‘We’ve lost our f**king voice’, says Mark, shades on, and seemingly a few beers deep, as he and thousands of others amass on the south side of Blackfriars Bridge.
It’s Saturday 13 September, and the Unite the Kingdom march is about to get underway, organised by nationalist, anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson, former head of the notorious English Defence League (EDL).
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St George’s Crosses and Union flags flutter everywhere. The mood is boisterous but polite, lagered up but family friendly. It has a distinctly away-day feel.
Mark has come with his friend, Chris, and Chris’s wife, Sadia – who came to the UK from Indonesia.
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