▁throwing ▁" rott en ▁fruit ▁and ▁b ags ▁of ▁ca ust ic ▁s oda ▁at ▁march ers ". ▁More ▁than ▁ 8 0 ▁people ▁were ▁arrested . ▁ ▁National ▁Front ▁march ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁weeks , ▁the ▁National ▁Front ▁( NF ) ▁announced ▁plans ▁for ▁a ▁march ▁from ▁New ▁Cross ▁to ▁Lew ish am . ▁The ▁N F ▁national ▁organ iser , ▁Martin ▁Web ster , ▁told ▁the ▁press : ▁' We ▁believe ▁that ▁the ▁multi - ra cial ▁society ▁is ▁wrong , ▁is ▁evil ▁and ▁we ▁want ▁to ▁destroy ▁it '. ▁Local ▁church ▁leaders , ▁Lew ish am ▁Council ▁and ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁all ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁march ▁to ▁be ▁b anned , ▁but ▁Metropolitan ▁Police ▁Commission er ▁David ▁Mc N ee ▁decl ined ▁to ▁make ▁an ▁application ▁to ▁the ▁Home ▁Secretary ▁for ▁a ▁ban ▁to ▁be ▁im posed . ▁Mc N ee ▁reason ed ▁that ▁if ▁a ▁ban ▁were ▁im posed , ▁then ▁this ▁would ▁lead ▁to ▁" in cre asing ▁pressure " ▁to ▁ban ▁similar ▁events ▁and ▁would ▁be ▁" ab dic ating ▁his ▁responsibility ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁groups ▁who ▁threaten ▁to ▁achieve ▁their ▁ends ▁by ▁violent ▁means ." ▁Deput y ▁Ass istant ▁Commission er ▁David ▁Hel m ▁asked ▁the ▁N F ▁to ▁volunt arily ▁abandon ▁the ▁march , ▁which ▁they ▁refused ▁to ▁do . ▁Hel m ▁also ▁asked ▁how ▁they ▁would ▁respond ▁if ▁the ▁march ▁was ▁b anned , ▁and ▁was ▁told ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁simply ▁march ▁elsewhere . ▁This ▁meant ▁that ▁any ▁ban ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁be