ABSTRACT
A broad-shouldered man in his forties who usually had a spring in his step and a smile on his face, Mark was a popular figure with other English Defence League (EDL) activists in London and the southeast. The highest-profile incident took place at a demonstration in Blackburn on 2nd April 2011, when activists aligned with the Northwest Infidels (NWI) and Northeast Infidels (NEI) factions. Part of the EDL, clashed with Tommy Robinson and his closest supporters, leading to Robinson facing an assault charge for head-butting a fellow activist. And serving to consolidate a split in the movement between the Luton-based leadership and activists loyal to the NWI and NEI factions that had been gestating for several months. The suggestions that gained most approval included banning people from using EDL Facebook pages after midnight and discouraging the use of Facebook when drunk, but as far as author aware, nothing ever came of the proposals.
