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*Richard Bartholomew, [http://barthsnotes.wordpress.com/2010/06/26/searchlight-names-edl-leader-tommy-robinson-as-stephen-yaxley-lennon/ Searchlight Names EDL Leader “Tommy Robinson” as Stephen Yaxley-Lennon], ''Bartholomew's Notes on Religion, 26 June 2010. | *Richard Bartholomew, [http://barthsnotes.wordpress.com/2010/06/26/searchlight-names-edl-leader-tommy-robinson-as-stephen-yaxley-lennon/ Searchlight Names EDL Leader “Tommy Robinson” as Stephen Yaxley-Lennon], ''Bartholomew's Notes on Religion, 26 June 2010. | ||
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Revision as of 18:40, 1 July 2014
Tommy Robinson is the pseudonym of the leading figure in the English Defence League. According to the Guardian, he is a 28-year-old carpenter from Luton.[1]
In its July 2010 edition, Searchlight magazine named Robinson as Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, a former BNP member from Bedford sentenced to 12 months imprisonment in 2005 for assaulting an off-duty police officer.[2] Yaxley-Lennon's name first surfaced in a comment accompanying an anonymously posted video purporting to show Robinson's face. According to a screenshot taken by Searchlight, Robinson appeared to confirm his identity by commenting on Facebook: "hey at least people can see my hansome [sic] face now."[3] According to the One Million United blog, Robinson's Facebook page was deleted shortly after publication of the Searchlight story.[4]
Contact
- Defunct Facebook page Tommy Robinson
External Resources
- Nick Lowles and Simon Cressy, The BNP past of the EDL leader, Searchlight, July 2010.
- Richard Bartholomew, Searchlight Names EDL Leader “Tommy Robinson” as Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, Bartholomew's Notes on Religion, 26 June 2010.
References
- ↑ Robert Booth, Matthew Taylor and Paul Lewis, English Defence League: chaotic alliance stirs up trouble on streets, The Guardian, 12 September 2007.
- ↑ Nick Lowles and Simon Cressy, The BNP past of the EDL leader, Searchlight, July 2010.
- ↑ Nick Lowles and Simon Cressy, The BNP past of the EDL leader, Searchlight, July 2010.
- ↑ Exclusive: EDL Panics As Exposed Leader Goes Into Hiding, One Million United Official Blog, 26 June 2010.
