give people what they pay for. Taking action against grooming gangs is surely what we all want, or would we prefer child rapists being let off with a rap on the knuckles? Withdrawing against the EU court of human rights would give us the ability to deal with things the way we choose, even if it’s aligned with the EU way of doing things. Is that wrong? Freedom of speech laws should be exactly that, or would you prefer people getting jailed for tweets when grooming gangs are let off scot free? I think rather than throwing ‘far right’ labels at anyone who wants change, perhaps think past racism and why else people may want change. Things aren’t exactly great here at the moment, what we are doing currently isn’t working.
Groming gangs are not getting scot free are they !
Yes it is but the groups organising these events push the smaller amounts ceosding by boats and talk about grooming gangs on a race basis ignoring tge 83% of white grooming gangs.
Net migration is a concern. But work just undertaken by Starmer which built a new deal with the EU is a move in the right direction given Brexit saw net migration increase by 100,000 – but you won’t find this group nor fauxrage of Brexit Party talking about that. Neither will fauxrage talk about the EU subsidies he lost farmers – another group he now pretends to support… See how it works with these people? All about division and hate – very littel to do with facts.
Division and hate —did you hear Starmer’s speech? “nation of strangers”? He sounds more like Enoch Powell every day, yet he still defends the current state of illegal migration. Labour is proving to be a complete failure in opposition and in power.
And you think Europe will fix this? Have you even been to Germany, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, or Sweden in the last five years? As for the claim that Brexit increased migration—come on, that’s absurd. Numbers rose because people rushed in to secure the right to remain. If you’re after a fact, consider this: net migration increased by over 100,000—from a lower starting point—after we opened the doors to Eastern Europe. Yes Tony Blair and Labour it is your fault.
Totally agree! Why restrict the professional tax paying immigrants but completely ignore the thousands that are costing us millions
Well said Alex. I totally agree and so the majority of British citizens.
This happens every late may bank holiday weekend. This year they are calling themselves great british strike, in times past they have been edl, Britain first… whatever.
They are straight out racists and fascist handmaidens and every true Brighton person needs to show them the door. Divisive hate filled nonsense and not welcome here.
Starmer should be held accountable for his “nation of strangers” speech—it echoed Enoch Powell far too closely.
Labour has never been more disappointing.
How is it always far right? Is the other group therefore, hard left.
Far right? Is that what you call wanting a tighter control on who enters the Country?
In Cambodia, they improved their systems to cut down on the paedophiles entering the Country.
They TARGETED white people.
You would not.. not for one second, describe THAT as “far right” would you?
Of course not. Yet when white British people want the same measures implementing… You call it racism
Google the word “Hypocrisy”
Straight out RACISTS?
Albanians are white. Romanian gypsies are white.
Explain how it can possibly be racist of a white person to say “we need tighter controls of the people entering Britain”
I, personally, would do everything in my power to stop Shoplifters, drug dealers, criminals, rapists, murderers from those Countries entering the UK
Explain why thats RACIST
Absolutely, I’m sick of our homegrown shoplifters, drug dealers, criminals, rapists and murderers being put out of work by these foreign Johnnies.
Hear hear!
They’re obviously on the far-right and basically trying to manipulate people into their cause by saying if you don’t support them you support grooming gangs. I think you’ll find if you go to the protest that they are just a bunch of racists and they’ll all likely be white
“Everyone I disagree with is an actual Nazi”
“Nobody can be a nazi apart from the actual nazis who were left wing anyway”
You’re being silly Somebody the far right are real , sounds like a couple here in the comments 🤣
Dream on. Nazi’s were not left wing. They were well known right wing but called themselves a Nation Socialist Workers Party. What they were is a Natonalist party using slogans like Make Germany Great Again and were also very right wing.
You are part off the problem
Rubbish. It is NOT far right . It’s in support of Ukraine .
But being against ‘Britain’s involvement in the Ukraine war’ is one of their demands!!!!
Far right? Is that what you call wanting a tighter control on who enters the Country?
In Cambodia, they improved their systems to cut down on the paedophiles entering the Country.
They TARGETED white people.
You would not.. not for one second, describe THAT as “far right” would you?
Of course not. Yet when white British people want the same measures implementing… You call it racism
Google the word “Hypocrisy”
So tomorrow which roads will be blocked and for how long? It seems most Saturdays are taken up with some event or other in Brighton. The last protest was extremely costly for me, just wanted to get home. Work hard all week, just to spend precious time waiting for protests to clear. Can’t they protest along the seafront without holding up the roads?
Most protestors work too. I know people like you, who are the only people at the centre of your existence, assume protestors don’t work but its not true and some people think about more than just their own selfish needs.
All the doctors and engineers on the boats full of women and children also think of others – mainly in gratitude for the freebies they obtain once here.
Agree
Starmer recently echoed Enoch Powell by talking about Britain becoming an ‘island of strangers’. It’s strange, considering he refuses to take us out of the ECHR—which many see as a key reason why so many illegal migrants arrive without proper checks on their criminal records or intentions. Starmer fuels racist rhetoric but then fails to act on common sense action on dangerous illegal immigration. He comes across as a confused man, just as inept as the rest of the lying Labour Party. Frankly, you’d expect people on both the left and right to reject such a racist and incompetent government.
The ECHR gives US all OUR rights. I’m sorry you have a problem treating all people as human beings with rights. I want net migration sorted but I don’t need to do so at the expense of humanity. I leave that to people who seem to think some people should have less rights than others or should pay for poor government decisions.
No need for the sarcasm or the misrepresentation—manipulation doesn’t make your case stronger. Anyway…
Small boat crossings have surged by 40% under failing Starmer despite the fact that numbers were actually going down under the failed Tories. Many of those arriving are either violent criminals themselves or are paying dangerous traffickers who don’t care whether they live or drown. Way to go supporting that. And when we try to deport these criminals, we’re blocked by an outdated ECHR that offers them protection.
When we leave the ECHR, we will replace it with a modern system that protects the innocent and supports a peaceful, law-abiding society.
Laws only work until someone finds a loophole to exploit them. Labour was awful in opposition and even worse in power.
Dangerously inaccurate.
According to available 2024 and early 2025 figures, small boat crossings actually dropped in 2023 after peaking in 2022. The latest Home Office data does not confirm a 40% surge under Labour.
Most asylum seekers are not criminals, and painting them as such is misleading.
The ECHR only intervenes when there’s a risk of torture, inhumane treatment, or severe family disruption. Deportation is not routinely blocked, and the number of successful ECHR-based challenges is small.
Check your facts before you speak! The government doesn’t want you to know — luckily, others are keeping track.
The number is EVEN HIGHER at 54%!!! It’s rising at an even faster rate.
By 20th May, there had already been 13,573 crossings this year, compared to 8,840 by the same point in 2022. And this comes after the numbers had previously been falling.
That’s a staggering failure by Labour.
Labour bear responsibility — in opposition, they opposed every measure aimed at stopping illegal migration. In power they do nothing.
You’re comparing the 2022, instead of year on year. There’s been an increase of 29% – you don’t need to try to spin the numbers to make a truthful claim.
Then next migration is also down by 22%
As always Rob, you really need to avoid oversimplification of a complex issue.
Mr Donaldson’s American freedom of speech –
“The Trump administration, as part of its mass deportation program, has responded by rescinding visas of hundreds of foreign students it says are implicated in support for terrorism and Hamas in a way that is detrimental to US foreign policy interests. Multiple court challenges are underway, and in many cases, those targeted seem to have simply being exercising a right to speech or protest or were caught up in demonstrations by chance. The administration hasn’t produced material evidence of support for terrorism.” Etc Etc…
Spot on. Racist groups use excuses to attack based on hate rather than on a fair basis. These same types will always try to pull us out of hunan rights agreements but truth is if thats your only choice you aren’t looking at options and just let hate lead your thinking. 😃
We need a Trump here in U.K. That woukd soon sort out all these stupid protesters of all shades.
Trump wouldn’t get away with his lawbreaking in the UK. That man is a danger to the Rule of Law.
It is the bigoted, self-righteous, hard left that are full of hate. Listen to Richard Donaldson. He is peace loving, reasonable and welcoming. Like most of us, he is just sick of the worst government we have ever known. The damage they are doing is irreparable and our country is becoming more and more unrecognisable. We are scared of the further harm that is going to happen in the next 4 years under this toxic regime, and we are sick of being called far right Nazis for being desperate to do something about it.
Couldn’t agree more .
I think you touch upon something I find is lost these days. Hateful things are said by people on the whole political spectrum. Regarding our political leanings, we should be able to have respectful and articulate debates on topics, because that’s how we work out balanced views.
Totally agree, Linda
Refugees are welcome here willing to swap for knuckle dragging racists
SUTR are the Socialist Workers Party’s hate mob. A Marxist group screaming “racism” and “far right” at anyone who disagrees with their agenda. The organisation behind SUTR whips up hatred and division. Anyone with genuine concerns about immigration is branded a “racist” without any opportunity to explain their position on the matter. In the recent Westbourne & Poets Corner by-election election they demonstrated with placards and leaflets against Reform UK and the candidate. Delivered leaflets calling the party and its candidate racist to every house on the ward, told people on the streets he is a racist without any evidence. The candidate received threats of violence and the police were called in. SUTR ran a smear campaign, contacted his employees telling them he’s a racist, fly posted outside his business and hounded him. He isn’t a racist, there is no evidence of racism (he’s married to a legal migrant who is not white). Awful people, spewing out hatred and promoting violence.
If the Reform candidate in Brighton was not a racist bigot why did he have to delete his personal twitter account mid election campaign when its contents were brought to wider public opinion? Surely if there was nothing to be ashamed of it would still exist for us all to see?
I spoke on this before, if he truly believed those views, or even if he did, then grew as a person and changed his mind, he should say so. Shows a lot more integrity in my opinion.
Let’s hope no one has said hurty things in the comments. The ministry of love will enforce the law today and always.
Yes, sinister times indeed! Today should be about solidarity and kindness..
To all those calling for cuts to immigration: the UK care sector currently has around 130,000 vacancies. Yes, this sector needs reform in the long-term, but if hard-working immigrants didn’t come to this country and help staff the care home that my mum, who has advanced Alzheimer’s Disease, lives in, then there would be nobody to help care for and give her dignity in her final years of life. I am incredibly grateful that they have stepped in to do this and plug the huge gap left by British citizens’ unwillingness to do these vital jobs.
Absolutely right, the figure sits about 152,000 at the moment from the latest dataset, I believe. King’s Fund also predicts a worsening trend, exacerbated by Brexit. Social Care heavily depends on migrant workers. According to Skills for Care, 19% of the adult social care workforce in England are non-British.
The job itself is very unattractive for British people. Research indicates that aspects such as poor pay, long hours, and low status are key deterrents.
Immigration isn’t the answer — what we need is a higher, sustainable birth rate, and that starts with education in schools. We also need cities that are safe and healthy for families. And frankly, we need a lot less of Labour.
Higher education is linked to lower birth rates. And even as a solution, it’s a very long-term one, and unlikely to change the paradigm.
Immigration is part of the answer to social care shortages. It’s not the only solution, but current UK-born workers are not filling these jobs in adequate numbers. Improving pay, conditions, and recognition are the only way you make that happen.
Not ‘far right’, just right. All these hard left marchers will realise their mistake when their freedoms are taken away from them and they will no longer be able to march, but thrown into jail or off of high buildings. The ‘far right’ have got to save this country from these truth deniers.
The so-called ‘far right’ is a fiction—a label weaponised to silence dissent. The people marching today are not racists, homophobes, or extremists. They are concerned citizens defending freedom against an aggressive ideological agenda. It is, in fact, the modern Left that has sown division and derision, silencing legitimate concerns with slander and disinformation. The real bigotry is found in their refusal to tolerate debate, branding all opposition as hateful while imposing policies that are demonstrably harmful to society.