Uk Riots and Protests (2024)

[papa smurf]

Originally Posted by Mr K

In Cleethorpes, really? That's my holiday cancelled then...

The right to peaceful protest should always be there. But there's a word in that many are missing. Plus they aren't protesting, just want a bit of a fight for social media excitement, or as a cover for crime/ big themselves up to mates.

What do you want the Govt to do? A curfew? If they banned gathering doubtless they're be complaints about freedom or 'the nanny state'. Thanks to 14 years of declininng public services., there arent that many to protect the streets. Going to take more than a few weeks to put that right.

Resign.

The whole only I've seen people advocate the government do that they're not doing already is send in the army which I think would be a bad idea.

[Mr K]

Originally Posted by papa smurf

Resign.

How would that help? Those that go out onto the streets to cause trouble will still do it. Your alternative is the previous administration who are the root cause of the issues.

[jfman]

Originally Posted by Damien

The whole only I've seen people advocate the government do that they're not doing already is send in the army which I think would be a bad idea.

I agree on this. It’ll fizzle out by itself. Bringing in the army is an act of escalation that the far right would dine out on for years to come.

It’ll fizzle out.

[Mr K]

Originally Posted by jfman

I agree on this. It’ll fizzle out by itself. Bringing in the army is an act of escalation that the far right would dine out on for years to come.

It’ll fizzle out.

The Premiership starts in a week and the weather's on the turn. Just aswell Oliver Cromwell didn't have to rely on this lot.

[ianch99]

Originally Posted by Damien

The whole only I've seen people advocate the government do that they're not doing already is send in the army which I think would be a bad idea.

I think that Starmer & Cooper are handling this quite well. Far more decisive than Johnson & co ever were.

[mrmistoffelees]

Originally Posted by Damien

The whole only I've seen people advocate the government do that they're not doing already is send in the army which I think would be a bad idea.

I think a lot is going to depend based on what happens at the supposed 30 protests that are allegedly going to occur today

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees

I think a lot is going to depend based on what happens at the supposed 30 protests that are allegedly going to occur today

Sky News says the list is 100 protests.

Hopefully the sentences announced today in Liverpool will make people think again before breaking the law.

https://news.sky.com/story/uk-riots-...#liveblog-body

In my London area I am sceptical they'll turn up tbh.

[jonbxx]

The rumour mill is saying Croydon and Walthamstow are due to have a visit from some ‘concerned citizens’ presumably asking questions written on half bricks. If true, this is an escalation as so far, the areas affected have been relatively white British. Having grown up in Croydon, I can assure you that the shrift that will given will be very short to any kind of racist protest.

So far the counter protesters have been relatively well behaved (note that I said relatively here, not absolutely) That might well change if these protests kick off in areas like Croydon and Walthamstow.

[papa smurf]

Originally Posted by ianch99

I think that Starmer & Cooper are handling this quite well. Far more decisive than Johnson & co ever were.

Their doing a great job,total anarchy on the streets ,armed groups roaming around ,police cars set on fire, buildings set on fire ,shops looted,people assaulted by mobs of yobo's ,keep up the good work mr starmer and co.

[Stephen]

Still don't see how this is the fault of Starmer or anyone. People being absolutely fruitcakes.

[Mythica]

Originally Posted by papa smurf

Their doing a great job,total anarchy on the streets ,armed groups roaming around ,police cars set on fire, buildings set on fire ,shops looted,people assaulted by mobs of yobo's ,keep up the good work mr starmer and co.

That's a typical day up north in Middlesbrough. No it actually is. I didn't vote Labour but how you can blame them is beyond me, it's been happening years up here, yeah, not on the scale of riots, but they walk around like they own the place knowing not much will get done, most are actually kids.

[papa smurf]

Originally Posted by Mythica

That's a typical day up north in Middlesbrough. No it actually is. I didn't vote Labour but how you can blame them is beyond me, it's been happening years up here, yeah, not on the scale of riots, but they walk around like they own the place knowing not much will get done, most are actually kids.

We only have the one government that i can hold to account and that just happens to be labour,starmer isn't handling this well and cooper has no idea what she is doing ,4 weeks in and the country is an anarchists paradise

[daveeb]

Originally Posted by papa smurf

We only have the one government that i can hold to account and that just happens to be labour,starmer isn't handling this well and cooper has no idea what she is doing ,4 weeks in and the country is an anarchists paradise

At least Starmer managed to find his way to a couple of Cobra meetings unlike the Eton mess that preferred holidaying to taking any responsibility.