You can ‘clash with police’ in a spontaneous march publicly addressed and headed up by a criminal if you are on the far right in this country…no reported arrests.

But hold a placard protesting against genocide and you’ll be arrested, man handled and held on remand and not even allowed to explain the motive of your so called crime at your trial, before being handed a stiff sentence.

There is two tier policing in the UK, but not in the way #Farage and Robinson think.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/02/protesters-clash-with-police-in-southampton-over-henry-nowak

Protesters clash with police in Southampton over Henry Nowak murder

Demonstration follows family’s plea for death not to be used to create division

The Guardian
@JugglingWithEggs also if the officers in first picture have "HB" on their public order helmets, they are from TVP (Thames Valley Police) (the code for Hantspol is HC) which means that taxpayers have had to shell out extra for backup from the neighbouring constabulary (and officers are diverted from general policing duties in Reading and other similar areas, which aren't exactly crime-free)

@vfrmedia

Good spot. The kind of thing you would think a half awake journalist would see and comment on…but maybe not these days.

@JugglingWithEggs the journos who used to listen to radio scanners (even though it was technically illegal) and would recognise these codes have likely retired by now, or moved on to "fluff/lifestyle" reporting rather than hard news..