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Chesterfield Sofa, So Good

Tense standoff in Unstone, near Chesterfield today (Sunday 28th September) at the Sandpiper Hotel. An unusually timed Sunday afternoon demo saw a large number of flag wavers turnout to harass and intimidate asylum seekers.

All told there were around 500 far-right. Many had travelled long distances to be there. An outnumbered counter protest stood their ground for the duration, and despite fascist incursions into the hotel grounds, there was no significant damage done.

A SCARF salute to the Chesterfield residents who stood firm in the face of racist intimidation.

Longer report to follow.

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