Will London’s East End witness a return to confrontation?

by NICK RYAN

This Sunday two armies are threatening to clash on the streets of the East End of London. One involves a broad coalition of ethnic, Islamic and far-left groups, plus trade unions, churches and teachers. The other is a loose collection of far-right thugs, football hooligan ‘firms’, UKIP aficionados, and the odd Sikh or two, united by a fear (or hatred) of Islam.

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