Mandy Lifeboats Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 3 hours ago, blandy said: I always thought they were a gardening advice group, but I had got them confused with Just Top Soil. Or the support group for people who are obsessed with self care for minor skin complaints.............Just Pop Boils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted April 21, 2023 Author Share Posted April 21, 2023 2 hours ago, bickster said: You might even say it was potty I'm all fired up now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted April 21, 2023 Moderator Share Posted April 21, 2023 1 hour ago, VILLAMARV said: I'm all fired up now Kiln hell!, that's wheely good for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted April 23, 2023 Moderator Share Posted April 23, 2023 The French go next level... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted April 23, 2023 Moderator Share Posted April 23, 2023 There's a massive climate protest in London today, six figures out on the streets. Not on the news, anywhere, simply rendered invisible by editors and programme controllers. This is why we have people on snooker tables, up bridges and cable tied to goalposts. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted April 23, 2023 Moderator Share Posted April 23, 2023 9 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: There's a massive climate protest in London today, six figures out on the streets. Not on the news, anywhere, simply rendered invisible by editors and programme controllers. This is why we have people on snooker tables, up bridges and cable tied to goalposts. There was quite a lot on it in the build up to the weekend. I posted about one interview with a JSO spokesperson talking about it (she was an idiot) upthread 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted April 23, 2023 Moderator Share Posted April 23, 2023 Also, if you're going to hold a protest in London to maximize publicity, don't do it on the same day as tens of thousands of people gather to run one of the world's biggest marathons half a mile from where you're having your protest with twice as many spectators as participants. The news focus is elsewhere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 1 hour ago, OutByEaster? said: There's a massive climate protest in London today, six figures out on the streets. Not on the news, anywhere, simply rendered invisible by editors and programme controllers. This is why we have people on snooker tables, up bridges and cable tied to goalposts. Whilst the press are capable of reporting more than one story at a time, they’ve collectively decided climate protest is a negative story, so unless someone throws orange paint around, they’re not interested. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted April 23, 2023 Moderator Share Posted April 23, 2023 I think given that they went out of their way in advance to say they wouldn't look to disrupt the marathon, it was good to hear the organiser of the race give them their only real mention on the BBC, saying that they were a really brilliant cheering gallery at the point where the race was nearest to them. It's a shame, but organised sensible protest will no longer affect anything - a corporate media won't report stories that affect the corporate sphere negatively, keep that in mind when you're sat in a car suffering a delay because someone has closed a road; Sky and the Daily Mail are as responsible as whichever poor sod has glued their arm to a bollard. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 Since reading that post, I've learned I passed within a hundred meters of that protest and had absolutely no idea it was occurring. What a bloody stupid time to do it. You either disrupt the marathon and loads of people hate you, or you don't, and if you had any actual disruption, people just assume it was the marathon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 Saw and heard a reasonable amount of coverage of the protest in London. Mentioned on the radio a few times and here on the Beeb website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-65362335 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 20 hours ago, OutByEaster? said: I think given that they went out of their way in advance to say they wouldn't look to disrupt the marathon, it was good to hear the organiser of the race give them their only real mention on the BBC, saying that they were a really brilliant cheering gallery at the point where the race was nearest to them. I saw them at Parliament square ... some had come to the barrier and were clapping and cheering on the runners ..others stayed in the main square probably plotting which statue to vandalise We passed a couple of them handing out leaflets ..or at least trying to , don't think anyone actually accepted one from them .. but equally no one seemed to be angry with each other and everyone seemed happy doing whatever they were doing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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