The Day of Action is being organised by student activists, far left groups and pro-Palestine groups.
I’m not saying that the protests will necessarily devolve in to property destruction but isn’t there a big risk of copycat violence as it is being held so close to the French protests?
October 17th in France has resulted in initial estimates of 1.5 billion in costs.
2,500 businesses looted and damaged - insurance will not cover wages and some will take months to repair and insurance premiums will become very high. Some will never re-open.
12,031 cars burned out- not all car insurance cover civil unrest
24 schools burned or ransacked
Tourism badly affected.
The 2011 London riots spread to Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool & Nottingham and cost 500 million. You could argue that Croydon never recovered.
Many demonstrations are cancelled or delayed for many reasons, it could be held after Christmas when the international situation is less volatile.
YANBU- Yes delay it while international tensions are high
YABU- everyone should have the right to protest whenever they want to.