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A bad day for English values
Adrian Goldberg & George Makin Stirrer 4 May 10
How ironic that plans for a proposed new mosque in Dudley were withdrawn on the same day as four protesters from the English Defence League staged a rooftop protest on the site. Stirrer editor Adrian Goldberg argues that while the decision was pragmatic, it was also a bad day for tolerance.
Just a month after the EDL brought Dudley to a standstill with a major demonstration, the organisation returned to the town – this time to stage a rooftop protest at the Hall Street site identified as the site of the proposed mosque and community centre…