TUC March in London

[Anonymous]

Attended the TUC march in London yesterday. All in all a good turn out notable for the abundance of good humour . It was disciplined : a living example of what ordinary people can do if acting in co-ordination. It appeared to have put the wind up the Bourgeois as was evident in the heavy police presence, particularly around areas of what Veblen in 'The Leisured class' terms 'conspicuous consumption' e.g. The Ritz and Fortnum and Masons' Maybe they feared a mass request for afternoon tea at reduced rates. No matter the over reaction of our rulers betokened real fear. A healthy sign. To quote V for Vendetta:' People should not fear their Government. Government should fear their people.'

 

Managed to give fraternal greetings to three fellow SPGB comrades : one handing out leaflets and two manning a stall. I purchased a copy of How The Gods Were Made: a very accessible introduction to Historical Materialism. Moreover it was 'Reproduced' by The North East Branch in 2003.

 

A positive day.

 

 

Wishing everyone well.

 

Joe

 

 

 

[jondwhite]

Is this a quote or were you there Vin? As for Fortnum and Mason, maybe there was a heavy police presence because around a hundred people occupied the shop only three years ago in 2011.

[Anonymous]

jondwhite wrote:

Is this a quote or were you there Vin? 

 It is a quote from a NERB member who reported to his branch. 

[steve colborn]

 around a hundred people occupied the shop only three years ago in 2011. Wow, Fortnum and Masons must have really gone back in quality, for no occupation this year. Their product must be shite

[ALB]

Police intelligence must have got in  wrong again. There were no anarchists on the march and so no danger of any  "incident" as they were all at an obscure event in Mile End contemplating their navels.

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