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It's here! - the day we march against the chaos that is Brexit.

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OhYouBadBadKitten · 23/03/2019 07:48

A thread for those of us on the march today :)

Weather still looking good, (perhaps, possibly, even some sunshine?) temps around 12-14, a little gusty at times, cooling off in the evening, so bring an extra jumper if you haven't set off.

Travel safely and see you at the march!

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Littlespaces · 25/03/2019 10:55

Or winding down their window shouting abuse at you.

IceRebel · 25/03/2019 10:55

Those estimates are bullshit, everyone knows there were over 20 million people there, after all 20 million of them are there in spirit

So even if the numbers were just 500k we can still say it was 20.5million, after all NF said his march had 20 million in spirit.

The Brexit Party MEP was asked by presenter Mishal Husain how many people he believed would be at the march when it came to a conclusion next weekend.

I don't know. In spirit, I should think about 20 million right now. Something like that.

DippyAvocado · 25/03/2019 10:58

I like the way all these people who were not at the march feel that they are in any way knowledgeable enough to comment about it. You weren't there so you can't possibly know!

You only have to look at the aerial footage to see. As I posted above, I was at the front so had finished the march and gone for lunch by the time that was filmed and there were still people queuing to start marching!

I was on all the previous marches and Iraq war march and there were more people than at any of them. I'm guessing the police are able to make a fairly good estimate even if they don't release the figure and I'm sure members of the government will know how many were there.

Icantreachthepretzels · 25/03/2019 10:59

When he was harranguing from the top of his wee bus (a brexiteer does so love a bus) he was asked about the lack of numbers and his was reply was 'there are 17.4 million people here, can;t you see them?'

I'm afraid he has gone as batshit as Theresa. So sad.

Littlespaces · 25/03/2019 10:59

And of course the numbers will grow as new voting generations come through and probably re-join, so all that will be achieved is a whole load of money wasted and the loss of the Rebate which is worth billions.

Spectacular own goal.

Mistigri · 25/03/2019 11:14

I like the way all these people who were not at the march feel that they are in any way knowledgeable enough to comment about it. You weren't there so you can't possibly know!

Hey, who needs experts when you can find sad blokes who will make up shit on the internet for free?

I loved Saturday. I spent some time at Euston waiting to meet friends and every time a train came in, a sea of remainers flooded up the platforms and through the concourse. People were queuing to use the escalators down to the tube. It was amazing to watch.

And despite the huge numbers, and all the anger and frustration about what this shitty incompetent government is doing to its people, a million plus people marched with no violence, no racist insults, no talk of traitors or nazis, no death threats, but good humour, tolerance, patience, respect for others and for democracy.

Dohangoversgetworseasyougetold · 25/03/2019 11:17

Why is it so hard to believe that a million people could have marched, or that five million could have signed the petition without any underhand tricks? Many millions more voted to remain in the Referendum. I think they've spent so long erasing the Remain vote and pretending that "the 17.4 million" = the People that they're surprised to be reminded that we exist.

Mistigri · 25/03/2019 11:22

It's not hard to believe.

What's more they DO believe it, because otherwise sad blokes would not be posting shit on the internet about it.

You can't fake marchers taking to the streets and that's got them in a right old tizzy.

Peregrina · 25/03/2019 11:41

I was there and it took us a full three and a half hours to walk from Marble Arch to Parliament Square because it was so packed - which is a distance of what? 3 miles at the maximum which we would normally be able to walk comfortably in an hour. It only speeded up past Trafalgar Square because by then the speeches were over and people were leaving, so the space opened up.

So bollox to those who weren't there but want to cast doubts on the numbers. Now with Farage's 'march'/bus ride, that's pretty easy, the numbers are so few they can be counted. Although I will give credit to anyone who does walk the whole distance from Sunderland (walk, not catch the bus part way.)

Littlespaces · 25/03/2019 11:49

Send your MP a voice recorded message (polite of course).

finalsay.app/

TalkinPaece · 25/03/2019 11:57

Got to add in the number of happy dogs with their families
and children on shoulders
and the fact that EVERY side street and all the parks had people in them

we dipped in and out of the march about five times - so that my nephews did not get bored - and they have taken my placard in to school today for show and tell Grin

the TFL cameras are a better guide to crowd density and they reckoned over 1.2 million

DGRossetti · 25/03/2019 12:00

Now with Farage's 'march'/bus ride, that's pretty easy, the numbers are so few they can be counted.

For some reason I had a brief memory of the film "The Happiest Days of Your Life" (probably a Brexiteer favourite) where the whole school has to be filled with two classes ....

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Happiest_Days_of_Your_Life

Still a family classic Grin

pinkism · 25/03/2019 12:31

Thanks to all those that marched.
I was working all weekend (nurse) so didn't have the opportunity to fight for the NHS and my patients. Its terrifying what might happen if we crash out.

Biddie191 · 25/03/2019 12:48

Thank you so much, those who marched, for all of us and our futures. Distance and work meant I couldn't make it, but I'm so grateful and proud of those of you who did. I've not read the whole thread here, but hope you've all also signed the petition too, and encouraged others to do so.
You are all heroes xxx

Clavinova · 25/03/2019 12:59

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47678763

Coverage by Katie Wright, BBC News, in Park Lane;

The blue and yellow of the EU was splashed all over the ever-expanding crowd, which was full of groups of families, friends, colleagues and political groups.

One member of the crowd, German-born vet Chris Reichmann, described it as a "carnival" atmosphere-with "lots of different nationalities" but "really British in a way".

1tisILeClerc · 25/03/2019 13:12

{Now with Farage's 'march'/bus ride, that's pretty easy, the numbers are so few they can be counted.}

A bit like Jasper Carott's gag about the Robin Reliant being done for speeding.
'Yes sarge, got his number, the chassis number'.

TheElementsSong · 25/03/2019 13:29

LoonvanBoon So glad you guys made it to the march, I was thinking about you on our drive down - while marvelling at the complete lack of the dreaded pro-Brexit go-slow Grin

Regarding the ooh-look-MATHSSSS link offered earlier to suggest that on 12 people and a dog showed up, I am going to straight up say that the authors of that piece are deliberately lying. Go ahead and fucking sue me, dudes.

You know why? Because MATHS saying that 156,250 square metres times 4 people = 624,000 people QED-take-that-Remoaners is all very impressive. But we weren't standing still - for hours people were joining from the back and dispersing from the front. Even if you accept that the measured area holds 624,000 people, it's not always the same 624,000 people. Durrrrr.

And that's without counting the people spreading out onto the side streets, taking shortcuts across the parks and so on.

Peregrina · 25/03/2019 13:32

At 1 o'clock is, both the escalators at Marble Arch were going up, both were crammed, as were the stairs. Each tube train coming in, disgorged the same amount again.

Tanith · 25/03/2019 13:32

One member of the crowd, German-born vet Chris Reichmann, described it as a "carnival" atmosphere-with "lots of different nationalities" but "really British in a way".

DH said he saw lots of Welsh flags (he’s Welsh himself). A lot of Scottish people were there, too.

Peregrina · 25/03/2019 13:34

And your point with old news (i.e. Saturdays) Clavinova is?

GabrielleNelson · 25/03/2019 13:37

By an amazing chance, I meet an ex-colleague on the march. She's German by birth. I asked her if she was feeling pressured to seek settled status and she revealed she now has British nationality. This is a senior academic in a Russell Group university - not able to rely on being allowed to stay in the country where she's lived and worked and made a subtantial contribution to the economy and the culture for several decades. I apologised to her. Sad Angry

Before the referendum there was a lot of talk of 'wanting my country back'. That's how I feel now, except I have a feeling I was living in a dream world before. I genuinely believed racism and xenophobia had declined. I now think for a substantial chunk of the UK population those views were just as strong as ever, and as soon as they started to think they could get away with expressing those views again out they came. It's been an unpleasant revelation.

TheElementsSong · 25/03/2019 13:54

And your point with old news (i.e. Saturdays) Clavinova is?

I think we all know what Clavinova's point is, it's the same point they have raised numerous times by highlighting people with foreign-sounding surnames or academics who might potentially have not-British grants amongst their funding sources, so I don't know why they're being so coy about it.

wherestheweightlosspill · 25/03/2019 15:15

GabrielleNelson that's exactly how I feel, I now think I was naieve and it makes me very sad. Sad

Rufusthebewilderedreindeer · 25/03/2019 15:16

theelements

Seriously?

Thats her point

Oh that's ridiculous