BoneDog Posted 31 March 2009 Posted 31 March 2009 I bet them birds caused frickin havoc! Down with capitalism placards! That copper looks on his guard ready for war
purpleronnie Posted 31 March 2009 Posted 31 March 2009 Some French people didn't take 'shit'.The fact is that the govt in France won their election by quite a distance. Probably by people who were fed up with national policy being dictated by the mob. The people who protested in France were just a bunch of thugs who wanted to impose their views on a democratically elected govt, just like the thickos, inadequates and unemployables who will be marching/rioting tomorrow. Yep we should do what 99% of Englaners do...just accept everything, then moan about it.
Daggers Posted 31 March 2009 Posted 31 March 2009 I don't understand whether I should have an opinion about this or not. I think I care more for what I am going to have for my teatime.
Webbo Posted 31 March 2009 Posted 31 March 2009 Yep we should do what 99% of Englaners do...just accept everything, then moan about it. It's why we have elections. I've never voted labour in my life but I accept they have a mandate to govern. Perhaps you think we should all form our own little mobs, kick the shit out of each other and the winner gets to form the govt.
Shrenchel Posted 31 March 2009 Posted 31 March 2009 The right of assembly, demonstration and petition is as much a part of democracy as free and fair elections are.
Webbo Posted 31 March 2009 Posted 31 March 2009 The right of assembly, demonstration and petition is as much a part of democracy as free and fair elections are. If it's just a march and not a riot I they can protest as much as they like.
Shrenchel Posted 31 March 2009 Posted 31 March 2009 If it's just a march and not a riot I they can protest as much as they like. Some French people didn't take 'shit'.The fact is that the govt in France won their election by quite a distance. Probably by people who were fed up with national policy being dictated by the mob. The people who protested in France were just a bunch of thugs who wanted to impose their views on a democratically elected govt, just like the thickos, inadequates and unemployables who will be marching/rioting tomorrow. You just said the people who protested in France were a bunch of thugs. There was 2 million of them marching with very little trouble whatsoever. Just like tomorrow, the ****** tryna kick off will be a tiny minority but all of them are 'thickos, inedequates and unemployables.' 35,000 people were on the march on saturday with only one arrest (for a geezer being drunk.)
Phube Posted 31 March 2009 Posted 31 March 2009 If it's just a march and not a riot I they can protest as much as they like. Quite... but someone should tell them they are wasting their time. Which could be better spent shopping in Oxford Street!
Shrenchel Posted 31 March 2009 Posted 31 March 2009 Oh and the French were hardly pissed off with 'policy being dictated by the mob.' The most comprehensive poll showed over 75% of the population supported the demonstrations against Sarkozy's economic policy.
purpleronnie Posted 31 March 2009 Posted 31 March 2009 Quite... but someone should tell them they are wasting their time. Which could be better spent shopping in Oxford Street! Who cares if they change anything, they are standing up for what they believe in, apathy pisses me off.
Daggers Posted 31 March 2009 Posted 31 March 2009 Who cares if they change anything, they are standing up for what they believe in, apathy pisses me off. Getting a tepid burger or cold chips from McDonalds pisses me off.
Phube Posted 31 March 2009 Posted 31 March 2009 Who cares if they change anything, they are standing up for what they believe in, apathy pisses me off. Oh well... But surely they should be actually trying to change the world... i.e. becoming the Bankers/politicians/world leaders. Not walking through London every year or so whining/smashing property/having a jolly!
Webbo Posted 31 March 2009 Posted 31 March 2009 You just said the people who protested in France were a bunch of thugs. There was 2 million of them marching with very little trouble whatsoever. Just like tomorrow, the ****** tryna kick off will be a tiny minority but all of them are 'thickos, inedequates and unemployables.' 35,000 people were on the march on saturday with only one arrest (for a geezer being drunk.) Well I was going on what Purple Ronnie posted last week.LINK Oh and the French were hardly pissed off with 'policy being dictated by the mob.' The most comprehensive poll showed over 75% of the population supported the demonstrations against Sarkozy's economic policy. French election results. Nominee Nicolas Sarkozy Ségolène RoyalParty UMP PSPopular vote 18,983,138 16,790,440Percentage 53.06% 46.94% That's a 6% lead and more than 2million more votes, pretty big in a 2 horse race.
Shrenchel Posted 31 March 2009 Posted 31 March 2009 Well I was going on what Purple Ronnie posted last week.LINK French election results. Nominee Nicolas Sarkozy Ségolène RoyalParty UMP PSPopular vote 18,983,138 16,790,440Percentage 53.06% 46.94% That's a 6% lead and more than 2million more votes, pretty big in a 2 horse race. Over two million people marching (3 possibly, depending which newspaper you read.) Probably about 0.5 percent of them were ****** with nothing better to do who decided to fook around. Doesn't mean the rest of them are thug pricks. Are all the Leicester fans that go to an away game thug pricks if a couple of our lot kick off in a pub? I'm not debating the election result. I'm saying 75% of the country supported the demonstrations (it's even quoted in the link you posted), which goes against what you were saying that the French population are pissed off with the 'mob' protesting.
Webbo Posted 31 March 2009 Posted 31 March 2009 I'm not debating the election result. I'm saying 75% of the countryof the 1000 people asked in the poll supported the demonstrations Anyway, getting back to our own march, what exactly are these people protesting against? What is it exactly that they want? Who do they represent apart from themselves?
Nationwider Posted 31 March 2009 Posted 31 March 2009 Does anyone central London-based expect to see any major disruption on Wed-Thurs of this week? I can't see anything that says the Tube won't be running as usual. Has anyone been advised to do anything differently?
James. Posted 31 March 2009 Author Posted 31 March 2009 Does anyone central London-based expect to see any major disruption on Wed-Thurs of this week? I can't see anything that says the Tube won't be running as usual. Has anyone been advised to do anything differently? I'm actually expecting things to get a little out of hand, particularly in the City. Even where I am (Canary Wharf) which isn't a specific target for demonstrations I've been told to dress down tomorrow and Thursday. There's also going to be a heavier police presence around the area, more security outside the building, all but one entrance closed, etc. People are being told to avoid meeting clients in the City as well. Relatively minor precautions but if they're doing that where I am they're probably doing a lot more in the City itself. I'm not going to bother dressing down. I really don't see what difference it'll make. A lot of groups seem to see this as "the big one". At least that's the impression I'm getting partly from the media who seem to be actually stoking the fire through all their coverage of it. Although the protests may be peaceful for the most part there's a lot of anger out there, much of it misdirected, and I reckon it's going to spill over. And that goes for both sides, the protestors and the "evil bankers". Should be interesting.
Shrenchel Posted 31 March 2009 Posted 31 March 2009 Anyway, getting back to our own march, what exactly are these people protesting against? What is it exactly that they want?Who do they represent apart from themselves? Stop The War Coalition (pretty self explanatory), The Climate Camp (pushing for the G20 to reach a solution on environmental issues), Anti-Capitalists (pretty much want an end to global capitalism), Put People First (want the G20 to pledge more aid to developing countries without conditions of market deregulation, and some other stuff to do with stricter rules on tax havens and the IMF etc.) Then I guess they'll be a lot of ****** who didn't really give a shit about anything until they lost their job/took a pay cut so are gunna go blame it on some bankers.
Shrenchel Posted 31 March 2009 Posted 31 March 2009 I'm actually expecting things to get a little out of hand, particularly in the City. Even where I am (Canary Wharf) which isn't a specific target for demonstrations I've been told to dress down tomorrow and Thursday. There's also going to be a heavier police presence around the area, more security outside the building, all but one entrance closed, etc. People are being told to avoid meeting clients in the City as well. Relatively minor precautions but if they're doing that where I am they're probably doing a lot more in the City itself. I'm not going to bother dressing down. I really don't see what difference it'll make.A lot of groups seem to see this as "the big one". At least that's the impression I'm getting partly from the media who seem to be actually stoking the fire through all their coverage of it. Although the protests may be peaceful for the most part there's a lot of anger out there, much of it misdirected, and I reckon it's going to spill over. And that goes for both sides, the protestors and the "evil bankers". Should be interesting. Agreed. I think the media would fooking love if it went off and the way they've portrayed it as two days of certain mass rioting have no doubt persuaded quite a lot of people who don't really give a shit about the issues but wanna throw rocks at plod to turn up.
Monk Posted 1 April 2009 Posted 1 April 2009 Very few suits in the city this morning. Grabbed some lunch on the way into work as they're not letting us out of the building. Should be an interesting day. You would not believe the police presence down at the excel centre, it's immense. You think there were many coppers down the Millwall game? This is a completely different level! I found out that the protests are actually going to be held a few hundred yards away so I should be OK, there are 4 levels of police barriers - basically we're as safe as Mr Obama will be tomorrow.
Monk Posted 1 April 2009 Posted 1 April 2009 Update @ 9:50 - hundreds of cyclists in fancy dress have just passed our building. Bricking it
James. Posted 1 April 2009 Author Posted 1 April 2009 Update @ 9:50 - hundreds of cyclists in fancy dress have just passed our building. Bricking it Just watching that on Sky News!
Alexikokopops Posted 1 April 2009 Posted 1 April 2009 Even we've got proper security checks on the door and I work in Covent Garden!
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