Today, on BBC News 24, all they seemed to be covering was that blasted Spending Cuts March. I understand that the BBC has an inherent left wing bias but, really! Wasn't there anything else more interesting going on? For instance, in all the confusion with the police force occupied as it was, did no one take the opportunity to steal a priceless work of art? Or decide to commit a mildly amusing pet shop raid?
To make everything worse, the BBC decided to pick several, and this is a euphemism in my opinion, cretins to interview. There was this one man, who said millions had turned out to protest (the figure was later estimated to be 250,000) and that 'they' were in the majority and as the British are proud to have a democratically elected government, 'their' views have to be taken into account.
Of course I have nothing against the basic human right of Free Speech but I do think it would be better if some people did not exercise that particular right at all. Take the above argument put forward by the in nominate (I am unsure as to whether he was unknown by choice or if the BBC truly just did not care about his name; but considering what I am about to say, I think I will at least give him the credit of going unknown by choice. He may be wrong but he is notably humble in my mind) man. There are several areas of, how shall I put this? Complete and utter tosh.
In a country that has a population of 61,838,154 people; how is 250,000 a 'majority'? I do believe our in nominate man has a certain problem with basic proportional relations-maybe the BNP have been giving him tips? But, speculation will get us nowhere, we must continue with our analysis of this fine gentleman's debating skills.
Onto the 'democracy will out' argument. While I admit that our government is hardly draconian in nature, at the end of the day, a government does not change plans on the basis of a few paltry protesters. People in power do not 'have to' listen to anybody; Margaret Thatcher proved this rather well I feel.
Ah, alas! Our in nominate man was only interviewed for a few brief seconds so I can criticise him no more. However, all is not lost!
I took great glee in hearing that Ed Milliband, a part of the previous Labour Government that could be said to be the main architects of the current financial climate, was received well by the protesters in Hyde Park. Yes, these being the very same protesters who our denouncing the state of our countries finances. Is it just me, or is there a discrepancy to this image? Although I admit, the Labour leader has done a remarkable job of separating himself from the old 'New Labour'; so well, in fact, that he's not really all that noticeable. Maybe I'm being too harsh, maybe he has a plan worthy of Machiavelli hiding in that head of his; who knows?
However, I'm digressing from my original topic. As with most marches these days, a small anarchist faction, decided to cause mayhem, chaos and confusion in the form of smoke bombs, wilful vandalism of the 'Boris bikes'; they even knocked over a couple of bins! What terror they struck into the hearts of firm urbanites!
They are the true picture of rebels; with un-belted trousers ready to trip them up as they flee from irritated policemen, chequered 'chav' scarves to hide their spotted faces, and let's not forget the traditional 'hoodie'! Oh Spartacus would be happy to have this lot in his ranks. Some of the more enterprising members of their ranks decided to climb up onto the roof of 'Fortnum and Mason' to graffiti words that express their deep ideological conflict but for these miniature Robespierre's of our day, tragedy struck! For they had forgotten their chequered scarves and their spotted, pierced faces (with identifying tattoos/birthmarks etc) were shown to every man, woman, child, policeman and camera. They just don't make revolutionaries like they used to, eh?
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