Thatcher Dead Party 6pm Saturday 13 April Trafalgar Sq

[Mr.Bishie]

Saw that, lovely puff of smoke in the Column searchlights, went out.

It's absolutely fucking pissing it down. What do you expect?

 

[Ax^]

Is it still raining ?

 

[Supine]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22137848

The end of this bbc video features a green 'paddy power' (irish bookmaker) umbrella with 'bobby sands' scrawled on it in black.. is this subervtising?

That's fucked up. The reporter talks about 300 people and 'hundreds of police'. While showing about 7 coppers!!!

 

[laptop]

It's absolutely fucking pissing it down. What do you expect?

It's (still) only drizzling on the South side of the square. Micro-climate?

 

[Mr.Bishie]

You tell me!

Did you see any fireworks go off 5 mins ago?

 

[laptop]

You tell me!

Did you see any fireworks go off 5 mins ago?

Nope, back indoors...

 

[weepiper]

Still seems to be plenty there

 

[Dillinger4]

 

[Libertad]

EDL skirting the edges.

 

[Pickman's model]

this looks ominous...

i'm in that picture

 

[DaveCinzano]

i'm in that picture

Are you the one with the red handbag?

 

[Pickman's model]

Not seen any TSG out of vans at Traf Sq yet. Hence, relative calm.

not yet seen any tsg vans? they were there before 6.45.

 

[goldenecitrone]

Are you the one with the red handbag?

Don't be daft. That's his wife.

 

[Mr.Bishie]

lol

 

[Pickman's model]

some of those vans had peculiar psu signs, something along the lines of her majesty's police unit xxx

 

[Pickman's model]

Are you the one with the red handbag?

other side of the barriers

 

[Favelado]

I remember the big American style SWAT vans from the riots. Any of those mothers knocking around?

 

[Mr.Bishie]

other side of the barriers

Hi-vis jacket?

 

[Pickman's model]

Hi-vis jacket?

 

[Mr.Bishie]

some of those vans had peculiar psu signs, something along the lines of her majesty's police unit xxx

PSU?

 

[Pickman's model]

I remember the big American style SWAT vans from the riots. Any of those mothers knocking around?

yes but not today

 

[Pickman's model]

PSU?

police support unit. one police support unit occupies three vans and comprises 18 pcs, 1 inspector and 3 sgts plus drivers.

 

[Mr.Bishie]

What's peculiar about it then?

 

[Pickman's model]

What's peculiar about it then?

normally it won't reference the queen. i wish i'd got a picture, but i didn't want another van to run me down so you'll just have to take my word for it.

 

[Mr.Bishie]

I wish you'd taken a pic as well.

 

[Boru]

That's not a camera in your hand there is it?

 

[weepiper]

'Beware - riot police hanging around the corner on Charing Cross Road'

 

[Pickman's model]

That's not a camera in your hand there is it?

might have been

 

[Pickman's model]

'Beware - riot police hanging around the corner on Charing Cross Road'

that's not on charing cross road, it's the bit by the waterstones on trafalgar square which goes round the corner onto the strand on the same side as charing cross station.

 

[JimW]

That's not a camera in your hand there is it?

He's just pleased to see you.