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March 26 March for Alternative - LIVE INFO SHARE

DrRingRing - on the Traf Sq cam, plod wagons have started turning up...

Blagsta - I bet Martin Smith was there armed with the ultimate proletariat weapon - copies of Socialist Worker.

Top bloke Martin. Propah geezah. Always leading from the front is Martin. Cops, jail, nothing stops him.
 
More plod turning up in Traf Sq, from checking out the live cam.

Police have asked journos to leave the F&M kettle area....
 
We've called it a day now, beer and food in Soho looms. Will walk back to vic later though to survey the scene. Stay safe anyone still out
 
Sky: "Scenes of tremendous violence."

Reporter on the ground: "An equal number of protesters and idiots."

"There was a bit of an uprising just now."

Hyperbole gawn mad.
 
Building on fire just off Picadilly.

Dunno if.it's related.

A pile of rubbish was set on fire in Jermyn Street, might be that you're referring to. Flames up to about 8ft high at one point, but looked worse than it was.

Out now but police cordon still in place.

Landlord locked the pub at one point!
 
ch4 news just now - coudn't catch it properly, was half on the phone half trying to follow delayed subs

somebody claiming 'people' are/were trying to connect Ed Milliband with 'stiring up violence/the violence'

talk of missiles & "lightbulbs filled with ammonia" (is that this years snooker balls?) over shots of paint being thrown at banks etc
"random targets" que me yelling they're not random they're banks/symbols of the people responsible for the crisis.
smoke bombs/flares? (coloured smoke ) going off
somebody covered up in black waving red&black flag
shop window getting smashed with a plackard handle
riot police - lots of riot police with shield (at one point looking like they were about to do the conga)
subs claiming "preparing for the last resort containment, or as some people call it kettling"
last resort ffs:mad:

'normal' protesters marching with banners for hospitals etc.

sky view of all the people at the march &
brief shot with people with placards at the end
one with a caricature of Maggie

eta: inexplicable mention of "riot gore" on the subs at one point
ffs ch4 the terms riot porn get it right:D
 
Just got back. Thoughts: quite a lot of people making fair bit of noise but sparse in places. Different feel to Gaza etc marches. Didn't see many police and no trouble except occupation at F&M, plus the results of paint bombs and various locations and a smashed up Lloyds. Lots of tangential banners related to various wars or other causes that I thought had no place, but mostly it was related to the cuts. Overall alright but felt very slightly lacklustre and quite a bit aimless.
 
oh and the delayed subtitle about people being masked and prepared for violence accidentally appeared under the first shot of visored & shielded riot police:D

eta:
Just got home from the march. I was at Fortnum & Mason's when it got occupied, managed to slip away just as the riot cops arrived.

The rest of the march - all the peaceful middle England lot - were passing F & M at the time, stopped to cheer on the occupation, massive shout went up when the red and black flag came out of the window on the first floor.

They may not be mindless thugs themselves, but they seemed to be in total support of the actions of the mindless thugs.

that's wonderful.
 
First batch of photos up - loads more to follow tomorrow!

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http://www.urban75.org/blog/photos-from-the-tuc-march-for-the-alternative-26th-march-2011/
 
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