The Organiser of an Anti-Migrant Protest to Protect Women Is a Woman Beater | | Simon Childs: A convicted fraudster who was arrested for knocking a woman unconscious and fined for drug-driving is the organiser of an anti-migrant protest supposedly aimed at protecting women. In February around 100 protesters gathered outside the Beresford Hotel in Newquay, Cornwall, which has housed asylum seekers for several months, as a wave of anti-migrant protests swept the country after a riot broke out outside a hotel housing refugees on Merseyside. They were outnumbered by about 300 counter-protesters. Local news website Cornwall Live reported that the protest was organised by 36-year-old Philip Milo Gregory. Gregory was charged with fraud at Gloucester Crown Court in May 2017. He went on the run for 20 months, and was eventually caught after he was arrested in Newcastle city centre after allegedly punching a woman in the face and knocking her unconscious. Court documents show that in 2022 Gregory was given a fine and banned from holding or obtaining a driving licence for one year and 42 days for driving under the influence of cocaine and cocaine metabolite, Cornwall Live reports. | | | FEATURE For Trans and Non-Binary People, the Choice Is Between Private Healthcare or Years of Waiting by Vic Parsons All trans people who medically transition now have to pay for it - whether that's in time or money. Vic Parsons reports. Read more... | | OPINION Is BDS Okay Now or What? by Hamza Ali Shah As investors pull their cash out of Israeli banks, Palestinians and their allies are wondering what's changed, writes Hamza Ali Shah. Read more... | | Support independent journalism. | | All of us at Novara Media are working harder than ever to provide meaningful analysis and reporting on the issues that drastically impact our lives. Thanks to our supporters, we're free to explore what it takes to build a society that works for us all. Support us with a monthly donation from just £1 per month to help us to plan our future, and be more resilient in the media space. Alternatively, you can support us with a one-off donation. We know times are really tough, so any support you give does not go unnoticed. Thanks so much – we couldn't do this without you. | | | |