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Post by Patrick on Apr 1, 2009 14:58:51 GMT
I'll buy a pint for the copper who knocks Russel Brand's teeth out  Our local commercial radio station broadcast his appearance on their news as if it was a Royal Visit!  |
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Post by everso on Apr 1, 2009 16:12:39 GMT
I'll buy a pint for the copper who knocks Russel Brand's teeth out  |
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Post by everso on Apr 1, 2009 16:13:59 GMT
My son-in-law works in London and was told to dress down today.
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Post by Alpha Hooligan on Apr 1, 2009 16:22:15 GMT
My son-in-law works in London and was told to dress down today. Disgraceful. Hope your SiL is ok and not having to put up with these smelly trampy bastards making a row outside his place of work. AH |
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Post by everso on Apr 1, 2009 16:30:59 GMT
My son-in-law works in London and was told to dress down today. Disgraceful. Hope your SiL is ok and not having to put up with these smelly trampy bastards making a row outside his place of work. AH I shall get the gossip tomorrow when I see my daughter - I look after the kids tomorrow for the day. I'll let you know if he got involved in any excitement. |
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Post by Alpha Hooligan on Apr 1, 2009 16:33:01 GMT
I'm hoping he was one of the city workers that SWL mentioned before...waving cash out of the window at the smelly scummies.  AH |
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Post by everso on Apr 1, 2009 16:43:07 GMT
I'm hoping he was one of the city workers that SWL mentioned before...waving cash out of the window at the smelly scummies. AH My son-in-law is the father of twins. He doesn't have any money to wave about.  But I liked that touch: "Yeahhhhhh LOADSAMONEY! Yeahhhhh!!!" |
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Post by Patrick on Apr 1, 2009 17:00:23 GMT
Whilst being no fan of the deliberate trouble makers - I'm totally behind anyone with a peaceful anti-corporate agenda. I expect there are plenty there just like that too. Who can see the nasty grasping corporate link between Government and the large companies. It means that we no longer vote in a "Government" We vote in a particular department of whatever company has paid them enough money. A pity the protest will be such an absolutely pointless exercise.
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Post by Flatypus on Apr 1, 2009 17:25:00 GMT
Whilst being no fan of the deliberate trouble makers - I'm totally behind anyone with a peaceful anti-corporate agenda. I expect there are plenty there just like that too. Who can see the nasty grasping corporate link between Government and the large companies. It means that we no longer vote in a "Government" We vote in a particular department of whatever company has paid them enough money. A pity the protest will be such an absolutely pointless exercise. It's been like that ever since Thatcher and Reagan. Even Clinton used the motto It's the Economy, Stupid. No it isn't, it's the People. The Economy is just a summation of the means to serve their needs, not a god for them to serve. We vote for area management of International Business whose directorship we have no control over and owes us no more allegiance than a Lord ever did to the peasantry. |
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Post by trubble on Apr 1, 2009 19:50:51 GMT
Whilst being no fan of the deliberate trouble makers - I'm totally behind anyone with a peaceful anti-corporate agenda. I expect there are plenty there just like that too. Who can see the nasty grasping corporate link between Government and the large companies. It means that we no longer vote in a "Government" We vote in a particular department of whatever company has paid them enough money. A pity the protest will be such an absolutely pointless exercise. The Bishopsgate lot seem to have managed a good useful protest - if Climate Change protests would make any difference, that is. |
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Post by gIant on Apr 1, 2009 20:45:40 GMT
I haven't seen any tv footage of this so am only going by the radio reports. There is always a core of troublemakers at any protest and these were probably the ones causing the riot. I am sure most people there just wanted to protest peacefully.
On the police, well I may be showing my age here, but 20 odd years ago I just happened to be in London for the day of the poll tax riot and walked right into the middle of it. The police then did seem very heavy handed. Myself and my aunt were just trying to get out of it, but the police blocked both ends of the road with riot shields and would not let us out. In the end one elderly chap took us up to his flat. Given this I sort of see both sides of what has been happening.
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Post by Flatypus on Apr 1, 2009 21:12:38 GMT
Some peopole always like a fight - and some of them are in the police. I wonder how many troublemakers might have agendas quite alien to the real protestors, including to discredit them.
There's a lot of common sense in Terry Pratchett and I can't help wondering what the outcome would be if the police behaved like his Commander Vimes when riots are breaking out, opening the station and sitting on the steps with a cup of tea to remind the crowd that they know all the city guards, their job is to keep the peace, not to take sides and they'll be as quick to drop on anybody who threatens the crowd as they will on any of the crowd who start destroying things. He ends up leading the crowd against the Old Regime.
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Post by gIant on Apr 1, 2009 21:27:15 GMT
There's a lot of common sense in Terry Pratchett and I can't help wondering what the outcome would be if the police behaved like his Commander Vimes when riots are breaking out, opening the station and sitting on the steps with a cup of tea to remind the crowd that they know all the city guards, their job is to keep the peace, not to take sides and they'll be as quick to drop on anybody who threatens the crowd as they will on any of the crowd who start destroying things. He ends up leading the crowd against the Old Regime. I quite agree. If people did not take everything so seriously, then the world would run a lot more smoothly.  |
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Post by Flatypus on Apr 1, 2009 21:44:09 GMT
The Gardaí were friendly enough when we demonstrated against the Iraqi invasion - possibly because over 200,000 of us in a country with a population of three million outnumbered them by rather a lot. But demonstrations are common in Dublin and generally understood they they protect citizens against counter-demonstration as much as property against assault. It has been known to break down but trouble is more likely on Halloween and Paddy's Day from random car-burning drunks.
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Post by everso on Apr 2, 2009 13:40:42 GMT
Well the son in law got back from London o.k. He said the hippies were everywhere, like Glastonbury gone wrong. Lots of hair cancer and dogs on string. My SIL is pretty laid back and cool headed. Not much upsets him.
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Post by Flatypus on Apr 2, 2009 23:54:35 GMT
Bet half of them were accountants free to show their real feelings for a change.
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