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Where's Jeremy Corybn?
Jun. 24th, 2018 11:31 amAfter a hectic week following a holiday, I could have done with a rest this weekend, but we had decided to go on the People's Vote march, so we headed back in to London yesterday. Fortunately the trains were, for once, running more or less as advertised, and it was a smooth journey to our meeting point off Pall Mall.
Like last year's march, there was a long wait before we actually moved, and a lot of it was more like shuffling than marching. In the mean time we had a short address from Vince Cable, encouraging us for the metaphorical Long March ahead. PlacardWatch spotted some goodies, such as BREXIT IS NOT MY CUP OF TEA, BLUE FLAGS NOT BLUE PASSPORTS, or DR STRANGEMOGG. With an honorary mention for the obligatory DOWN WITH THIS SORT OF THING placard we saw later in the day, Best in Show award goes to the woman with the Sergeant Wilson stamp: JUST GET ON WITH BREXIT? DO YOU THINK THAT'S WISE, SIR?.
Despite the slow pace, we arrived at Parliament Square just as the speeches were beginning, and although there were intermittent microphone problems, the speeches themselves were well prepared and delivered. The focus was not to dispute the result of the 2016 referendum, but to call upon the government to allow the people to make an informed choice based on the result of Brexit negotiations. As well as Vince Cable (again), Caroline Lucas, Tony Robinson, Peter Tatchell, David Lammy and Anna Soubry, we heard from road hauliers, doctors, and young people. The dismal leadership of both the government and the so-called opposition was highlighted unequivocally by all speakers on the platform, and at regular intervals throughout the speeches, there crowd broke into spontaneous chants of "Where's Jeremy Corbyn?".
Like last year's march, there was a long wait before we actually moved, and a lot of it was more like shuffling than marching. In the mean time we had a short address from Vince Cable, encouraging us for the metaphorical Long March ahead. PlacardWatch spotted some goodies, such as BREXIT IS NOT MY CUP OF TEA, BLUE FLAGS NOT BLUE PASSPORTS, or DR STRANGEMOGG. With an honorary mention for the obligatory DOWN WITH THIS SORT OF THING placard we saw later in the day, Best in Show award goes to the woman with the Sergeant Wilson stamp: JUST GET ON WITH BREXIT? DO YOU THINK THAT'S WISE, SIR?.
Despite the slow pace, we arrived at Parliament Square just as the speeches were beginning, and although there were intermittent microphone problems, the speeches themselves were well prepared and delivered. The focus was not to dispute the result of the 2016 referendum, but to call upon the government to allow the people to make an informed choice based on the result of Brexit negotiations. As well as Vince Cable (again), Caroline Lucas, Tony Robinson, Peter Tatchell, David Lammy and Anna Soubry, we heard from road hauliers, doctors, and young people. The dismal leadership of both the government and the so-called opposition was highlighted unequivocally by all speakers on the platform, and at regular intervals throughout the speeches, there crowd broke into spontaneous chants of "Where's Jeremy Corbyn?".