Get It Off Your Chesterfield – Fascist Flop at Sandpiper Hotel

On Sunday 30th November SCARF travelled to support local antifascists and refugees in Unstone, near Chesterfield.

Six weeks ago, the Right put hundreds on the street in protest at refugee accommodation. This time, the police were clearly braced for a re-run, with public order sections in force and the creation of a "sterile zone" between the fascists and antifascists.

In the event though, energy since September has clearly flagged. Barely eighty bigots staggered to their pen where they we subjected to an hour of rambling from local charisma vortex James Holmes who had donned a burkha for the occasion.

James Holmes (far right) in the Horse and Jockey after his lacklustre demo

James's perpetual posts have become increasingly racist and paranoid, why any business or council would work with Homes By Holmes is something of a mystery

Fed up livestreamers tried to navigate through the muddy woods to get at the hated Left and try to rack up a few quids' worth of views from the YouTube overlords. Sadly, this pyrrhic effort ended in farce as the trolls found themselves literally stuck under a bridge, with a couple ultimately nicked for their efforts.

Meanwhile two hundred antifascists held their own protest in solidarity with those trapped inside the hotel.

(LAMP)POST SCRIPT

The following day activists returned to Unstone to remove a dozen Fly The Flag™ branded Union Jacks and a smattering of racist stickers. Their efforts didn't go unnoticed by hotel residents, with gestures of solidarity exchanged before the antifascists disappeared into the night.

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