Anonymous has posted two memes on social media today with a chilling message for those attending the Conservative Party Conference, which runs in Manchester between 1st and 4th October.
In one post, with the headline 'Grenfell was social murder', the group states "If it's necessary we bally up burn down the oppressor, yeah we rally up". It is followed by the hashtag #OpPartyOver and #YourTimeIsUp.
In another post, titled Operation Party Over, Anonymous states that its mission is to 'Prevent the Conservative Party Conference Manchester'...
Targets, it adds, include Manchester Central, the Midland Hotel, the Hilton Hotel and Manchester Town Hall, and the Tactics are 'All is fair in love and war. Extra points for creativity'...
Tools, it states, are 'Black clothes, face coverings, locks and chains, smoke grenades, fares, flashbangs etc'.
Thousands of Tory delegates are expected at the Conference, while hundreds of thousands are expected to protest peacefully throughout the week, which begins with a huge demonstration against the Government on Sunday 1st October.
The Salford Star has asked The People's Assembly, which is one of the main organisers of the Tory Party Conference protests, for a comment on the Anonymous memes which will be posted as soon as it's received.*
There is a full programme of peaceful protests and events around the Conference which will be covered in full on the Salford Star - Take Back Manchester Festival announced - click here
* Update: 15th September
The People's Assembly has now said that it doesn't want to comment as Anonymous is nothing to do with them and that their events are all peaceful and family friendly.
However, last night Salford Tory Councillor, Iain Lindley, got very angry on Twitter, arguing that the article was an "incitement to arson (and worse)"...and "an incitement to murder", and should be taken down. He copied the police into the tweets.
"Whatever our political differences...I hope we can at least agree that I don't deserve to be burned to death" he added.
First up, the Salford Star isn't encouraging the behaviour being advocated by Anonymous – this is merely a case of (pardon the pun) trying to shoot the messenger.
And, secondly, no, Iain Lindley doesn't deserve to be 'burned to death'...although he did get crucified at the last Tory Party Conference in Manchester for mockingly blowing kisses at disability protesters (see here), and won the Salford Star Mary Burns Tories Love Disabled People Award – see print issue 11
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