In the town for a day or two, these Norfolk chaps have been showing off Great War equipment to the natives. This appears to be a popular activity, many have stopped and chatted as did I. At this time something like this often occurs, people remember their youth, the war, the neb who served in the small wars following 1945, and often ex-servicemen themselves of more recent years venture out to investigate. Quiet and peaceful on Friday when I snapped these pics.
The right-wing press have been informing us many are scared to wear the Poppy yet this did not seem to worry the townsfolk here. The British Legion stall does not appear to concerned about abuse! I suspect that many will gather tomorrow at the memorial for the annual Remembrance Service.
Elsewhere today the far right attended the Cenotaph to offer protection. Crying, 'I'm English till I die,' they protected the Cenotaph by barging through the police column, led I am told by Tommy Robinson who soon after fled in a taxi, and fought the police for a considerable time.
Many appear to have attacked the peaceful protest, in which peaceful protesters sought 'death to Israel,' while marching peacefully through the city well away from the Cenotaph.
As I scribble the conflict is still continuing. Senior police, senior generals, sensible people, have all attacked the cause of this trouble. She however, is not to be seen or heard.
Suella Braverman is not to be seen, yet her dog-whistles to the 'Brownshirts' of the right have succeeded. The demand for her to be sacked increases yet many are demanding she remains, the right wing of the Tory party, the 'Faragists' threaten to resign if she goes. In between is a PM who does not know what to do, is too busy counting his cash, and wishes he was far away in the USA.
What will tomorrow bring?
4 comments:
I hope no problems.
Fly, Plenty!
Isn't it sickening the way the far right Nazis have gathered the vestiges of what was once decent "Conservatism" around them and are polluting the memory of the dead with their self centered antics. I was never an old style Conservative myself but many members of my family were when I was young and they would have been so furious at all this wanted to put the lot of them in jail and throw away the key, and that would include Braverman trying to push her leadership of the party at their expense, too.
Jenny, Many Tories are annoyed at what they see. However, after the election loss they may divide into two or three smaller parties.
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