Anti austerity march...urb meet up?

[ddraig]

Ruptly stream getting stopped earlier! fair play

 

[weepiper]

hope the glasgow lot had a decent turn out too

pretty good





(SNP MP Mhairi Black, there were at least two more MPs there too, Natalie McGarry and Tommy Sheppard) edit, Anne McLaughlin and Humza Yousaf MSP there too. Also Patrick Harvie of the Scottish Greens.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

Ruptly stream getting stopped earlier! fair play

Hardly some massive intimidatory campaign there. Anyway, yes, fuck RT in any case, parasites.

 

[ddraig]

ai, i was watching it on the stream earlier and just heard someone saying they didn't want to be filmed, no threats as far as i could hear

 

[DotCommunist]

So annoying on the lack of reporting of numbers.

More than 250,000 people. I'm not on Facebook so it would be great if people could spread that.

wait for the Mets estimate, double it and we're about there

 

[Rebelda]

Great day. And I met some urbs - so there.

 

[brogdale]

Lol

 

[Maharani]

wait for the Mets estimate, double it and we're about there

Yeah, the met said 250,000. Media is reporting just 'tens of thousands. A quarter of a million sounds better than 'tens of thousands'.

 

[oryx]

Yeah, the met said 250,000. Media is reporting just 'tens of thousands. A quarter of a million sounds better than 'tens of thousands'.

Isn't that across the country?

Made the rally, saw Corbyn, Steele and brand. Heartening to see so many young people there.

Now in pub.

 

[Maharani]

Isn't that across the country?

Made the rally, saw Corbyn, Steele and brand. Heartening to see so many young people there.

Now in pub. [/

If that's the case the MC was very misleading. Sorry if I misled people too

 

[Fingers]

If anyone wants to come down we are in the elephant and castle pub which is going to be turner into a Foxtons but for now it is SQUATTED and amazing. BYO

 

[marty21]

I ran into one urbanite Paulie Tandoori who came on a march on his bike ran into him on Whitehall

 

[Treacle Toes]

Great day. And I met some urbs - so there.

Same here...went alone and bumped into different people throughout the day, some more than once

 

[brogdale]

Bit more up-market than my old fave of "Eric Pickles ate my youthclub" placard....

 

[ffsear]

Yeah, the met said 250,000. Media is reporting just 'tens of thousands. A quarter of a million sounds better than 'tens of thousands'.

0.3% of the UK population

3% of Londons population

 

[Pickman's model]

Yeah, the met said 250,000. Media is reporting just 'tens of thousands. A quarter of a million sounds better than 'tens of thousands'.

the bbc news at 6.45 said that the met no longer do estimates but the organisers said 250k. it was very fucking big anyway. plus there was another rally in scotland.

 

[Pickman's model]

0.3% of the UK population

3% of Londons population

you are about 1/65,000,000 of the population. i don't see any fucker sharing your view. so you won't mind if i, and everyone else on this thread, ignores your piddling opinion.

 

[Pickman's model]

Bit more up-market than my old fave of "Eric Pickles ate my youthclub" placard....

my favourite one said 'the tories put the n in cuts'

 

[Maharani]

the bbc news at 6.45 said that the met no longer do estimates but the organisers said 250k. it was very fucking big anyway. plus there was another rally in scotland.

So 250,000 in London alone? Roughly.

 

[Pickman's model]

So 250,000 in London alone? Roughly.

let's say that for the sake of argument. i don't think it's too far anyway.

 

[Maharani]

let's say that for the sake of argument. i don't think it's too far anyway.

It was certainly very busy but easy to get home for me. Think there'll be various gatherings going on all over the place. Have fun. Stay safe.

 

[DotCommunist]

let's say that for the sake of argument. i don't think it's too far anyway.

not beyond the realms, that was what was generally thought to be the turnout for march 2012 TUC one. Of course, numbers on the day in these headcounts dont count the half dozen other people per head who couldn't make it because of other commitments, finances, health or whatever but firmly support anti austerity.

 

[shifting gears]

my favourite one said 'the tories put the n in cuts'

My favourite simply said "fuck the fucking fuckers"

 

[marty21]

It seemed massive to me , waited 90 minutes to move from the Bank of England and people were still marching into Parliament Square a good hour after the speeches started . Charlotte Church was brilliant imo , really got the crowd going .

 

[marty21]

My favourite simply said "fuck the fucking fuckers"

Saw that one , should have taken a picture

 

[DotCommunist]

did any of you play 'get as many obscure newspapers as possible'? Surely collecting the daily trot editions and other, freakier papers is half the fun. Something to read on the coach back.

 

[shifting gears]

Overall though, it was a crushing disappointment, all told.

Far too well-behaved, sociable rather than angry, half the shops and retailers (including too many Starbucks to count) on Fleet Street were not only open but doing a brisk trade.

This will all be forgotten about come Monday.

Was a big and vaguely thrilling spectacle on arrival around 1pm outside the BoE, but it just petered into such a genteel affair it's hard to draw many positives. Well attended, but with little to offer encouragement to those of us seeking the beginnings of an even vaguely radical street movement.

 

[Pickman's model]

Overall though, it was a crushing disappointment, all told.

Far too well-behaved, sociable rather than angry, half the shops and retailers (including too many Starbucks to count) on Fleet Street were not only open but doing a brisk trade.

This will all be forgotten about come Monday.

Was a big and vaguely thrilling spectacle on arrival around 1pm outside the BoE, but it just petered into such a genteel affair it's hard to draw many positives. Well attended, but with little to offer encouragement to those of us seeking the beginnings of an even vaguely radical street movement.

let's see what happens next, eh. i think a rsm will be along shortly

 

[Pickman's model]

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[brogdale]

It seemed massive to me , waited 90 minutes to move from the Bank of England and people were still marching into Parliament Square a good hour after the speeches started . Charlotte Church was brilliant imo , really got the crowd going .