The extreme right after the riots in Britain
An amorphous movement marches in London
In the end the protest was, a bit like the weather, a damp squib. On October 26th the first major rally organised by the extreme right since the riots that disfigured many British cities in late July and early August took place in central London. Perhaps a few thousand protesters turned up, fewer than the number who attended a similar rally in July. But the riots and their aftermath have been added to the list of grievances nursed by demonstrators.
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This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Amorphous anger”
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