Road Block Protests Planned.

[CoachBombay]

Has anyone else seen the national planned pro-brexit road block protests?

I'm slightly concerned about this if they do pull it off. I am going to be stuck in traffic for hours!

There are also plans for fishermen to block shipping ports.

What has the nation come to, what utter chaos :(

If the people's vote bus stop is blocked in, presumably the bus will stop somewhere down the road instead? The bus will only be there for enough time for people to get on, not enough time for a load of vehicles to come along and block them in, and if they see anything like that likely to happen, they just drive around the block and come back for the other passengers, do they not?

Also, ifyou consider that many lorries on the road are from large fleets such as Stobart, I can't see these joining in as the companies wouldn't allow it

I repeat my question from further up the thread, how did it work in 2000 with the fuel protests then?

If we do end up staying in I think it will cause a complete breakdown in civilised society

And if we end up leaving without a deal I think it will cause a complete breakdown in civilised society. What do you propose?

I have a gut wrenching feeling that the far right loonies are gearing up to do something entirely immoral and unlawful

There really aren't that many of them...

What will happen if two sides collide in parliament Square with one side being nothing but far right hooligans?
If one side is nothing but far right hooligans you can hardly put the blame for any trouble on Leave voters. Unless you’re claiming that Leave voters are all far right hooligans?

I repeat my question from further up the thread, how did it work in 2000 with the fuel protests then?

You may have noticed that the protests broke up and weren't successfully repeated? Haulage operators were warned that they'd lose their operators licences if they used their vehicles in protests. No O licence means the company's out of business.

In France it tends to be the farmers who do the road blocks and protests at ports. I know quite a few who can't wait to leave. Maybe they should organise them selves!

The NFU and most farmers are terrified of a no deal brexit and would prefer to stay in now.

Why don't you organise your own one man/woman protest instead of goading others to do it for you?

Maybe start up your own petition or march and see how many will follow you? Nigel managed 300, so a low bar for you lol!

In France it tends to be the farmers that do the road blocks and block the ports. I certainly know of a few that can't wait to leave. Maybe they should get organised. Fishermen are quite a sight sailing up the Thames too!!

Apologies for repeated post first one didn't come up on my screen.

Frankly I think if we do see more far right violence because of Brexit this will turn normal people away from Leave and lead them to support Remaining so as not to give in to violence.

Na Jasjas, it's so much more fun winding you all up!

There was someone on here yesterday trying to stir up protests from people. I think it's Russian trolls stirring up civil unrest! (PS I am a remainer but don't think causing loads of people inconvenience is the way to go).

At the last march, there were maybe around 10-20 far right people. They were surrounded and outnumbered by police. Nothing happened.

I do hope you are all correct, and nobody is going to end up shot dead again over this absolute farce, I really do.

Na Jasjas, it's so much more fun winding you all up!

Don't really see the future of our country, our children nor the people who will suffer as a result of leaving the EU (ALL no dealers see varying degrees of disruption over various time scales) as a subject of mirth.

This is why we need another vote or a revocation, clearly many didn't take the first vote seriously.

Coach - the vast majority of violence/threatening behaviour so far has come from the right, so if you steer clear of anyone carrying a St George's flag or wearing a yellow jacket, you should be fine. The people getting into MP's faces outside parliament and calling them traitors aren't remainers, neither was the person who attacked a Brighton MP yesterday, or the man who murdered Jo Cox. They were leavers/nationalists to a man (yes, 'man' was intentional there). The person who was prosecuted for threatening behaviour against Gina Miller was also a racist right wing male.

You can either cower in a corner in case these people do something, or you can carry on standing up for what you believe is right, like Anna Soubry does daily in the face of aggressive protestors. That's why I'm still going to London to march tomorrow.

Yeah, @Doubletrouble99 , fucking hilarious

I wish you all the best of luck tomorrow whoever is going, I also hope that any pro brexit protests remain peaceful. We have in this country the right to peaceful protest, and each to their own I say.

But I can not help but feel overwhelmingl anxious that something bad is going to happen. I just can't change the feeling.

This country is a mess, it's divided more so than ever before. David Cameron really should be ashamed of himself for starting all this.

Interesting posts this afternoon... it's almost like we don't want people to go somewhere

From a purely logical perspective, this road blocking protest doesn't make much sense unless (as the ringleaders have said) the intention is simply to cause trouble for innocent members of the public "to bring the country to its knees."

Leaving aside the blockages threatened for this afternoon, let's say for the sake of discussion that tomorrow's action is supposedly intended to stop Remoaners from getting to the march. But Remoaners, we keep being told, are a tiny fraction of the population. It follows that the vast vast majority of traffic on the road, even tomorrow, will be ordinary disinterested people minding their own business. Nice job, upstanding patriots... slow handclap...

But if posters on here are proud to be associated with this action, well, takes all sorts, eh?

Don't stress op the Farage loving brigade could only manage to muster 60 or so marchers so the chances of them having the coordination or means to blockage roads is remote, yes there might be a bit of trouble from a tiny amount of far right nut jobs but be sure they will be dealt with swiftly by the police (who incidentally all love our dear PM and would do anything for her)😂

THe protest on the M3 is set for early on Monday morning
www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/17520764.go-slow-brexit-protest-planned-for-m3-on-monday/
absolutely no idea what they hope to achieve

It's started!
Oh hang on... the police have stopped it...
from Devon Live A30 Blockade

From what I remember, the previous fuel protests were well organised by the company owners themselves and had a lot of support from the oil companies, farmers and the Conservative party.
They blocked the petrol stations and, although there were go-slows in later protests, it was the lack of fuel from the blockade that really caused the chaos. The traffic police managed to keep the roads moving (for those cars that had petrol, anyway).

This seems quite different. The police are warning they will arrest drivers who cause trouble. Also, this doesn't seem to me to have anything like the backing behind it. The haulage firms won't want to risk their licences and they're not stupid: No Deal will cause them no end of problems, so it'll probably be some politically motivated independents that are taking part who don't have to worry about their jobs.

I don't remember this organiser at all from the 2000 protests, though he might have been to do with the later 2007 one.
Personally, I think he's been watching "Convoy" and thinks he's 'Rubber Duck'!

"Police confirmed they have stopped the protest and said it was because the drivers involved have broken the law."

Interesting how you all presume that any leave supporters who may protest would be 'far right nut jobs'! Compared to your protesters tomorrow who of course are all 'nice' law abiding citizens.

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