HOOPY XMAS Celtic fans’ group The Green Brigade make a play for CHRISTMAS No1 spot...

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...in a bid to pay mounting legal fines.

 

The self-titled Ultras teamed up with Glasgow Irish band Glasnevin to record Easter Rising ballad Grace which*has already broken into the top 20 in the UK chart

 

The song has already broken into the top 20 in the UK chart with download sales volleying them past pop royalty including Drake and Maroon 5 in the current chart.

 

On their Facebook page, Glasnevin hailed the song’s popularity a victory against the “ridiculous” Offensive Behaviour at Football Act.

 

They wrote: “Great response for the song so far.

 

“Every penny made from this single will go towards the Green Brigade legal fund.

 

“Let’s push this into the charts this Christmas and raise some much needed money for a great cause.

 

“Help us give this one final big push today and score a victory against the ridiculous offensive behaviour act.”

 

Hoops fans have rallied round to support the single – with the song soaring from 65 to 14 in the iTunes chart.

 

It is believed all cash raised from sales of the 6min 12sec track will go towards The Green Brigade’s fund to fight the Offensive Behaviour at Football Act.

 

In October, Celtic were slapped with an £8,619 fine by UEFA for fans’ defiant display of the Palestinian flag at their Champions League clash with Hapoel Beer Sheva earlier in the year.

 

The Green Brigade claimed the display earned Celtic “respect and acclaim” throughout the world but UEFA dubbed the banners ‘illicit’.

 

Two years ago the club was hit with a £15,000 fine for the same offence.

 

Earlier this year the*Green Brigade raised over £170,000*for Palestine charities*after UEFA opened disciplinary proceedings against the supporters’ flag display during the Hoops’ Champions League crunch match in Israel.

 

Fans set up a GoFundMe page called ‘Match The Fine For Palestine’ in a bid to raise an initial £15,000 for Medical Aid Palestine and to the Lajee Children’s Centre.

 

The petition smashed their target and racked up a total of £176,076.

 

On their website, the Green Brigade states: “The Group opposes the reactionary and draconian ‘Offensive Behaviour at Football Act’ implemented in 2012, which specifically targets Irish Republican songs from the Celtic support.

 

“The legislation was a deliberate attack on the Celtic support with the Green Brigade facing the brunt of it.”

 

https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/312822/celtic-fans-group-the-green-brigade-make-a-play-for-christmas-no1-spot-to-pay-mounting-legal-fines/

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The way that this is reported is sinister. It's basically a big IRA love in advertisement.

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On their website, the Green Brigade states: “The Group opposes the reactionary and draconian ‘Offensive Behaviour at Football Act’ implemented in 2012, which specifically targets Irish Republican songs from the Celtic support.

 

“The legislation was a deliberate attack on the Celtic support with the Green Brigade facing the brunt of it.”

 

Let me quote the Terrorism Act 2006:

 

1 Encouragement of terrorism

 

(1) This section applies to a statement that is likely to be understood by some or all of the members of the public to whom it is published as a direct or indirect encouragement or other inducement to them to the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism or Convention offences.

 

(2) A person commits an offence if—

 

(a) he publishes a statement to which this section applies or causes another to publish such a statement; and

 

(b) at the time he publishes it or causes it to be published, he—

 

(i) intends members of the public to be directly or indirectly encouraged or otherwise induced by the statement to commit, prepare or instigate acts of terrorism or Convention offences; or

 

(ii) is reckless as to whether members of the public will be directly or indirectly encouraged or otherwise induced by the statement to commit, prepare or instigate such acts or offences.

 

(3) For the purposes of this section, the statements that are likely to be understood by members of the public as indirectly encouraging the commission or preparation of acts of terrorism or Convention offences include every statement which—

 

(a) glorifies the commission or preparation (whether in the past, in the future or generally) of such acts or offences; and

 

(b) is a statement from which those members of the public could reasonably be expected to infer that what is being glorified is being glorified as conduct that should be emulated by them in existing circumstances.

 

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/11/section/1

 

And let me add ... Proscribed terrorist groups or organisations

 

What is a proscribed organisation?

 

A. Under the Terrorism Act 2000, the Home Secretary may proscribe an organisation if she believes it is concerned in terrorism, and it is proportionate to do. For the purposes of the Act, this means that the organisation:

• commits or participates in acts of terrorism;

• prepares for terrorism;

• promotes or encourages terrorism (including the unlawful glorification of terrorism); or

• is otherwise concerned in terrorism.

 

What is meant by ‘terrorism’ in the proscription context?

 

A. “Terrorism” as defined in the Act, means the use or threat which: involves serious violence against a person; involves serious damage to property; endangers a person’s life (other than that of the person committing the act); creates a serious risk to the health or safety of the public or section of the public; or is designed seriously to interfere with or seriously to disrupt an electronic system. The use or threat of such action must be designed to influence the government or an international governmental organisation or to intimidate the public or a section of the public and be undertaken for the purpose of advancing a political, religious, racial or ideological cause.

 

What determines whether proscription is proportionate?

 

A. If the statutory test is met, the Secretary of State will consider whether to exercise her discretion to proscribe the organisation. In considering whether to exercise this discretion, the Secretary of State will take into account other factors, including:

 

• the nature and scale of an organisation’s activities;

• the specific threat that it poses to the UK;

• the specific threat that it poses to British nationals overseas;

• the extent of the organisation’s presence in the UK; and

• the need to support other members of the international community in the global fight against terrorism.

 

Irish Republican Army

Continuity Army Council

Cumann na mBan

Fianna na hEireann

Irish National Liberation Army

Irish People's Liberation Organisation

(page 17 & 18)

 

 

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/proscribed-terror-groups-or-organisations--2

 

The only question is ...

WHEN DID SCOTLAND LEAVE THE UK AND IS BEYOND THAT JURISDICTION?