British Teen Says He Was Pelted with Urine and Glue at LSE While Promoting Charlie Kirk–Inspired Movement

Seventeen-year-old conservative activist Thomas Moffitt — known online as "Young Bob" — says he has faced death threats and violent harassment while campaigning with Turning Point UK, the British group inspired by U.S. organiser Charlie Kirk.

Moffitt describes the most recent incident occurring on Nov. 20 at the London School of Economics, where he and other students were invited by the university Conservative Society to discuss socially conservative values. He says the event initially involved civil debate, but the mood turned hostile after the formal discussion concluded.

"We were invited on to speak about socially conservative values. Within about an hour, people were taking pictures with us, some people were genuinely debating in good faith," Moffitt said. "Then afterwards, outside of that hour frame that we had some decent discussions, we had a bunch of masked-up activists, firstly, trying to steal our materials, and then secondly, trying to protest with a megaphone."

According to Moffitt, some demonstrators mocked the death of Charlie Kirk — the founder of Turning Point USA — while attempting to remove the group from campus. "In their eyes, it must have just been seen as them trying to commit some sort of humiliation ritual," he said, calling the chants "a very demoralized way of essentially mocking the death of a great man."

Moffitt also recounted a history of intimidation and physical attacks related to the chapter's activities. "Throughout the duration of reporting for TPUK and doing stands on abortion, transgenderism and migration, we’ve had bottles of urine chucked at us, glue chucked at us, cans of beans chucked in my face," he said. He described more serious incidents as well: a man with a knife at Speaker’s Corner who threatened him, physical assaults that included being kicked in the head, and death threats on social media.

Despite the harassment, Moffitt says he remains committed to growing Turning Point UK and adopting the outreach style associated with Kirk. "We saw that we can start to import what the U.S. was very successful in terms of preaching and evangelizing young people into conservatism," he said. "I think that we should take this momentum and opportunity and kind of grow out TPUK."

Turning Point USA, founded in 2012, has inspired international chapters including Turning Point UK and Turning Point Australia. Kirk had spoken at British venues such as the Oxford Union, encouraging campus organising among students overseas.

Reflecting on Kirk’s influence, Moffitt added, "If I were ever able to have the opportunity to speak to Erika [Kirk], I would firstly give huge admiration towards her husband on the formula and ideas that I drew great inspiration from." He said the movement should persist across borders: "We must continue the fight regardless of what country we’re in, because the West needs conservatism."