Should These Left-Wing Protests Be Allowed To Take Place On A Day Such As This?

[anotheoldgit]

/// Writing on the event, the organisers said: "Bring Down the Government - Shut Down London." ///

http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/grenfell-tower-fire-day-rage-13207437

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3846481/fury-as-militant-protesters-hijack-grief-of-grenfell-tower-victims-for-day-of-rage-protests-against-theresa-may/

[scooping]

Let them show their true colours and people might see how dangerous they are.

[Togo]

Just an excuse for a bit of shopping with violence. If I had business premises any where near, they would be locked and boarded up.

[gulliver1]

Problem here is will it be a repeat of the 3£ labour party membership, when lots of tories joined to bring Labour down. Will the Tory Thugs join in the Protest for obvious reasons, and not show their true colours???

[Islay]

Is it illegal to hold protests?

[andy-hughes]

As I see it, this fire was a terrible tragedy, and in time it may be proved that corner-cutting was involved, and charges may be brought.

But for now, I think society should be dealing with the tragedy as that - a tragedy where lives have been lost and ruined.

On that basis, I remain baffled as to how this has evolved into a class war symbol, and a perceived reason for civil disobedience.

I fully appreciate that people feel aggrieved about poor housing and similar social injustice, but to take this event and market it as a governmental failure seems to me to exhibit less the caring attitude that should underpin such views, and more the need to self-publicise and make a noise, none of which aids the victims, or wider society, in the slightest.

[naomi24]

The fire is a convenient incidental to these people. Their purpose is to bring the government down by any means possible.

[HansUrbancka]

Marxist Marches will not help the homeless from Grenfell Tower.
The 'Sun' has reported :-

"Two Churches in North Kennington, currently helping survivors of the blaze, said they couldn’t “emphasise enough” how much Grenfell residents are against The Day of Rage."

Hans.

[Garaman]

'Movement for Justice By Any Means Necessary (MFJ), '

Well they have sunk low with these 'Means'. Shocking behaviour when many are grieving.

[emmie]

doesn't bode well for London, yet again..

[ichkeria]

200 Facebook likes??
Tremblez, bourgeois :-)

What's wrong with today? Too hot?

[anotheoldgit]

Islay

/// Is it illegal to hold protests? ///

It seems it can be, it all depends on who's protesting.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/aug/20/english-defence-league-ban

[youngmafbog]

Where any protests aim is to bring the capital down or to a standstill no it should not be allowed. And that stands for left wing right wing on the fence, whatever.

As well as a right to protest people also have a right to go to work to put food on the table.

[dave50]

If there is violence, a lot of it will be due to people simply wanting to go looting to get free stuff hoping to get away with it in the mayhem, simple as that.

[youngmafbog]

It will all depend if they ship in Momentum rent-a-mob. If they do then McDonell should be investigated for incitement to violence.

[fraser]

If the far left are out how about the police hand out soap and shampoo and then get the fire brigade give them a good hosing down !!

[HansUrbancka]

frazer...That's a good suggestion. After all, it would only need a few sharp shots with a water cannon, because the people protesting are all quite likely to be already more than half soaked individuals

Hans..

[anotheoldgit]

Or the Great Unwashed.

[andy-hughes]

Since 'The Great Unwashed' refers to the majority of the populace, I would suggest that these spiteful attention-seekers are outwith that demographic, and another equally derogatory term will need to be used to describe them.

[scooping]

Lenin called the hangers-on, idealists, and naive Useful Idiots.

[andy-hughes]

That's a phrase that gets bandied about on here quite a bit!!