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The far-right activist known as Tommy Robinson has been arrested by British police on suspicion of grievous bodily harm after a man was allegedly assaulted at a London railway station.

Video from the scene of the alleged assault, which showed a 64-year-old man on the ground, also recorded Robinson appearing to claim he had acted in self-defence.

The injured man was released from hospital on Thursday. Police are understood to be treating him as a victim, not a suspect, at this stage. Police have said he was admitted to hospital “with serious injuries which are not thought to be life-threatening”.

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[–] florge@feddit.uk 24 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Need to use his real name: Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It's funny how he has no problem in picking a gender-affirming name for himself (his preferred gender being 'real man') and gets pissed off when anyone brings up his real name (which reveals his birth gender is 'cosseted little Fauntleroy') but, naturally, if a normal person were to try the same thing he's suddenly against it...

[–] onslaught545@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (3 children)

I'm confused. Stephen Christopher is more masculine than Tommy.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I think it's a class thing... i.e. he pretends to be working class, but in reality he's from a family of posh aristocrats.

At least that's what I took from the comment, I know next to nothing about the guy.

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 2 points 4 days ago

Oh yeah, the aristocrats with the name “Lennon”…

He’s not posh at all. He stole the name of a football hooligan to make himself seem tough.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 days ago

in reality he’s from a family of posh aristocrats

To the extent that there are posh aristocrats in Luton. Lower-middle-class social climbers? Yeah, maybe.

[–] Snowclone@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

In England having a certain sounding name and a hyphen makes it clear he's not the type of person to have parents that worked with their hands or grandparents.

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Neither Yaxley nor Lennon are auspicious names. His mother worked in the Vauxhall Car plant. He has a hyphenated name because his stepfather adopted him.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 1 points 4 days ago

That explains so much about him.

He literally did not get enough love from his father, that's why he's like this.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 4 days ago

He has a hyphenated name. To a certain type of person (him) that is a sign of feminism.

The logic goes something like this, if your name is double-barreled it's because one of your ancestors possibly your mother didn't fully take her husband's family name. In some way that casts aspersions of non-masculinity on the whole family and therefore yourself.

I know it sounds stupid but that's because these people are utter morons. Trying to actually think down to their level requires several shots of tequila and a mallet to the side of your head.

[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Exactly. Criminals should not get to hide behind stage names.

That said, they do say his name:

Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Why do people call him 10 names when I can only get six, his real name plus his pseudonym assuming you count his last name as two names.

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 2 points 4 days ago

He was also convicted of illegally entering the US under the name Andrew McMaster, and has used other names.