Low turn-out for anti-Bush protests

[Socialist Christian]

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_839739.html

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Peace campaigners say they aren't disappointed at the low turn-out for George Bush protests across central London.



Around 200 protesters gathered at Jubilee Gardens on London's South Bank for a colourful parade.

But organisers from the Stop The War Coalition said they were not concerned with the relatively small number.

Aiden Hutton from Suffolk, who played the role of George Bush in the procession, said: "There have been about 14,000 police, I think that's a wonderful turn-out."

As the demonstrators reached Trafalgar Square, the water in the fountain pools turned a blood red colour after a demonstrator was thought to have released dye into the water.

[papau]

1. The main protests are tomorrow - and 200 folks +14000 police is a crowd!

:-)

[Screaming Lord Byron]

2. Give 'em time, people are still at work over there. It's only 3.50pm

[KoKo]

3. CNN's Amanpour said Tens of Thousands had turned out.!

Showed pictures of lots of protestors.

[LivingInTheBubble]

7. SKY news said 500

its dark now though so they are dispersing.

The commentary on sky news is basically saying they are a bunch of unwashed unemployed people.

I suppose there isnt likely to be that many people around simply because people have work/school to go to. If they were protesting on a Saturday things would be different.

[LibLabUK]

13. Sky News = TV version of The Sun (sans boobies)

It's owned by Murdoch, what do you expect :)

[Kusala]

4. the hawks will use this to say

that overall there is low turnout..even if half of london shows up tonight or tommorow, they'll still say "Look! 200 people, 14,000 police!"

[markus]

5. Use, and that poll of Tories only shows the Brits LUV Bush

eom

[kentuck]

6. I thought they had them in the "free speech zones" ??

Anybody heard about those special zones ?

[LivingInTheBubble]

8. I dont think so.

They dont have free run of buck palace but if I were sitting in the palace I would be annoyed by the amount of noise I could hear through the window!

[Room101]

9. THE MAIN PROTEST IS ON THURSDAY

:)

[HEyHEY]

10. wha?

CNN says 10,000 skynews says 500....one of the two is either real stupid or lying

[Demonaut]

12. which one is owned by Nea facist Rupert Mudoch?

Answer: Sky News

[PROGRESSIVE1]

11. SKY NEWS IS MURDOCH OWNED!!! Thousands of people...

will be out tomorrow!!!


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