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Tommy Robinson

トミー・ロビンソン　/　とみー・ろびんそん

Political activist from United Kingdom

November 27, 1982 (age 43)　・　Luton, United Kingdom

political activist
journalist
author

My Take

Tommy Robinson, born Stephen Yaxley-Lennon in Luton, is a figure I approach with caution rather than enthusiasm. As a far-right, counter-jihad activist who co-founded and led the English Defence League, he sits permanently at the center of bitter controversy, and I do not share his politics. What interests me as an editor is less the man than the conditions that produced him: why a divided modern Britain generates both fervent support and fierce opposition around such a figure. He functions as a kind of barometer of national anxiety. My take is to observe him soberly, as a symptom of a larger story rather than someone to celebrate.

Overview

Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon (né Yaxley; born 27 November 1982), better known as Tommy Robinson, is a British far-right, counter-jihad activist. Described as "one of [the] UK's most prominent far-right activists", he co-founded the English Defence League (EDL), serving as its leader from 2009 to 2013.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Tommy Robinson
Name (Japanese): トミー・ロビンソン
Reading: とみー・ろびんそん
Born: November 27, 1982 (age 43)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Sagittarius / Dog
Origin: Luton, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: political activist / journalist / author

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

2019 Sappho Award

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.tommyrobinson.online/
Xhttps://x.com/trobinsonnewera
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy%20Robinson

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