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Low turn-out for anti-Bush protests
Peace campaigners say they arenât disappointed at the low turn-out for George Bush protests across central London. Around 200 protesters gathered at Jubilee Gardens on Londonâs South Bank for a colourful parade.Only 200? Everybody must be in Miami for the trade talks, the weather is much nicer. 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 thatâs a wonderful turn-out." Ha ha 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. To a chorus of booing, "George Bush" and "the Queen" addressed a crowd which contained hundreds of demonstrators and scores of journalists. Iâm sure by the time the journalists are finished, the crowd will have grown into thousands. Nancy Elan, a musician from New York who has lived in London for 10 years, said she welcomed the opportunity to register her opposition to Mr Bush. She said: "George Bush doesnât represent many Americans, I mean he wasnât even voted in. "Of course Iâm not proud that heâs supposed to be our president." Wonder what they are going to do next year when they canât use the "Selected, Not Elected" meme anymore? At the back of the procession was one of the three London buses which travelled to Baghdad before the Iraq war taking a group of high profile "human shields". That trip worked well, didnât it? Posted by: Steve 2003-11-19 |
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