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| The '''Scottish Defence League''' (SDL) is an offshoot organisation of the ]. In 2009, the ] revealed links between the SDL and the ] (BNP) though both groups have publicly tried to distance themselves from each other, with the BNP claiming it would expel members found to be active in the Scottish Defence League (SDL) and its English counterpart, the EDL.<ref>{{cite web|author=Alison Campsie |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/politics/revealed-the-secret-links-between-the-scottish-defence-league-and-the-bnp-1.991834 |title=Revealed: the secret links between the Scottish Defence League and the BNP |publisher=] |date=13 December 2009 |accessdate=12 November 2011}}</ref> | |||
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| The SDL has organised a number of protests, including: | |||
| * November 2009 - ], at which five arrests were made.<ref>{{cite web|author=Billy Briggs |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/aug/04/scottish-defence-league-march-edinburgh |title=Scottish Defence League may march in Edinburgh |publisher=guardian.co.uk |date=4 August 2011 |accessdate=12 November 2011}}</ref> | |||
| * February 2010 - ],when around 50 supporters gathered in a pub in Canongate.<ref>{{cite web|author=Billy Briggs |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/aug/04/scottish-defence-league-march-edinburgh |title=Scottish Defence League may march in Edinburgh |publisher=guardian.co.uk |date=4 August 2011 |accessdate=12 November 2011}}</ref> | |||
| * August, 2011 - ]<ref>{{cite web|author=Lex Brown |url=http://www.irvineherald.co.uk/ayrshire-news/local-news-ayrshire/local-news-irvine/2011/08/05/ugly-scenes-at-scottish-defence-league-protest-75485-29169195/ |title=Ugly scenes at Scottish Defence League protest |publisher=irvineherald.co.uk |date=5 August 2011 |accessdate=12 November 2011}}</ref> | |||
| * September 2011 - ]<ref>{{cite web|author=BBC News |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-14861594 |title=SDL and Unite Against Fascism stage Edinburgh rallies |publisher=BBC |date=10 September 2011 |accessdate=12 November 2011}}</ref> | |||
| * November 2011 - ], where up to 75 people from the Scottish Defence League and The Infidels - a breakaway group from the English Defence League - gathered, wishing to lay a wreath on the war memorial at Durham Cathedral. <ref>{{cite web|author=Chris Fay |url=http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/9361095.Scottish_Defence_League_and__The_Infidels__gather_in_Durham_City/ |title=Scottish Defence League and 'The Infidels' gather in Durham City |publisher=thenorthernecho.co.uk |date=12 November 2011 |accessdate=12 November 2011}}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 16:17, 12 November 2011
The Scottish Defence League (SDL) is an offshoot organisation of the English Defence League. In 2009, the Sunday Herald revealed links between the SDL and the British National Party (BNP) though both groups have publicly tried to distance themselves from each other, with the BNP claiming it would expel members found to be active in the Scottish Defence League (SDL) and its English counterpart, the EDL.
The SDL has organised a number of protests, including:
- November 2009 - Glasgow, at which five arrests were made.
- February 2010 - Edinburgh,when around 50 supporters gathered in a pub in Canongate.
- August, 2011 - Irvine
- September 2011 - Edinburgh
- November 2011 - Durham, where up to 75 people from the Scottish Defence League and The Infidels - a breakaway group from the English Defence League - gathered, wishing to lay a wreath on the war memorial at Durham Cathedral.
See also
References
- Alison Campsie (13 December 2009). "Revealed: the secret links between the Scottish Defence League and the BNP". Sunday Herald. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- Billy Briggs (4 August 2011). "Scottish Defence League may march in Edinburgh". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- Billy Briggs (4 August 2011). "Scottish Defence League may march in Edinburgh". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- Lex Brown (5 August 2011). "Ugly scenes at Scottish Defence League protest". irvineherald.co.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- BBC News (10 September 2011). "SDL and Unite Against Fascism stage Edinburgh rallies". BBC. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- Chris Fay (12 November 2011). "Scottish Defence League and 'The Infidels' gather in Durham City". thenorthernecho.co.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2011.