They have money and mouthpieces - they don't have a majority
WHAT properly put a stop to the riots last summer was not necessarily the police or even the fast-tracked court hearings. It was a massive show of strength. After a week or more of mobs attacking refugee centres and abuse being hurled at people who happened to be a different colour pissed-off progressives mobilised in force. In Liverpool "Nans Against Racism" locked arms to form a human barricade around a church which offered advice to immigrants. In Brighton meanwhile, eight racist agitators found themselves entirely encircled by some 500 counter-demonstrators and ended up cowering behind a police cordon. Even The Daily Mail, in a front page the following morning, seemed to recognise where the balance of power lay. "Night anti-hate marchers faced down the thugs," read the headline, which also echoed the Prime Minister's own language in describing the protests as "far-right." It's helpful to remember these scenes when, some 12 months on, we're...