Anti-racists outnumbered fascists in Southampton on Saturday. Around 400 people turned out to show up to 100 fascists that they’re not welcome in the city.

The fascists, led by Ukip leader Nick Tenconi, marched to the Southampton cenotaph. Tenconi asked who there was from Southampton—and was met with silence.

They sang the praises of United States president Donald Trump, carrying a banner that read, “Mass deportations now.” They tried to weaponise child sexual exploitation and the Southport murders to push a racist agenda. And chants of “Free Tommy Robinson” rang out.

But anywhere they marched, anti-racists followed them—marching behind them with a police line separating the two groups.

A word from your fellow radical Squid:

I was able to attend in person with an Anarchist group. the police blocked our movements, tried to follow us after the dispersal most likely to collect intel, whilst at the demo they used a large camera and a drone to try and capture surveillance. with the right wing movement growing and becoming openly fascist we need to be as careful as ever. attend demos with masks on, follow bloc dress codes, use signal and leave ID and phones at home, one day the police may well be working for these fascists, and before someone says this isn’t fascism. let me remind you the nazi’s started with mass deportation, they named communists as public enemies and we are seeing theses very same trends unfold.

be safe out the comrades.