Shire folk

Shire folk

The Intelligence from The Economist

2026-09-19

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In our second episode of “Shire folk; the Tommy Robinson story”, Georgia Banjo revisits the late 2010s to chart how Britain’s grooming gangs scandal shaped Robinson’s rise, from Luton football hooligan to Europe correspondent for Rebel Media. Topics covered: • Terror attacks • Grooming gangs • Alternative media • Southport riots Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to The Economist.
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  • The Economist.

  • Last Saturday on The Weekend Intelligence, Georgia Banjo brought you the first of her three-part series

  • on Tommy Robinson, a far-right football hooligan who is shaping people's vision of Britain at home and abroad.

  • If you haven't listened yet, I'd urge you to go back and do so.

  • That episode traced Tommy's origin story in Luton, 50 kilometres from London, where he honed his agenda.

  • Today, we track his rise from the fringe to mainstream media.

  • It's 2011.

  • Tommy Robinson's in a BBC studio with Jeremy Paxman, the hard-hitting interviewer.

  • It's the same interview we heard last episode.

  • The EDL hasn't yet been disbanded.

  • Robinson's still their leader.

  • And a demo against Islamic extremism is planned in Luton.

  • Let me take you through what some of the people on your Facebook site are talking about

  • what should happen this weekend.

  • If we're taking Facebook as a real form of what's happening within the English Defence League...

  • You can take these things out.

  • Anyone can set up a profile.

  • Let's burn them all and everything...

  • Paxman's in his trademark suit and tie.

  • Tommy's in jeans, looking nervous.