PUBLISHED: 12:19 10 November 2018 | UPDATED: 12:50 10 November 2018 Two protests at City Hall, Norwich. One anti mass immigration the other pro immigration. Photo: Archant Archant Two protests, with very different views on immigration, are facing off against each other in Norwich city centre. Two protests at City Hall, Norwich. One anti mass immigration the other pro immigration. Photo: Archant Norwich is one of five cities, along with London, Coventry, Cardiff and Leeds, where UK Unity organised a ‘Take Back Control’ demonstration, protesting at the government’s failure to curb mass immigration. But a counter demonstration was organised by a group which wanted to send the message that Norwich is a welcoming city for immigrants. The two groups protested just yards away from each other outside City Hall in Norwich at lunchtime on Saturday, November 10. UK Unity, holding banners such as Drain The Swamp and waving Union Flags were considerably outnumbered by the Norwich Against Fascists group, who chanted: “There are many, many more of us than you” and held placards saying “No To Racism”. Two protests at City Hall, Norwich. One anti mass immigration the other pro immigration. Photo: Archant UK Unity was set up in Scotland last year by David Clews as an anti-Scottish independence, but pro-Brexit group. He says it is a grassroots movement and denies accusations that its stance on mass immigration is racist. But Norwich Against Fascists organised their own counter demonstration. They said: “Norwich has a proud history of welcoming strangers. For… [Read full story]
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