Inside scoop... Archived Message
Posted by Ian M on September 9, 2022, 5:40 pm, in reply to "Not to worry. Climate has stopped changing as a mark of respect. NM"
Spoke to someone involved in the decision making and what hasn't been mentioned is that the police, who had initially given the ok to XR to stay in Hyde Park, said that they were going to close the gates and not allow people in. They were also going to pitch up in Victoria park but apparently there's not enough space there. Don't know why it's so impossible to find somewhere else... Shows the dangers of relying on the police's permission for your 'rebellion' [sic]. Also mentioned was any media coverage getting overshadowed (not if you do it right), being harangued by the right wing press (who gives a shit - no publicity is bad publicity) and that about 80% of the membership was in favour of the decision. Some were planning to go to London anyway but it seems this was strongly discouraged by leadership. The mood that came across was frustration about having to ditch plans, private acknowledgement that it's ridiculous that everything has to stop because of the death of the monarch, but hey-ho, what are you gonna do, we just have to accept that that's the way it is. Not f*ing serious. They're just another professionalised, focus-group activist NGO now. They would have advised the suffragette Emily Davison not to jump in front of the royal horse to avoid causing offense. Far too 'risky'... more jeers, I
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Message Thread:
- XR cancel their rebellion [sic] - Ian M September 9, 2022, 2:02 pm
- Re: XR cancel their rebellion [sic] - psingh September 9, 2022, 2:14 pm
- It just gets sillier and sillier.... - Ken Waldron September 9, 2022, 2:23 pm
- New miracle cloud appears... - Ken Waldron September 9, 2022, 2:29 pm
- Middle class tosseurs....nm - Keith-264 September 9, 2022, 2:59 pm
- Not to worry. Climate has stopped changing as a mark of respect. NM - johnlilburne September 9, 2022, 4:03 pm
- Memo from Xr management no less direct. So just like any other oganisation really. Nm - focus September 9, 2022, 10:08 pm
- The super-glue Speaker's Chair stunt surely shows XR folk are State actors - SueC September 9, 2022, 10:57 pm
- #Neoliberalism #Monarchy - Gerard September 14, 2022, 11:46 am
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