Unite the Kingdom Rally + The 85th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain

Aerial view of the crowd

On Saturday, the 13th of September, we had the biggest gathering of the people of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, just ‘everyday Joe’ kind of people, standing up for freedom of speech.

But the day also became a tribute to Charlie Kirk, which included a one-minute silence to honour him.

The rally was organised by Tommy Robinson and his team, and they did a tremendous job, working with the police and making sure things ran as smoothly as possible.

The turnout was tremendous, with some estimates putting the count at around one million with almost two million watching the livestream, of which I was one.

It was funny that one of the main newspapers of the left, The Guardian, had a video on YouTube and ‘X’ on which they stated the crowd numbered around 110, 000 but their helicopter footage showed something quite different.

The sheer size of the crowd made it practically impossible for the media to ignore it, which they’ve done in the past.

And it’s made headlines all around the world.

It was so wonderful to see the overt displays of Christianity, with vicars and priests in their robes and many large crosses being held high over the crowd.

And the crowd were led by a priest on stage reading the Lord’s Prayer.

This, in a country where silent prayer leads to arrest.

There were many speakers including some from Europe and as far away as New Zealand.

The schedule was kept tight with each speaker having around five minutes.

But then a surprise video call from Elon Musk threw the schedule off; Tommy spoke to him for almost 20 minutes, and they had a wonderful exchange in front of the crowd.

It was great but also unfortunate as it meant the last four people were unable to have their time with the crowd; Tommy did ask the authorities if the rally could be extended a little more but to no avail, which was a shame.

To the surprise of no one, the prime minister and the mayor of London have labelled all those who were there ‘far right’, ‘divisive’ and all the usual tired names.

But there are so many videos on YouTube and on ‘X’ which all show the truth – all ages, all colours and backgrounds, having fun and all peaceful.

To underline the difference between Saturday’s march and other… gatherings, someone had posted this on ‘X’:

Number of arrests for Unite the Kingdom rally vs. other gatherings/protests

I think the march on Saturday has given many people the courage, the willingness and readiness to speak up, to no longer be shouted down and be bullied by the so-called leaders who obviously hate this country and all that the West stands for.

I also think the despicable murder of Charlie Kirk has done the same for America, with the reverberations being felt around the world.

And, looking at some of the tweets being put out by leftists here in Britain, they’re beginning to realise the silent majority have found their voice and are ready to roar.

Battle of Britain 85th Anniversary

RAF fighter aircraft (RAF)

Yesterday, the 15th of September, was the 85th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.

It was a major air campaign fought over England in 1940, with Britain officially dating it from 10th of July to 31st of October.

As it overlapped with the night attacks of the Blitz that lasted from 7th of September 1940 to 11th of May 1941, the Germans regard the battle as a single campaign and date it from July 1940 to May 1941.

The name, Battle of Britain, comes from a speech given by Prime Minister Winston Churchill in Parliament on the 18th of June 1940: “What [French military commander Maxime] Weygand called the ‘Battle of France’ is over. I expect that the Battle of Britain is about to begin.”

Interesting side-note, Maxime Weygand was one of the prisoners held at Castle Itter.

After the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk, after the fall of France, Germany turned its attention to Britain.

The plan was to, first, gain air superiority before launching an invasion of Britain.

The first major military campaign fought entirely by the air forces of both countries, it involved the Royal Air Force and the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy against large-scale attacks by the Luftwaffe.

Pilots of 'B' Flight, No.32 Squadron relax on the grass in front of Hurricane Mk I P3522, GZ-V (W.Commons)

The pilots of RAF Fighter Command, flying Hurricanes and Spitfires, ultimately defeated the Luftwaffe, and Hitler was forced to abandon his invasion plans.

Churchill delivered one of his famous speeches to the House of Commons on the 20th of August 1940 with the knowledge that the Luftwaffe were numerically superior to the RAF, having around 2,550 planes compared to the RAF’s approximately 750.

“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.”