Oh Tommy Tommy !

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c39jrjm2w89o

The far-right anti-Islam activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, better known as Tommy Robinson, has lost an appeal against his 18-month prison sentence for contempt of court.

Yaxley-Lennon was jailed last October after he ignored a court order not to repeat lies about a Syrian refugee, who had successfully sued him for libel.

The 42-year-old appealed against the sentence on Friday, with the Court of Appeal told his segregation from other inmates at HMP Woodhill was damaging to his mental health.

In a ruling on Wednesday morning, Lady Chief Justice Baroness Carr, Lord Justice Edis and Lord Justice Warby dismissed the appeal.

"The judge's application of the law and his reasoning on the appropriate sanction in this case both exhibit a meticulous approach," they said.

Following the ruling, a spokesperson for the attorney general's office said Yaxley-Lennon's 18-month sentence "reflected how gravely the court considers contempt".

"We respect the court's decision to refuse permission to appeal the sentence imposed," they added.

The latest ruling marks Yaxley-Lennon's second court defeat in less than a month, after he lost a closely-related challenge to his segregation in jail in March.

Yaxley-Lennon, who is from Luton, was imprisoned after breaching a court order put in place after he lost a hugely expensive libel trial in 2021.

The former leader of the now-defunct English Defence League had wrongly claimed in an online video that a Syrian teenager was a violent thug.



Thoughts and prayers (not really!) with + the native hipster and Elon Musk at this difficult time!

Probably the wrong type of racist for the ccmb massive
but!!
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🚨 Joe Biden is spending his first speech since leaving office saying he didn’t have to grow up around black people<br><br>“I remember watching a bus go by… it was full of colored kids… I had never seen those.”<br><br>The face of the Democrat party 🤣🤡 <a href="https://t.co/4keCWCep8O">pic.twitter.com/4keCWCep8O</a></p>&mdash; Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href="https://twitter.com/nicksortor/status/1912275043834339462?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 15, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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Probably the wrong type of racist for the ccmb massive
but!!
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🚨 Joe Biden is spending his first speech since leaving office saying he didn’t have to grow up around black people<br><br>“I remember watching a bus go by… it was full of colored kids… I had never seen those.”<br><br>The face of the Democrat party 🤣🤡 <a href="https://t.co/4keCWCep8O">pic.twitter.com/4keCWCep8O</a></p>&mdash; Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href="https://twitter.com/nicksortor/status/1912275043834339462?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 15, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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That's a bloke , in his twilight years , talking about how he had little contact with black kids or " coloured kids " as people of his time used to say when he was growing up

Over this side of the pond he could be an old fella from cyncoed or rhiwbina or heath because in the old days that's how it was

I can't see where the idea he's a racist comes from

Prison news for everyone this week. Islamist tries to chop three guards heads off. Far-right activist has appeal turned down!

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Prison news for everyone this week. Islamist tries to chop three guards heads off. Far-right activist has appeal turned down!

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Behave James.

This is the ‘Oh Tommy Tommy’ thread. This is where the fans and the opponents talk all things Tommy. This is the Tommy backed by the richest man in the world with a social media empire to allow him to spread his Tommy love globally.

The Islamist mass murderer naturally got more coverage in the UK media (broadcast, print and social) but as there are very few differences of opinion about him and his attack on the prison staff, there is little scope for a messageboard debate - so limited traction.

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Behave James.

This is the ‘Oh Tommy Tommy’ thread. This is where the fans and the opponents talk all things Tommy. This is the Tommy backed by the richest man in the world with a social media empire to allow him to spread his Tommy love globally.

The Islamist mass murderer naturally got more coverage in the UK media (broadcast, print and social) but as there are very few differences of opinion about him and his attack on the prison staff, there is little scope for a messageboard debate - so limited traction.

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That's a very fair summary Jon. But I do think many are very uncomfortable talking about the pretty serious issues happening, in prisons and elsewhere, and they are not the things that Mr Yaxley Lennon talks about, deserving as it may be that he is currently serving time.

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That's a very fair summary Jon. But I do think many are very uncomfortable talking about the pretty serious issues happening, in prisons and elsewhere, and they are not the things that Mr Yaxley Lennon talks about, deserving as it may be that he is currently serving time.

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Not sure of the point of this post.
Are you saying you’re in support of Tommy?
Or that you disagree with violence against prison guards? One is an interesting point of view, the other I’d say most would agree with

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Originally Posted by superfeathers

Not sure of the point of this post.
Are you saying you’re in support of Tommy?
Or that you disagree with violence against prison guards? One is an interesting point of view, the other I’d say most would agree with

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Sorry, I missed this. He raises issue on the dangers of radical islam that many are in agreement on, but fewer are willing to talk about openly. His mistake is his inconsistency in applying it across the board and the tone and language used as well as his own violent history.

But my point was, in the week in which an radical Islamist connected to the murder of kids at a concert tried to murder prison guards doing their job, it just says a lot that people will stick to their comfort blanket of talking about Tommy Robinson. The irony is that his biggest detractors only fuel his rise really.

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Originally Posted by JamesWales

Sorry, I missed this. He raises issue on the dangers of radical islam that many are in agreement on, but fewer are willing to talk about openly. His mistake is his inconsistency in applying it across the board and the tone and language used as well as his own violent history.

But my point was, in the week in which an radical Islamist connected to the murder of kids at a concert tried to murder prison guards doing their job, it just says a lot that people will stick to their comfort blanket of talking about Tommy Robinson. The irony is that his biggest detractors only fuel his rise really.

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Yes would have done.🤣

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Yes would have done.🤣

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Haha well, it wouldn't be true nor an accurate reflection of the complex issues at play young sir. 🤓