Overview
- About 30 people gathered outside Dalmarnock Primary in Glasgow on Monday to protest parent English lessons, with the action organised by Alex Cairnie and Craig Houston.
- Glasgow City Council said there is no safeguarding issue, explaining that vetting applies only to adults with unsupervised contact, and confirmed the classes will continue.
- Police Scotland maintained a presence at the gates and reported no criminality, as organisers pledged to return weekly until the lessons are moved.
- The protest disrupted the school day, with some children kept indoors and one mother reportedly too intimidated to cross the picket line to attend the class.
- The council branded the campaign “misguided and toxic” and linked it to racial prejudice, while coverage noted Houston’s support for Tommy Robinson and Cairnie’s recent abduction conviction.