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The rise and fall of ‘Tommy Robinson’
PAUL SILLETT charts the fading fortunes of the not-so-successful far-right ‘leader,’ in the wake of him losing a libel case for defaming a Syrian schoolboy
Stephen Yaxley-Lennon (aka Tommy Robinson)
The Tatar rebel argued that Western workers could be bought off, so instead a ‘colonial international’ must form a dictatorship over Europe and the US, ideas that led to his expulsion from the Bolsheviks and eventual execution, writes EDMUND GRIFFITHS
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Robinson successfully defended his school from closure, fought for the unification of the teaching unions, mentored future trade union leaders and transformed teaching at the Marx Memorial Library, writes JOHN FOSTER
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At the very moment Britain faces poverty, housing and climate crises requiring radical solutions, the liberal press promotes ideologically narrow books while marginalising authors who offer the most accurate understanding of change, writes IAN SINCLAIR
THE fascist thug known as “Tommy Robinson” — real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon — recently heavily lost a libel case after he defamed a Syrian schoolboy.
Jamal Hijazi’s lawyers spoke of how the family were refugees who, after Yaxley-Lennon’s slanderous videos, had been forced to move home and Jamal had his education disrupted.
Yaxley-Lennon has a long record of bullying, lies, anti-refugee abuse and incitement to violence. Fortunately, a brave family stood up and beat him in court. The damages he has to pay will cost him dearly.
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