Re: Funny how BBC trumpets "One Million Marchers!" when they're anti-Brexit Archived Message
Posted by Ian M on March 24, 2019, 6:03 pm, in reply to "Funny how BBC trumpets "One Million Marchers!" when they're anti-Brexit"
Yes, would make for an interesting media comparison - maybe Ian Sinclair's on the case? https://ianjsinclair.wordpress.com/book/ Some protesters only have to tap on the door to be given endless media coverage. For those campaigning on issues that significantly challenge the ruling class & corporate power interests no amount of barging will get them through to be given a fair hearing. I went along (having a parent who's still an EU national) and, apart from being impressed by the sheer size of the thing, was disappointed by how tepid and middle-of-the road it was. The cops hardly bothered to show up, and we were greeted in Westminster by a load of piss-weak speeches by careerist politicians. There was even scattered applause for Margaret Thatcher when Heseltine (who invited him as top bill speaker??) invoked her EU dealmaking. And Tom Watson & Jess Phillips there positioning themselves as Labour figureheads replacing Corbyn (they hope). Puke. I was the only person that I saw wearing a yellow vest cheers, I
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