To remind you of the protest march in London on July 1st?

[explodingkittens]

People's Assembly

For those of us who are sick and tired and angry and devastated.

Cross as I repeated over and over again the tread is for people who would like to march

Placating a bunch of bullying RW wagglers really is beneath me. It's what we've all been doing for years

Instead we have had people personally insulting marchers to the point of calling them pieces of shit, teenagers, yobs, and now Nazis.

Why not come down on the 1st July and have your own demonstration if you are really that bothered about it.

is teenager an insult now??

I'm a member of a union. I think it's pretty unremarkable. The union is there to fight for the rights of its members, to stop things like unfair sackings or cuts in wages. It's a bit weird to think that there's something extreme about joining a union.

Mind you, there was a political party that hated unions so much it actually banned them. Anyone remember what they were called? It's escaped me for the moment. They weren't keen on political protest either. I'm sure the name is on the tip of my tongue...

The anger on the streets may well do ever I was in London last Friday for meetings and there didn't seem to be anger on the streets; curiosity at how it was going to pan out perhaps, but not anger.

I also don't think you'll find too many protests in the SW, except maybe in Plymouth or Exeter.

And the weekend before, there's this protest march:

www.englishdefenceleague.org.uk/events/

scary have you actually seen the news

You really do not know what you are talking about
Grenfell

t's a bit weird to think that there's something extreme about joining a union. who said that?

Oh and now we have the proper Nazis joining us

Do take a seat with your friends lakie . You know there's always an upside to seeing people's real true opinions isn't there

That's the wrong sort of protest march Lakie!

(actually that does sound truly awful!)

No fren it's clearly not. Is it

*So as I vote Labour I can't send my kid to private school my little anti democratic friends?

Prey explain the wisdom you have for us all.

Meanwhile I will be dusting my marching boots for those who have less than me...is that ok with you*

Patronising. As. Fuck.

March away, it's your democratic right after all.

But do spare a moments thought at least for all the police & emergency services that will have yet more Leave cancelled to enable it.

Faith such a lovely turn of phrase

Will you be joining us?

God, the EDL. Beneath contempt. Sad inadequate little wankers.

I hope you're not trying to draw invidious comparisons as well lakie.

I think lakie is just publicising her friends march. Good friends to have I'm sure

They are are all coming out today. Just for a march....hope they come on the 1st. The more the merrier.

ever I clearly said last Friday. The link that the OP posted is about a march to push the Government into crisis and exploit that If we continue to mobilise in huge numbers we can deepen the crisis for the Conservatives and force big concessions on the NHS, education, housing and jobs. we're supporting all actions and events against Theresa May's attempt at forming a Government

Given that the page was posted before Grenfell happened, it is evident that it is about destabilising the Government as opposed to having a march in solidarity for Grenfell.

If you can't see that using Grenfell to stir up emotions when there hasn't been an inquiry yet is going to cause problems, then I suggest you don't know what you are talking about; or you do know very well what will probably happen.

scary so you think a march is going to destable the most unstable government we have had in decades?

Really? Have you seen the state we are in
And this is the marchers fault? No it is not. There have been many many marches over the last 100 years

But this one is different how? Because the Tory party has divided our country? Because it offers no leadership?

Grenfell is not being 'used' How dare you. It is felt and seen by so many as an awful example of how the poor and vulnerable are treated in this country. How they are ignored and shunned.

I was going to the march before this. Now even more people will go Because of it

Wanting to shut down democratic marches is evidence of an undemocratic way of thought.

I will be sure to look out for the teenage boy dressed up as a middle aged woman on the news though!

Actual proper lol'd at that Isaw.

I will watch out for everthick too

(Enjoy your spa day!)

I see you copy and pasting skills are good

So sorry even your insults ate borrowed

"Stripping political opponents of votes"

Do you mean the 5000 odd Labour votes which failed to be counted in a Tory marginal? Labour still got in without them thankfully.

Cross as I repeated over and over again the tread is for people who would like to march

Yeah, I'm not sure that's quite how it works on MN. You start a thread on a contentious political issue. Anyone can post. Freedom of speech and all that.

Placating a bunch of bullying RW wagglers really is beneath me. It's what we've all been doing for years

No-one is asking you to placate anyone. We are however, free to give our points of views.

Freedom of speech again.

Buzz buzz everthick, buzz buzz.

It's all leftie rent-a-mob hooligans who have zero respect for anyone else.

That might have been the case a few years ago, quidditys, but I think things have moved on and more people feel that they need to show how they feel in a very public way.

DP is going to come and it will be the first political act, apart from voting, that he has ever undertaken. He is 57 and an utterly conventional middle manager. His 79 year old mother has decided to meet us en route accompanied by one of her grandchildren, who is 15, and a friend, a retired local government chief officer who is just shy of her 74th birthday, will be travelling up with us too. That's 4 demo virgins. Three adult children + partners and possibly grandchildren may also join us, our group could end up so big that it will be cheaper to hire a bus than get the train.

I really get a feeling that there is a groundswell of feeling that big business/banks/the wealthy have had it all their own way for far too long, while the poor and vulnerable have been dumped on from a great height. The mood of non-tories of every shade seems to have shifted to a strange mix of hope and anger, and a hunger for change.

The protest march is happening, get over it, move on! (To borrow a couple of phrases)