To join in doorstep protest tomorrow evening 8pm and urge others to do the same?

[Livingtothefull]

At 8pm tomorrow 26 May my family will take part in this protest.

www.eveningexpress.co.uk/news/uk/musician-proposes-boo-for-boris-protest-after-pm-defends-dominic-cummings/

www.facebook.com/events/s/boo-for-boris/1635023729980734/

Not that I think the consequences should end there....but I need to register my disgust somehow at the contempt Boris Johnson and the Government have shown for all of us.

I can't express how appalled I am by this, I know what my family has gone through and I have seen the hardships others have faced; and still kept to the rules for the sake of the public good. The Government's actions have shown how little respect and regard they have for us.

I do hope that others who feel similar outrage join in with this protest.

You can urge others all you like but it will only be the undignified and immature who think standing on a doorstep booing is going to make the slightest difference. Better to join an opposing political party and campaign for meaningful change rather than wasting your time in playground booing.

There's not a chance that I'll be on my doorstep booing, how childish and ridiculous.
I've written to my MP and I've written to Boris to express my feelings.

I think it's pointless. Far better to fill MPs' inboxes. Mine is Matt the doormat Hancock but I've written to him nevertheless.

I presume that nobody on here bothers to clap for the NHS on Thursdays as obviously, doorstep demos are pointless.

I have already said that I don't care what anyone thinks of me..having been a carer and advocate for my DS I have the hide of a rhinoceros. I couldn't care less what I look like and how I come across, I am used to being regarded negatively by many members of the public due to being a carer. Don't think it doesn't happen because it does, all the time.;

'I wonder how many of them doing it have not broke a single rule themselves I bet not many' - many many of us have really carefully kept to the rules.

Caring for a severely disabled adult is nothing like caring for regular DC. Unless you have experienced it you have no idea what it entails so please don't make that comparison. I have looked after him and worked, with none of the carers network we normally have, it has been extremely hard but I have accepted that as I thought we are all in this together.

The Government's actions has made me feel that it was all pointless. I am absolutely livid with them. Are you seriously telling me now that booing the PM to show disapproval of his actions is 'bullying'? That is ridiculous.

Its not bullying. It just makes you look about 12

I presume that nobody on here bothers to clap for the NHS on Thursdays as obviously, doorstep demos are pointless.

Well yes, empty gestures on doorsteps generally are pretty meaningless. Even when scrupulously recorded for social media purposes.

You sound barmy. Are you also outside DCs house shouting out insults. You do know his son who is 4 will be listening to this. Still, as long as you behave is a childish way - that’s OK then. You sit on your moral high ground.

All of this has gone too far now. Someone wished Boris dead earlier.

The NHS clapping was pointless after the first week.

I can't wait to stand at my door and see which of my neighbours want to make themselves look like absolute pillocks by booing someone who gives 0 fucks

How embarrassing

If you don't care what people think of you, then why does it matter if people call you childish?

Good grief! Is this what we do now? Assemble on doorsteps and caterwaul every time we do or don't like something?? Ffs it's ridiculous.

No I won't be taking part and it would seem a pointless gesture anyways. I'm no fan of boris but what are people hoping to achieve by just saying boo in to the thin air?

Op, as you also have a disabled child I am surprised you’re not more empathetic, your logic on lockdown being pointless is beyond irrational,

It was to stop the nhs being breached, Cummings getting Covid and going to stay at his parents property so he had child care for his autistic child does not change why we locked down or make it pointless.

What you do for a living, or any other life circumstance does not change the fact that standing booing on your doorstep because this man is not being fired is beyond appalling. Your life circumstances does not justify this behaviour.

It's probably going to be as productive as the time I spent writing to my MP last night given that he's being trained to do the high jump. Hopefully I am wrong.

I have already said that I don't care what anyone thinks of me..having been a carer and advocate for my DS I have the hide of a rhinoceros. I couldn't care less what I look like and how I come across, I am used to being regarded negatively by many members of the public due to being a carer. Don't think it doesn't happen because it does, all the time.;

Good grief, what’s got in to you? Carers, disabled etc are hugely over represented on MN, actually (for obvious reasons).

So what’s the connection? You think we all have to agree with your doorstep tantrum methods if we are part of the disability/caring community? We really don’t.

There is no connection between insight into disability and booing from doorsteps. None.

I presume that nobody on here bothers to clap for the NHS on Thursdays as obviously, doorstep demos are pointless.

Correct.

Hahahaha, grow up.

What are we, 6?

It is utter rubbish. That isnt how politics works.

I will not be booing, but neither will I be clapping. I don't feel like it expresses what I feel any more towards NHS staff who have been amazing and must be sick to their stomachs over seeing the government lies over PPE, over testing, and now over this. I feel NHS staff have been so shafted, us expressing 'solidarity' must be actually almost insulting by now.

I shall just sit in quietly and not boo or clap anyone.

Nope, but if it makes you feel better go for it.

Why would Cummings going to another home make you feel that WFH and looking after your DC has been pointless?

I don't understand your reasoning.

Awful and embarrassing.

If you want to boo OP, you crack on.

I'm looking forward to seeing which people in my street will be joining in. Hopefully I won't discover that the whole of my neighbourhood are absolute tits.