Racist Thugs should stay out of Renfrewshire


News that the Loyalist Defence League may be gathering in Paisley tomorrow in a bid to ‘protect our statues’ has been met with concern from Renfrewshire Council’s Labour Group, in light of the violent scenes that were witnessed in Glasgow on Wednesday night.

The Labour group said, “First of all we don’t want a repeat of the violence that we saw on Wednesday in Glasgow, of which, the First minister described as “racist thuggery”. Secondly, there is no place for any sort of racism in our society and our message is loud and clear, we don’t want you in Renfrewshire and you should stay away. If the events of the last few weeks have taught us anything, it is that this is the time to come together, recognise the type of discrimination and oppression that the BAME community face on a daily basis, and work collectively to rid ourselves of this disease and away from the divisions of hate.

However, we also call for restraint on any planned counter demonstration so that we don’t have similar incidents that would put people at risk of getting hurt or worse.

All of this can be avoided if RACIST THUGS STAY AWAY!”

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