‘March for the Alternative’ - 26th March - London

[Guineveretoo]

It already is massive. So much so, that they are setting off early, in order to release the pressure of people on the embankment! Apparently, late comers will have to join from the back, as there will not be an opportunity to join in as the march goes along.

 

[Lakina]

Good luck everyone!

 

[mango5]

That's what the police are advising, in any case. Not sure it'll work.

 

[Callie]

Where are the south London feeder urban contingent? Bit scared to join cos ill get lost!

 

[bi0boy]

Attention Skynews, if you're on here again can you make an aghast Kay Burley read this ^^ out later pls thx cunts.

Throw a few fucks into them.

Sky News reporter saying the protesters around Piccadilly Circus are peaceful but "there are other sort of anarchist groups somewhere I don't know"

 

[editor]

The march is absolutely massive - any news on crowd estimates?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

The march is absolutely massive - any news on crowd estimates?

Anything from 100,000-450,000

I think a figure of 250,000-300,000 will be the one reported though.

I think TUC expected 100,000 but there's obviously more. Depends on who you're watching

 

[bi0boy]

Paint being thrown at police/TopShop on Oxford street who are making arrests amid the smoke from flares.

 

[bi0boy]

Police state "lightbulbs filled with ammonia" thrown at them...wtf?? Surely "bottles of piss"....who'd go to the trouble of filling a lightbulb with ammonia?

 

[Lakina]

Police state "lightbulbs filled with ammonia" thrown at them...wtf?? Surely "bottles of piss"....who'd go to the trouble of filling a lightbulb with ammonia?

I would have trouble filling a bottle - I'm not very accurate.

 

[moon23]

Police state "lightbulbs filled with ammonia" thrown at them...wtf?? Surely "bottles of piss"....who'd go to the trouble of filling a lightbulb with ammonia?

How would you even fill up a lightbulb?

 

[moon23]

What is the point in damaging Fortnum & Masons?

 

[Maurice Picarda]

Symbolic apparently. Qu'ils ne mangent pas de la brioche, or something.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

What is the point in damaging Fortnum & Masons?

It'll annoy cunts like you?

 

[moon23]

It'll annoy cunts like you?

It doesn't really annoy me, I find it quite amusing watching the anarchists and SWP smash stuff up and it only helps discredit the general point of the march.

 

[ViolentPanda]

How would you even fill up a lightbulb?

If it's an old-fashioned incandescent bulb, you can inject fluid in through the mounting, as I know from youthful pyro experiments. Filling a lightbulb would take ages, though.

 

[ViolentPanda]

What is the point in damaging Fortnum & Masons?

Have you seen their prices lately?

 

[ViolentPanda]

It doesn't really annoy me, I find it quite amusing watching the anarchists and SWP smash stuff up and it only helps discredit the general point of the march.

Proof that those causing disruption are "anarchists and SWP", please.

I mean, obviously most people reading your cockamamie utterances realise you're talking shit based on your ignorance and prejudice, but I like to force you to acknowledge your own despicable crassness occasionally.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Proof that those causing disruption are "anarchists and SWP", please.

It's because that bastion of balanced reporting, the BBC, have said so about 50 times now. So it's true in Moon world.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

It doesn't really annoy me, I find it quite amusing watching the anarchists and SWP smash stuff up and it only helps discredit the general point of the march.

Not really because they are a very small minority

 

[FridgeMagnet]

Lol at the idea of the SWP being in Oxford street Probably the one area around there at the moment where nobody will try to sell you a paper.

 

[Divisive Cotton]

The march is absolutely massive - any news on crowd estimates?

It took four hours to pass. I heard years ago that an estimate of 100k per hour is usually accurate, so 400k

 

[hipipol]

i find joy in the idea that as the boat race lovers tuck in to their hampers the 'Royal' suppliers get battered

I recall the Poll Tax 'riot'

Got a nice bottle of champous meself

 

[magneze]

Home now. It was huuuuge. Brilliant atmosphere with drummers and assorted music. I bow to fractionMan and his suitcase-sound-system. Truly inspired.

 

[Ceej]

Absolutely stonking good day - all very good natured, great music, chilled people.

We were outside Fortnums when the few people climbed up, all a bit of a non-event, though they did open a window, hang a banner and chalk on the walls - gave us all a laugh. I have no idea how they managed to amass so many police wagons...every road we looked down had about a dozen parked up. Every bloody house in London was probably broken into today -there can't have been a rozzer free for miles.

eta: 400,000 being reported...

 

[magneze]

The Guardian have just blogged "around 500,000"...

 

[nino_savatte]

After Toby Young's laughable piece, Hannan sticks his oar in. Check out the title "March for the Alternative'? WHAT alternative"?
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danielhannan/100081436/march-for-the-alternative-what-alternative/

He's not aware of any alternative because he thinks TINA. There's a lamppost with his name on.

 

[stethoscope]

Back now. Amazing day - wonderful vibe. So many people, lots of noise and colour. Started off at Pink & Black Bloc to the sound of someone with a soundsystem on a bike which got everyone into the mood

Word got around at one point that people from the South London feeder had started to approach, and then get over Westminster Bridge

Got a bit sidetracked from that and headed on down to Oxford St to see what was going on - lively scenes. Then went to Green Park originally planning to get down to Hyde Park but heard it all kicking off at Piccadilly.

Was going to check what was going on but getting to Regent St and seeing the riot cops rolling in and hearing various reports of what was going off down Piccadilly, kept a distance - couldn't be done with getting caught up with things.

 

[girasol]

nearly out the door yo

You're a star! Suitcase crew Nice to meet you.

 

[Sean]

Just back with the family. Good fun all round. Stayed clear of trouble as the kids are young, but we had a good 2 minutes of swearing outside Downing Street and the kids enjoyed the noise and atmosphere. Mammoth turnout so all good.