The riot squad is or has been dealing with a demonstration outside the Bank of England, quiet news probably can't find a link.

nothing about it on the news yet,could be a coverup?

Probably, would not surprise me.

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Originally posted by Makodragon:
The riot squad is or has been dealing with a demonstration outside the Bank of England, quiet news probably can't find a link.

How did you hear?

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I have the link and pictures but its not letting me link.

I'll try it this way. Kerr Link.

From the link -

Hundreds of students and activists are marching on the Bank of England at 4pm today to protest against the massive bailouts financial institutions have received.

The demonstration is demanding an end to student poverty, and that working people should not be the victims of job losses and home repossessions while the bankers are being bailed out with public money.

The City of London is home to some of the biggest financial corporations in the world. Despite the corporations being part of the cause of this crisis it is their profits that are being saved.

Thanks for info.

is it the s-word getting links banned?

Didn't someone have problems the other day using Tony Blair and C-a-p-i-t-a-l ist in the same sentence? Does it block all ist words

Indymedia UK also has an item on this. Won't even try posting link. Google.

I thought it had been hushed.

The Indymedia one reads like the SW one, written before the demo. I didn't see any news about what is happening there.

I'm surprised Sky News arent there, you know what there like usually there before it happens.

It might be a very small, insignificant demo - but if reports that the riot squad are there are true suggests that they were anticipating something significant either in size or nature.

I wouldn't mind betting that there are things to make your ears bleed and your guts turn to popcorn deployed all over the capital. And I don't mean a fleet of Blearses.

Judging by the photos I wouldn't put the number as high as "hundreds" and none of the police are in riot gear.

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Originally posted by wolfram:
I wouldn't mind betting that there are things to make your ears bleed and your guts turn to popcorn deployed all over the capital. And I don't mean a fleet of Blearses.

If the police suddenly run for cover it's probably time to be worried, very worried.

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Originally posted by Fil2:
Judging by the photos I wouldn't put the number as high as "hundreds" and none of the police are in riot gear.

Quite,it's only rent a mob looking for trouble or their moment of fame,

Yahoo News Link

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Originally posted by Philodendron:
Yahoo News Link

Even uk.news.yahoo.com isn't linking.

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Originally posted by Philodendron:
Even uk.news.yahoo.com isn't linking.

I know I already tried it hence I linked to the search pages.

Send Harriet to deal with them.

On a well known vid site under:
Anticapitalista - Protest in the City

And better (6½ min) under:
Banking Crisis Demonstration in the City of London

Gives more of a feel for numbers - maybe couple of hundred; guessing.
Interesting low key / absent coverage so far (but thanks ITV for the snippet). Prob don't wanna get people started on demos just yet (might give Joe Average an idea). But there's every chance there will be plenty more. If you're on one (or just caught up in it), do watch out for the provocateurs (having swapped a uniform for something a little more casual), they're bound to be there. Can't see that it achieves much. The numbers will count for something in due course, maybe. Main sticking point is lack of agreed tactics. Non-violence will work better, but needs total agreement among protesters (thus eeking out the agents). Ho hum.