The Canary upsets all the right people. Particularly, it seems, in print. The far-right hate peddler known as ‘Tommy Robinson’ has got a bit upset at being called out on a Canary front page for his part in inciting white-supremacist violence in Belfast. And in his annoyance, he gave the Canary some accidental free advertising:
He doesn’t have a leg to stand on about the ‘smear’, legally speaking. Truth is an absolute defence and libel requires damage to reputation, while his — and no doubt his income — depends on his supporters seeing him inciting. And even in the UK’s corrupt justice system, there’s no way to say evil like this isn’t inciting:
The whole of the United Kingdom is hitting the streets tonight at 7pm following yet another invader attack on our people.
It’s time
pic.twitter.com/tscckc9ceK
— Tommy Robinson
And the Canary is not the only outlet to point out that he was not just inciting, but coordinating, the Belfast white hate riots. Like the i:
And even far-right ‘msm’ rags have taken him down before, just as brutally:
They are far right shithouses. pic.twitter.com/mmrQMALuCy
— Andrew (@AndrewEgan89975) June 13, 2026
Of course, Tommeh’s mates might not be too impressed that he was (again) sucking up to foreign billionaires while he was doing it. But then again, they might not care. Only certain kinds of foreigners are despised, perhaps.
Tommy Robinson — “Cry harder”
And his post didn’t exactly generate much sympathy. Lots of responses encouraged him to get even more upset:
Cry harder!
You only have yourself to blame!
— Duncan
Still Socialist tired of LIES & Anger (@BRUMSTOKIE) June 12, 2026
Others focused on the truth of the headline and the article:
You mean… the truth??
— Ren (@RenLaz17) June 12, 2026
And quite a few added the ‘patriot’s liking for foreign climes (and cash):
You do have ten names though don’t you, protecting British values but changes his name and moves to Spain.
The guy that has been an illegal immigrant, complains about illegal immigration. pic.twitter.com/JZIoJFp3LU
— My Two Pence (@MyTwoPenceUK) June 12, 2026
Oh fuck I HOPE they did. It’s about time your grifting coked up shit stirring little arse got a proper headline.
That’s MARVELLOUS.
Well done @TheCanaryUK
pic.twitter.com/XdD8W887js
— Damian (@D_MQuail) June 12, 2026
Lots pointed out the cash, actually:
Where’s the lie exactly you malformed little racist runt? pic.twitter.com/deFGhG0j7s
— CaptainBird (@CaptainBird5) June 12, 2026
And the foreigners operating him in return for it:
— George (@seeyouinpub) June 12, 2026
Some pointed out the, ahem, inconsistency of Robinson’s ‘political’ positions:
The whole of the United Kingdom is hitting the streets tonight at 7pm following yet another invader attack on our people.
It’s time
— Tommy Robinson
While others just contented themselves with taking the mickey out of him for not realising the obvious:
It’s literally there in front of you, you bleeding imbecile
— RandomHero (@ImMeHooYou) June 12, 2026
Of the many hundreds of responses, only a few were from people willing to reinforce the idea that he doesn’t incite, or is right to. There are far too many good replies to include them in an article, so if you have a spare few minutes, reading the others will be a rewarding way to spend them.
And of course, spare a few to pop out and buy a Canary print edition, Monday to Friday. You can find your nearest stockist here. It really is upsetting all the right (wrong) people.
Featured image via Luke Dray/Getty Images
By Skwawkbox
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