Dr William Allchorn is a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds, UK.

• Introduction – Why Policy Responses to the EDL and Britain First?1 Context: The Rise of Anti-Islamic Protest and the Evolution of the UK Far Right2 What Policy Responses? UK National Policy Responses and Localised Countermeasures to Anti-Islamic Protest3 ‘Where it all began’ – Policy Responses to the EDL and Britain First in Luton4 Early Responses to Anti-Islamic Protest – Policy Responses to the EDL and Britain First in Birmingham 5 West Yorkshire’s Response to Anti-Islamic Protest – Policy Responses to the EDL and Britain First in Bradford 6 ‘Somewhere near the Clock tower’ - Policy Responses to the EDL and Britain First in Leicester7 Anti-Islamic Protest in London’s East End - Policy Responses to the EDL and Britain First in Tower Hamlets8. Conclusion - Key Findings, Recommendations and Future Responses