Stones, bottles and bricks were hurled along Effingham Street and Folkestone Road. Thugs stormed the Dover Discovery Centre, home to the town’s library. Shops were forced to close. Families fled. By the time the dust settled, 64 people would eventually be convicted, with jail sentences totalling 85 years handed down. A decade on, some traders say Dover’s reputation has never fully recovered from the “horrendous” scenes. I was there and remember it vividly. With Calais just 22 miles across the Channel, Dover has long been a focal point for anti-immigration protests. But there had never been anything like this before...
Monitoring Antisemitism Intel
