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In Glasgow, thousands of anti-racism protesters were met with a smaller group of anti-immigration demonstrators, resulting in scuffles and at least one arrest. The confrontation took place in George Square, outside the City Chambers, where police drew their batons and shouted at participants to stand back. According to reports, two to three thousand people took part in the anti-racism rally, outnumbering those at the rival demonstration by ten to one.
Police had to create barriers to separate the two groups of protestors. At one point, a man carrying two drum sticks attempted to rush the square; he was apprehended by police and taken into custody. Additionally, another individual attempted to disrupt the anti-immigration side of the demonstration, which led to a group of masked men, believed to be from the Green Brigade “ultra” group of Celtic supporters, being cornered and contained by police.
Trade unionists, campaigners, and politicians gave speeches at the anti-racism rally in defiance of the anti-immigration side. The city council greenlit the demonstration, while speakers pointed out that neither Scotland nor Glasgow is “immune to the far right.” Glasgow City Council leader Susan Aitken pointed out that the number of protestors resisting them in a city as diverse as Glasgow, Scotland’s most diverse, was more substantial.
Police Scotland stated that officers had contained a small group within George Square to maintain public safety, engage with them, and diminish the disruption. Containment, according to the spokesperson, is a tactic employed by highly trained officers where they anticipate an imminent or ongoing breach of the peace
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