50,000 People Marching In London Protesting Against Austerity Newsworthy?

[Iggle Piggle]

Yes it is ! but the BBC don't think we should know about it.
There was a peaceful protest against austerity measures by up to 50,000 people in London today, the BBC didn't want you to know so here is the news. http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/jun/21/protest-march-austerity-london-russell-brand-peoples-assembly
It scares the cr4p out of me that the BBC are so deeply in the Governments pocket that this is hushed up. What do you think ?

[Mamyalynne]

It should have been reported on most definitely.

This comment summed it up.

//It seems the BBC are capable of tracking down a single Scot in Brazil who cheered a goal against England but fail to notice 50,000 demonstrating on their doorstep.//


Let's see if the rectify this tomorrow.

[jno]

keep posting this

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/News/Question1345531.html

[factor-fiction]

I've been in the centre of London for 12 hours today and I saw about 10 protests (most involving African issues but also some CND), but in each case I saw less than 20 protestors. I did see three people carrying small 'stop austerity' circular signs on little sticks, but that was it. I'm not sure where the other 49997 marchers were

[Iggle Piggle]

They marched from the BBC's New Broadcasting House in central London to Westminster.
So, I suppose it depends on how deep in the sand you want to stick your head really. (or simply where you were, it's a big city)

[Mamyalynne]

They were happy to show his interview with Jeremy Paxman.

[factor-fiction]

Ha. That's rude but I don't care. I was near Westminster and Pall Mall for 3 hours and heard nothing.
I think it's good that people protest but i think this protest will change little. Has any government ever not used 'austerity'? What does stopping austerity mean? Do they have any proposals other than slogans? Are they saying things are not getting better.
Okay I'll stick my head back now- back wherever you think it is stuck

[Mamyalynne]

A bit more about them here, if anyone cares to look.

http://www.thepeoplesassembly.org.uk/

[craft1948]

You really think the BBC is in the pocket of a Tory government...........

[factor-fiction]

Thanks Maya- some interesting issues in there. I wonder if slogans such as 'no more austerity' may turn people off though as most people realise there will never be no more austerity in one form or other.
I'd be interested to see the numbers because in my 12 hours around there I saw more ladies wearing fascinators/hats (was it Ascot?) than I saw protestors with placards, but I assume I was always in the wrong place, and there was the noise from a Beatles tribute band playing a free concert that may have drowned out the noise of any protests

[jno]

why? What's it to Lennon, or you?

[jno]

I'm not sure having the Tower Hamlets mayor along adds to any protest's credibility.

[factor-fiction]

Hi methyl- my reference to being rude was not to you- it was to igglepiggle's reply saying "So, I suppose it depends on how deep in the sand you want to stick your head really"

[jno]

ah, I see

started at the BBC in Portland Place where protesters accused the broadcaster of ignoring the plight of impoverished Britons

That was a mistake. By making the BBC part of the story it makes it difficult for the BBC to report it.

[jno]

it's just a well-known quotation* used as a newspaper headline on a story. It doesn't relate to Brand, or to Lennon, but to the story about the march itself.

* or maybe it's no longer well known, in which case younger readers will just be scratching their heads over it.