Suspected arson on Mp office

[ChevronB19]

Not intended as a distraction from the awful events yesterday in the US.

Any attack on any politician in a democratic country is wrong, full stop.

‘As well as apparently extensive damage to the building, Vermont House, there is graffiti on the side of the building reading: “328 days blood on your hands.”’

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/11/l...

[BikeBikeBIke]

Outrageous.

Can someone cleverer than me work out the motive/excuse for this from the graffiti?

[turbobloke]

Yes an inexcusable outrage.

[bitchstewie]

BikeBikeBIke said:

Outrageous.

Can someone cleverer than me work out the motive/excuse for this from the graffiti?

My guess is Gaza.

[cuprabob]

bhstewie said:

BikeBikeBIke said:

Outrageous.

Can someone cleverer than me work out the motive/excuse for this from the graffiti?

My guess is Gaza.

328 days since October 7th attacks.

[BikeBikeBIke]

cuprabob said:

328 days since October 7th attacks.

Pretty sure that was 2023.

[cuprabob]

BikeBikeBIke said:

cuprabob said:

328 days since October 7th attacks.

Pretty sure that was 2023.

Has it been that long?

[Mr Whippy]

It’s arson on a building. The graffiti is old.

So for all we know this isn’t motivated by politics or even the MP etc.

It could just be a moron burning something, or a mentally ill person, or whatever else.


Plus they look to have North facing solar on the roof?

[scenario8]

I can’t open the Guardian link on this device (don’t ask me why, it makes no sense but there you go (it’s a work-supplied device)) but I can’t see reference in the discussion above about an arrest.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3qwpe93yzo

so wondered if it had passed you all by.

It’s not very clear if the arson was targeted at the MP. At the moment it’s a bit of a mystery. An obviously stty situation whatever is behind it.

Fwiw 328 days takes us back to mid October of 2024.

[pavarotti1980]

Local news saying graffiti is old (from September 2024) but the windows were bricked last week. Man in 20s arrested on suspicion of arson.

The fire destroyed the office of a charity too

[bitchstewie]

Charged.

Man charged with arson after major fire at MP Sharon Hodgson's constituency office

[scenario8]

For anyone still following this story the charged admits the offence but appears to deny the act was related to the MP.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c99gn84rkdxo

[butchstewie]

Yeah I'm reading it as the graffiti isn't attributed to him but the arson is but it reads as if he's a homeless guy who may have started the fire?

i.e. graffiti sounds Gaza related but arson sounds random.

[scenario8]

It was confirmed here and elsewhere that the graffiti is historic.

[JoshSm]

scenario8 said:

For anyone still following this story the charged admits the offence but appears to deny the act was related to the MP.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c99gn84rkdxo

From that it does look like the office being there was coincidental to a lot of other stuff.

Not that it makes it any better.