In the end the protest was, a bit like the weather, a damp squib. On October 26th the first major rally organised by the extreme right since the riots that disfigured many British cities in late July and early August took place in central London. Perhaps a few thousand protesters turned up, nowhere near the number who attended a similar rally in July. But the riots and their aftermath have plainly been added to the list of grievances nursed by demonstrators.