London Covid Restrictions Protest 24 April

[bad company]

This happened yesterday, thousands attended but it wasn’t on the BBC News yesterday evening or at all. I can’t find much in this morning’s newspapers. You have to search to find anyone reporting on this sizeable event.

Why did the media ignore it?

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/anti-lockdown-pro...

[Greendubber]

Looks like it got a bit tasty.

https://twitter.com/Urban_Pictures/status/13860579...

[BabySharkDooDooDooDooDooDoo]

I only found out about it due to the “Cure worse than the disease?” thread. Looks like a few news media platforms have mentioned it, but it’s mainly to make out they’re covidiots/deniers/etc

[BabySharkDooDooDooDooDooDoo]

Greendubber said:

Looks like it got a bit tasty.

https://twitter.com/Urban_Pictures/status/13860579...

Those steel gates were like a st version of Thermopylae

[gizlaroc]

CH4 news covered it, said a couple of dozen Covid deniers turned up.

Then dropped that story pretty quickly.


Being discussed at length in this thread.....



https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...



Even had a couple of friends who was saying I was a tin foiler for saying the MSM is running a government narrative now agree with me after seeing no news about this march. And seeing some of the tweets from BBC News presenters saying 5k people there just completely exposes the lying from the likes of the BBC.



The figures are all out there, and they contradict nearly every narrative now.

[Earthdweller]

gizlaroc said:

CH4 news covered it, said a couple of dozen Covid deniers turned up.

Then dropped that story pretty quickly.


Being discussed at length in this thread.....



https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...



Even had a couple of friends who was saying I was a tin foiler for saying the MSM is running a government narrative now agree with me after seeing no news about this march. And seeing some of the tweets from BBC News presenters saying 5k people there just completely exposes the lying from the likes of the BBC.



The figures are all out there, and they contradict nearly every narrative now.

Nothing to see here .. move along quickly now


Or perhaps you ignore the MSM

It was streamed live on Ruptly .. certainly looked more than a handful there

Link below

https://youtu.be/nvR-0wK3wBc

[Scrump]

I watched the BBC news yesterday and saw them reporting it.

[bad company]

Scrump said:

I watched the BBC news yesterday and saw them reporting it.

Wasn’t on the 10 pm news.

[scenario8]

The protest was given the slightest mention on BBC News channels - and the reporting was dismissive. Protesters were referred to as covid deniers and mention was made of banners with conspiracy theory references and links to Qanon groups. (As if most of the nation would have the slightest idea what or who Qanon is).

As before I doubt most people in this country have any idea there was a significant protest yesterday.

[fido]

I was on my way to Epsom (to visit an elderly relative) and a family of protesters got into my cosy First Class carriage singing "you can stick your poison vaccine up your arse”. It wasn't a bad effort TBH - decent harmonies - kinda like a anti-vaccine version of the Mamas and Papas. They also made their own train announcements .. about "some people are exempt from not-wearing masks - don't approach them - they have medical conditions",

[Boringvolvodriver]

I attended the March from 1245 to 5pm and there was very little police presence during the March and what I did see was non aggressive and stood well back.

As for numbers, difficult to tell - more than 10,000 yes

[Nemophilist]

Apparently 1 million people turned up

Not too sure if that’s true but some family were there and sent pictures and it was definitely more than a few dozen



Lots more photos from Lawrence fox too, not too sure if he organised it in part?

[Pothole]

scenario8 said:

The protest was given the slightest mention on BBC News channels - and the reporting was dismissive. Protesters were referred to as covid deniers and mention was made of banners with conspiracy theory references and links to Qanon groups. (As if most of the nation would have the slightest idea what or who Qanon is).

As before I doubt most people in this country have any idea there was a significant protest yesterday.

Wouldn't the fact that most people were unaware of it make it insignificant?

Edited by Pothole on Sunday 25th April 12:37

[Biggy Stardust]

I'm wondering what tey hoped to achieve, exactly.

[bad company]

Biggy Stardust said:

I'm wondering what tey hoped to achieve, exactly.

Do you mean the protesters by going or the BBC & other media by failing to report it?

[166 MM Barchetta]

Earthdweller said:

gizlaroc said:

CH4 news covered it, said a couple of dozen Covid deniers turned up.

Then dropped that story pretty quickly.


Being discussed at length in this thread.....



https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...



Even had a couple of friends who was saying I was a tin foiler for saying the MSM is running a government narrative now agree with me after seeing no news about this march. And seeing some of the tweets from BBC News presenters saying 5k people there just completely exposes the lying from the likes of the BBC.



The figures are all out there, and they contradict nearly every narrative now.

Nothing to see here .. move along quickly now


Or perhaps you ignore the MSM

It was streamed live on Ruptly .. certainly looked more than a handful there

Link below

https://youtu.be/nvR-0wK3wBc

I don’t think there’s any “perhaps” about it, ridiculously ironic that they will dismiss MSM for propaganda yet seem desperate to be on it?
Besides, who needs MSM to find the your truth if you’ve got Twitter and YouTube

Edited by 166 MM Barchetta on Sunday 25th April 13:39

[166 MM Barchetta]

Biggy Stardust said:

I'm wondering what tey hoped to achieve, exactly.

The chance to shout “sheeple” a bit louder?

[gizlaroc]

Earthdweller said:

Nothing to see here .. move along quickly now


Or perhaps you ignore the MSM

It was streamed live on Ruptly .. certainly looked more than a handful there

Link below

https://youtu.be/nvR-0wK3wBc

Is Ruptly the main stream media?

I bet if you stopped 100 people on the street in the UK all 100 would have heard of BBC, Sky, Channel 4 etc. but maybe 10 people would know who Ruptly was let alone use it for news.

Even so, they went with the title....

LIVE: COVID sceptics gather for 'Unite for Freedom' rally in London

...which is more than a little disingenuous.

[Biggy Stardust]

bad company said:

Biggy Stardust said:

I'm wondering what tey hoped to achieve, exactly.

Do you mean the protesters by going or the BBC & other media by failing to report it?

I meant the protesters but both could be questioned.

[gizlaroc]

Biggy Stardust said:

bad company said:

Biggy Stardust said:

I'm wondering what tey hoped to achieve, exactly.

Do you mean the protesters by going or the BBC & other media by failing to report it?

I meant the protesters but both could be questioned.

Well, a lot of people now realise that they are not a tiny minority.

These things get momentum, and for a protest many knew nothing about they seemed to have a lot of support.


Being in retail and having a pretty varied customer base, the one thing that surprised me is how many think the reactions to this virus have been ridiculous. That is not something I knew just two weeks back.

People are getting out and about, people are starting to socialise again and with that they are starting to question what the hell is actually going on. The governments are losing support from many.