Questions
I have to ask since I am American and ignorant on some British politics. I thought the UK was big on 'Law and Order' and civility? I would think the police would not like groups of people kicking the snot out of each other except if it was after football game.
The except I think is the key there. I mean for decades it was mostly accepted that sports teams would play each other and then outside the firms of fans would beat each other up and the police mostly gave it a nod and a wink as long as they only fought each other and would only step in when it looked like it would spread.
In ttl, that basic approach is also used with political rallys.