London Student protests - Wed 8th Dec+ Thurs 9th

[Flanflinger]

Yeah agreed, massively annoying coverage, I saw said helmetted knob on BBC News just now and my reaction was ...

I'm getting better bits of information on here ...

Yeah but your info is coming from dickheads who didn't have the guts to go down there themselves.

 

[Flanflinger]

Im on my way back. Spent most of the last three hours marching and chanting random stuff. Best chant was your jobs next, to the police. Looked like some lads were gonna try to pull down the tree in trafalgur sq at one point but it didnt happen.

Ironic user name.

 

[Orang Utan]

Lol.

picture of the year!

 

[claphamboy]

The BBC coverage is fucking laugable - who was the nob in the helmet? picking up bits of concrete and saying 'this could be a potentially lethal weapon!'

Are you being serious?

FFS a piece of concrete of that size hitting you on the head could potentially kill, hence the reason for the helmet, if I were him in that position I would be wearing one - nothing laughable about that.

What use are these people either way frankly.

What people, the royals or the public?

 

[cantsin]

masked up asian kid on BeeB now with his mates saying "Im from the slums of London, how am I gonna pay 9k per year " ...

 

[William of Walworth]

Yeah but your info is coming from dickheads who didn't have the guts to go down there themselves.

BBC and Flanflinger in failed objectivity contest ...

 

[claphamboy]

BBC news coverage is a joke

I keep seeing this, is Sky doing a better job?

 

[lopsidedbunny]

Wooo watching the BBC the police are moving in.

2050: The few hundred remaining protesters in Parliament Square are expected to be marshalled over Westminster Bridge to the South Bank and then dispersed, the BBC's Ben Brown says.

 

[Mr.Bishie]

Yeah but your info is coming from dickheads who didn't have the guts to go down there themselves.

What's your beef?

 

[nick h.]

Does anyone think this ruckus could actually force a change in govt policy? I like to think it could, if the demos keep happening. I'd like to see demos leading the news every week until the govt has a rethink. But am I being naive? Could we really get a Poll Tax-style climbdown and the humiliation of a PM? I don't think it's going to happen unless this dastardly kettling can be overcome. Basically we need much, much bigger demos and more disruption to London life. Doesn't have to be property damage necessarily - anything which paralyses London would do the job. The students need to persuade the rest of the population to join them on the barricades. But I can't see this happening while the media and the NUS are banging on about a small minority of criminal thugs who don't represent anyone. I'm afraid we need sweet, innocent teenagers to be hurt by the police if the grown-ups are going to take to the streets.

 

[Blagsta]

What's your beef?

he's a cock

 

[Mr.Bishie]

Are you being serious?

FFS a piece of concrete of that size hitting you on the head could potentially kill, hence the reason for the helmet, if I were him in that position I would be wearing one - nothing laughable about that.

lol

 

[lopsidedbunny]

You have upset Boris.

 

[WWWeed]

Yeah but your info is coming from dickheads who didn't have the guts to go down there themselves.

I was there! and this was my placard of the day:

 

[WWWeed]

I keep seeing this, is Sky doing a better job?

dont be so silly...

 

[stupid kid]

How about a mass campaign of non-payment? That way it'll just end up costing the govt the same

 

[Mr.Bishie]

I was there! and this was my placard of the day:

 

[Sean]

Yeah but your info is coming from dickheads who didn't have the guts to go down there themselves.

You're an utter bellend, Flanflinger. I've read your posts today and you're an oxygen thief.

 

[claphamboy]

lol

What's lol about that?

When I saw the reporter in a helmet he was on the police line outside one of the government buildings and you could see the ‘missiles’ raining down in the background, the cops had their helmets & shields - why should a reporter not be protected?

 

[DRINK?]

so the bill was passed...police pick up overtime, london messed up a bit but the vast majority don't give a fuck...and the earth still spins

 

[smokedout]

nice to see homophobia alive and well

 

[stupid kid]

Flanfinger, how is my name ironic please?

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

The libdem rollcall of shame:

Danny Alexander
Norman Baker
Sir Alan Beith
Gordon Birtwistle
Tom Brake
Jeremy Browne
Malcolm Bruce
Paul Burstow
Vincent Cable
Alistair Carmichael
Nick Clegg
Edward Davey
Lynne Featherstone
Don Foster
Stephen Gilbert
Duncan Hames
Nick Harvey
David Heath
John Hemming
Norman Lamb
David Laws
Michael Moore
Andrew Stunell
Jo Swinson
Sarah Teather
David Ward
Steve Webb

 

[lopsidedbunny]

Oh dear watching the BBC footage of the "prince" attack now talk to someone that we could axe now and save a pot from his pension

 

[girasol]

I think it's outrageous royalty is watching the royal performance show on such an important day - they got a way lightly IMO.

 

[spitfire]

If this is what it's like in the middle of winter, fuck knows what it will be like in the heat of summer.

I suppose it depends if the momentum keeps up.

Lots of Ifs/buts/maybes?

When is the next big one? Maybe some of us retirees could come out of sofa retirement?

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Tories who voted against:

David Davis (against)
Julian Lewis (against)
Andrew Percy (against)
Jason McCartney(against)
Philip Davies(against)
Mark Reckless(against)

 

[Kaka Tim]

The self righteous prick was introduced several times as being 'with the protesters' when he has spent the whole day with the cops - and (true to bbc tradition) is completely on their side.
If he'd been with the students he'd have been arrested for wearing a helmet - and far more likely to be injured.

lol at chas and camilla's car getting attacked!

 

[goldenecitrone]

Now you know how Diane felt Charlie, you twat.

 

[claphamboy]

dont be so silly...

Well why is everyone having a go at the BBC coverage? Is anyone doing it better?

It seems reasonable enough to me under the circumstances of 'rolling news' covering a different story that is kicking off in different parts of the city.