The Infidels or 'The Curious Incident of The Llama in The Crack Den'

What do you get if you mix a crack support group with violent racism? Dave, Osh and I are joined by our friend John to take a look into The Infidels. The more violent and, by some miracle, more inept EDL splinter group formerly led by part-time animal rights abuser John "Snowy" Shaw.  A loosely organised collection of racist drug-dealers, The Infidels are violent, racist, and stupid, but also very funny. And it's character-building to laugh at them.

Please check out John's work in helping young men to constructively engage with mental health issues and the ideas and pressures surrounding masculinity. His company uses drama workshops to give a much-needed support resource for young men in London, you can find them at: https://www.voiceboxcic.com/ or follow them on twitter: https://twitter.com/VoiceboxTweets?s=20 or instagram: https://www.instagram.com/voicebox.theatre/

Some Sources:

https://far-rightcriminals.com/tag/shane-calvert/ - A report on the violence in Liverpool in 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCNKJdfLNA4 - The "Snowy" story from Tommy Robinson

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/nov/19/edl-splinter-group-target-unions - A rare piece on the far-right's violence towards left-wing institutions and trade unions

https://www.hopenothate.org.uk/2020/02/14/bishop-aucklands-new-mp-is-mixing-with-the-wrong-crowd/ - Piece on Conservative MP Dehenna Davison and her openly racist friends - HopeNotHate do a lot of really good work in reporting on and countering fascism in Britain, always a good resource and worthy of support

https://www.hopenothate.org.uk/2019/10/08/the-infidels-plot-their-violent-brexit-return/?fbclid=IwAR1eScSTKMgMI9LXvQeUWXZRiQ-put-iwiU6qn1DQEl641jMKvOI-Qd-zak - A more recent update on The Infidels and their plans for any of you worried about them

http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/6015/ - In-depth paper detailing the EDL's organisation and methods as well as its numerous splintered groups and their role within the larger movement 

https://malatesta32.wordpress.com/ - Anti-Fascist blog that maintains a list of Far-Right sex pests