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Tommy Robinson Conservative Woman

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spottybook Wed 19-Mar-25 08:14:06

Whatever your thoughts on Tommy Robinson this article by Lizzie Webb in the Conservative Woman makes interesting reading.

www.conservativewoman.co.uk/for-the-rape-victims-sake-have-mercy-on-tommy-robinson/

Wyllow3 Sun 23-Mar-25 14:12:23

You are right about the journalist:

From Tommy Robinson wiki page

In 2021, he was subjected to a five-year stalking prevention order for harassing journalist Lizzie Dearden and her partner

In 2021, he was found to have libelled a 15-year-old refugee at a school in Huddersfield and was ordered to pay £100,000 plus legal costs.

After breaching an injunction about repeating the libel, Robinson was sentenced to 18 months in prison.

In June 2022 Robinson admitted gambling away £100,000 before declaring bankruptcy.

He also said he owed an estimated £160,000 to HM Revenue and Customs.

The Times said that he owes in the region of £2,000,000 to his creditors, and is the subject of a HMRC investigation over unpaid taxes."

Churchview Sun 23-Mar-25 14:22:03

He has spent his whole life cheating, manipulating , hurting people and inciting people to hurt others.

Why would a man like that throw his all behind highlighting another group of people who spend their life cheating, manipulating, hurting people and inciting people to hurt others?

Altruism doesn't seem to be one of his traits.

Iam64 Sun 23-Mar-25 18:53:20

Many thanks Wyllow3 and Churchview for your recent posts setting out some of Robinson’s history and offending behaviour]nanna8 and Freya - has this clear accurate information influenced your views on Robinson .

nanna8 Mon 24-Mar-25 00:17:51

Thanks for the info everyone and I will look him up. I really hadn’t heard of him . We have an election coming up soon so our news is full of that. Interesting one, not very predictable this time. Personally I think we are safer with Labor here just now.

Wyllow3 Mon 24-Mar-25 00:42:37

I hope you gt what you feel is best, nanna.

nanna8 Mon 24-Mar-25 01:22:26

Thanks- a lot of health probs at the moment so excuse if I get bit snappy !

Iam64 Mon 24-Mar-25 08:04:19

Elections and health problems are not relaxing nanna8. Thanks for coming back after so many of us posted ‘what about this’ negative information on Tommy Robinson. It helps to realise how his shouting about so called grooming gangs in isolating from greater knowledge of his crimes and motivation, can be seen

glasshalffullagain Mon 24-Mar-25 08:32:05

I'm sure we would all like to shout about grooming gangs but most of us don't use this as a vehicle for racism. Most.

keepingquiet Mon 24-Mar-25 08:37:41

It is poison believed by many in the Trump administration who are not interested in the truth. Putin and his shadey henchmen are probably involved in it too.

Churchview Mon 24-Mar-25 08:45:08

nanna8 I do hope you'll be feeling much better soon. Being under the weather does sap the joy from life. Hoping your election gives you the result you want and that the outcome lifts your spirits.