armed police guard

[DrFilth]

a 1.4 mile ring of steel .roads blocked off and streets closed.

another edl march in manchester , NO this time it is the tory conference.
1000 police officers will be on duty each day of the conference, police have been drafted in from merseyside, lancashire, west yorkshire and cheshire.

if you live up here and have any trouble getting hold of a copper nip down into manchester town centre they will be mixing with the tory scum who will be claiming expenses for a nice hotel and some good food.

[emmie]

don't Labour do the same, have a conference, take up space, makes lots of noise, promises they can't/don't keep. As to Tory scum, wouldn't you say that's harsh considering how many ordinary folk support them, you label them like they are monsters, not a political party. If you have trouble getting hold of a policeman suggest you contact your MP.

[DrFilth]

they could have the conference at the nec birmingham , lot easier to police and built for that purpose.

they are expecting over 35,000 decent people to march on the streets of manchester to protest at the cuts the tory scum are making

more streets and more roads will be blocked while these decent people make there peaceful protest at the cuts

neighbours have had trouble getting hold of the police to attend an incident and with the job cuts it can only get worse em

[emmie]

DF, you have this thing about tories and the cuts, but what would Labour have done in the circumstance, seen the error of their ways, and started making the necessary changes, Ed Miliband has admitted as much recently,
there may be a reason why they chose this venue, it wasn't just so they could pee you off. People are entitled to march, so if this blocks roads so be it.

[DrFilth]

em don't have a problem with the decent people marching if i had better health and could walk any distance i would be down there with my camera

http://menmedia.co.uk...hter-than-ever-before

[emmie]

DF i have had a look at the BBC news, and it would seem that the demo will include Bob Crow and Len Mccluskey of Unite, so it's not just joe public, but Union leaders and more besides, and the reason for the abundance of police officers, is that they are worried about the demo being hijacked by extremists. If you lived here in the capital, you would have to put up with this a lot of the time, roads closed because of some march, demo or other. Lost count of the times got stuck on bus trying to go a mile or two. Perhaps they could have gone elsewhere, but people like yourself will complain wherever they go.

[DrFilth]

i promise not to complain if the tories p off to birminghan for there conference em

[ChuckFickens]

classic NIMBYism then.

[DrFilth]

i find tories unpleasant full stop

[Quizmonster]

I think all political conferences should be held aboard a rented ferry-boat or cruise-ship, protected by what little is left of our Royal Navy and RAF...surface-vessels, submarines, fighters, helicopters, frogmen, whatever. It could be billed as a three-day military training exercise and inconvenience no one.

[emmie]

well they don't and it's not on for that long.

[anotheoldgit]

/// tory scum ///

That is typical language from the Left.

We live in a democratic country and everyone has a right to choose from all sides and centre of the political spectrum, which political party they wish to follow, without the likes of DrFilth (he even chose that username himself) calling them 'scum'.

Perhaps he would prefer to only have one political party, (the one he supports),and we all know that is called a 'dictatorship'.

[DrFilth]

for a person who calls a lot of people savages you get upset by me calling the tories scum

have i said i only want a one party state, who is twisting things now aog

[hc4361]

And how is that any different from the Labour conference in Liverpool this year?

http://www.liverpoold...rence-92534-29472397/

[DrFilth]

hc did that close roads and streets down in manchester
did that cause a 1 and a 1/4 mile ring of steel in manchester
did that need 1000 police on the streets of manchester
did they expect a march of over 35,000 on the streets of manchester

no because that was in liverpool

[alexanderd]

So you are only complaining because it is in Manchester!!! NIMBY

[DrFilth]

had that at 7.03am

classic NIMBYism then.
07:03 Sun 02nd Oct 2011

[alexanderd]

but you dont dispute it then

[hc4361]

The labour party stayed in nice hotels and ate good food, all on expenses, just the same.
You must have known the conference was planned - why didn't you go away for a few days if it upsets you that much?
Or at least stock up on groceries so you can stay indoors with your curtains drawn.
Think of all the money and business it is bringing to Manchester. The Home Office is meeting at least half the costs of security.

The NEC wasn't purpose built for political conferences - it is the National Exhibition Centre.

[murraymints]

Dr Filth.. it would be better at a venue not near housing..if..transport links allow..not always the case..however you have my good thoughts....with Edinburgh ferstival and MILLIONS...

[DrFilth]

hc4361 you want me to be happy with all the scum they are bringing to manchester


i don't think so