March 26 March for Alternative - LIVE INFO SHARE

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Police estimate 450,000

In stark contrast to earlier estimates suggesting 100,000. The Guardian (11 hours ago)

Police sources, normally cautious about estimating numbers, said last night they were braced for up to 300,000 people to join the march – far higher than previous forecasts from TUC organisers.

More than 800 coaches and at least 10 trains have been chartered to bring people to the capital from as far afield as Cornwall and Inverness.

 

[FiFi]

BBC reporter: "Some people have even brought their children."

Obviously a man with the same attitude as my local union organiser

Have a great time everyone

 

[Steel Icarus]

BBC still reporting 100,000.

 

[albionism]

anyone know a website where i can view live news of this?

 

[Mitre10]

Completely O/T but I never realised it was possible to charter a train - how would you go about that?? Can you actually request a train on a route be only available for your own personal use? Do you have to buy all the tickets for that journey?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

BBC still reporting 100,000.

Police chief expecting trouble off the feeder groups. Covering themselves already then

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Completely O/T but I never realised it was possible to charter a train - how would you go about that?? Can you actually request a train on a route be only available for your own personal use? Do you have to buy all the tickets for that journey?

Yeah, I was a bit baffled by that as well. I've no idea how you do it

Oh, you can!

Chartering a Train

http://www.trainhire.co.uk/?gclid=CMzp2rqY7KcCFUFC4QoduCB4Zw

 

[audiotech]

anyone know a website where i can view live news of this?

I've given up on BBC news. The reporter is a pain. Trying sky. I don't expect much.

http://news.sky.com/skynews

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I've given up on BBC news. The reporter is a pain. Trying sky. I don't expect much.

http://news.sky.com/skynews

I think with the last protest I preferred Sky

 

[Steel Icarus]

Don't forget, people unable to attend. Good email addresses here:

http://virtualgherkin.blogspot.com/2011/03/first-chairbourne-division.html

Bombard them. Tell them no to cuts.

 

[audiotech]

There's the 'armchair army' too on facebook with an email campaign.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_146591818737668&ap=1

 

[ska invita]

im going straight to oxford street... - 2.00pm Simultaneous occupations of tax dodgers and banks the length of Oxford Street - 3.30pm Gather at Oxford Circus ready for a mass occupation of a top secret target < should be a good turnout for that

 

[lopsidedbunny]

Yes minx they are blocking the street on that side as well frencing and heavy sand bags holding the fence in place so if you want to take them on you have to be the hulk! The police are in numbers and defending statues etc, anyway I don't think anyone in ten downing streets apart from some Gophers hobnobbing people at the door.

 

[Artaxerxes]

At Green Park waiting fr march. So far maybe 100 people and more stewards than fuzz

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

im going straight to oxford street... - 2.00pm Simultaneous occupations of tax dodgers and banks the length of Oxford Street - 3.30pm Gather at Oxford Circus ready for a mass occupation of a top secret target

Top secret eh?

 

[Mitre10]

Yeah, I was a bit baffled by that as well. I've no idea how you do it

Oh, you can!

Chartering a Train

http://www.trainhire.co.uk/?gclid=CMzp2rqY7KcCFUFC4QoduCB4Zw

I'm now having one of those moments where I realise that I posted a question on a forum when a simple google could have answered my question.

Cheers though Minnie!!

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Yes minx they are blocking the street on that side as well frencing and heavy sand bags holding the fence in place so if you want to take them on you have to be the hulk! The police are in numbers and defending statues etc, anyway I don't think anyone in ten downing streets apart from some Gophers hobbing people at the door.

Has Winston Churchill got police protection?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I'm now having one of those moments where I realise that I posted a question on a forum when a simple google could have answered my question.

Cheers though Minnie!!

The excitement of the march is addling your brain

 

[creak]

Fucking BBC get the director of the Tax Dodgers Alliance in for a good five minutes of the usual bullshit. Stay with BBC or move to Sky, what a choice. FFS.

 

[lopsidedbunny]

The whole Parliment Square blocked off! See BBC Live 24 hour news then you see what I mean.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

The whole Parliment Square blocked off! See BBC Live 24 hour news then you see what I mean.

BBC24 is now on Libya

 

[lopsidedbunny]

we on BBC 24 again... well... maybe not what happen elsewhere then??

 

[audiotech]

Livecam on Trafalgar Square

http://www.camvista.com/england/london/trafsq.php3

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Livecam on Trafalgar Square

http://www.camvista.com/england/london/trafsq.php3

Give it a few hours and I bet you that won't be working

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Sky have just said "according to the BBC, there's around 400,000 on the march"

 

[audiotech]

The view from the street:

 

[lopsidedbunny]

Oh joy ed balls.. on the BBC24..

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Are Charles and Camilla going to join in today?

 

[lopsidedbunny]

what happening the march has seem to had slowed... ha they moving..

 

[audiotech]

Awesome image of part of the march.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomwills/5561050204/lightbox/