When far-right activist Tommy Robinson was released from HMP Woodhill in May this year, he already had big plans for what he would do with his freedom. Addressing a camera outside the prison, his hair overgrown from seven months inside for contempt of court, he revealed that plans for a “free speech festival” in London were already in full swing.
The Unite the Kingdom rally would take place on 13 September, with people coming from every corner of the globe, Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, promised. Speakers were already lined up from Australia, Canada, America, Denmark, Poland and Germany, he said, adding: “Book your travel, book your hotel, bring your families”.
