Once again Anti-fascists find themselves on the wrong side of English police.

Once again Anti-fascist groups come under attack from English police. Around 1,500 UAF members had descended on Bolton to oppose an EDL rally in the city's Victoria Square.  But they found themselves the main target of police - and even UAF organiser Weyman Bennett was held, on charges of conspiracy to commit violent disorder. Mr Bennett said: "Officers came up to me as soon as I arrived and said they would arrest me. "I have been to more than 200 demos and never been arrested.".
This raises the question about English police forces and their attitude towards peaceful protest. As both Edinburgh and Glasgow marches went off without much trouble and a minimum number of arrests. Why can the same groups of people have such a different reaction? Why do our police forces respect political and social protest yet police forces as large as greater Manchester are constantly creating violent and tense situations? What is it our police have that they don't?
Read more here http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/index.php/news/content/view/full/88242