[IMC-UK-Features] Feature proposal: BNP licence application withdrawn

[wietse]

Hiya,

guidoreports at riseup.net wrote:

> I think this works as a local feature for nottingham but is there enough
> material to justify a feature for the UK page? The BNP being denied a
> licence by a hierarchical council at hte behest of the Police is hardly a
> victory for grassroots campaigns/anti fascists??

Well, the council have issued the license before as this would be the 
3rd year in a row that it will be held there. From what I understand the 
aim of antifa has been to threaten with so much chaos that the police 
would advise the license not to be granted. This is what's happened now. 
So in some way a a small victory. Secondly, the festival will most 
likely still go ahead and as a big mobilisation is being set up, this 
feature will link in nicely with previous and upcoming coverage of the 
whole affair.

Wietse