https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/anti-racists-outnumber-far-right-protesters-in-glasgow

MORE than 5,000 people rallied in Glasgow’s George Square on Saturday in solidarity with the migrants and refugees increasingly targeted by the far right.

The demonstration came together to counter a call by racist grifter Stephen Yaxley-Lennon — known as Tommy Robinson — for an anti-immigration rabble to assemble in the city; Yaxley-Lennon was nowhere to be seen as his fans faced the humiliation of being outnumbered 15 to one.

To the west of the square, the rally organised by Stand Up to Racism (SUTR), backed by the STUC, and attended by thousands of trade unionists and community activists, heard from a host of speakers from trade unions as well as those with first-hand experience facing racism and building solidarity in their communities.

To the east, at the cenotaph, members of the fascist Patriotic Alternative did their best to rouse their mob, with renditions of Rule Britannia and barely audible hate-filled speeches alternating with the launching of abuse and bottles at anti-fascists.

Eventually escorted from the square by Police Scotland, some of their number went on to attack the nearby McChuills, a bar associated with refugee solidarity, resulting in two arrests.

But Police Scotland were criticised for “kettling” anti-fascist Celtic ultras the Green Brigade for several hours, preventing them from joining the SUTR rally.

One witness told the Star: “I don’t even support their club but this is a pointless provocation: the Green Brigade have done nothing to justify this, but they’re used to getting singled out.”

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https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/anti-racists-outnumber-far-right-protesters-in-glasgow