Protesters using St Pauls for a latrine.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail....tors-use-latrine.html

How much longer are the authorities prepared to play the 'softly,softly' approach, with these protesters?

They have made their point, the time as now come to say goodbye to this lot.

[DTCwordfan]

and em, it is not just the protestors who are using the street as their latrines, (though there has been suggestion that there are folk out there doing this to discredit the protestors to feed organs like AOG's propaganda bible, the hallowed Mail), there are thousands out on the streets who do so, either for gross convenience, or insome cases because they have no where else. Just take a look at virtually every town in this once sparkling-clean country of ours on any day or night of the week.

If Cornwall is anything to go by, the situation in the country will worsen too if other Councils follow Cornwall's lead - the Council here are thinking of closing down the public conveniences......

[DTCwordfan]

Agree with you there, Eddy....and when will it end as the one thing that they have not agreed on is effectively to unify their demands, a lot (not all)of which are unworkable or unrealistic?

[emmie]

DT, i know about how filthy London has become, and it's not just the residents, but plenty of tourists passing through, who also contribute to the mess. Sadly lots of fast food outlets should share some of the blame, and anyone dumping litter should be an instant find, but you have to have staff to enforce it? Public toilets are in short supply here, and sadly i do know, as often having to stop to find one. I eventually found one, not far from where the protesters are camped out, caught short as it were, and not only was it difficult to find, but charged 50p for the privilege.

[sandyRoe]

I don't suppose they're deliberately doing that.
I think I remember people in Washington being accused of the same thing during anti Viet-nam war protests.

[emmie]

typing up the spout, instant fine. sorry

[DTCwordfan]

em it is a shame - also the same in the countryside, the state of the lanes around here are appalling and, in my travels around the country, it's the same in Hampshire, Surrey, Oxfordshire, Cumbria, Cambridgeshire - litter everywhere and a lot of it plastic......there is a lack of civic pride which is worrisome, coupled with council budget cuts and tightening waste regulations that lead to fly-tipping and all the rest - and which does our image to tourists (12% of GDP) not much good.....and potential damage.

[emmie]

The capital won't know what's hit it next year, Olympics and The Queens diamond jubilee, there will be so many more people here, i seriously doubt that it will cope. And suggest that anyone looking for a Lav, better have a sat nav, or should that be sat lav, as the only ones I know, are often too gross to use.

[emmie]

eddie perhaps, but many aren't too worried about supporting the capitalist system when it suits. Citizen smith would be so proud.