The problem with beggars these days ....

I have stopped smoking.  This did not make me a happy chap but  It had to be done.  The prospect of a very busy, full day on Sat took my mind off the plan I had been formulating,  to bury the still warm bodies of my  kids in the back garden, for daring to speak while I suffered my nicotine withdrawal.  Everything made me angry -  train 20 seconds late aarghhhhhhh bastard trains etc etc.  Guy on train wearing headphones which let out that horrible tinny noise that is the hallmark of much cheapness in the audio dept - I could have strangled the fucker!, for every long, drawn out, seemingly  endless, second of the journey.  Most unlike me as I am usually very mild mannered - or so I am told.

pro - regime Syrian

First job of the day was at the Syrian Embassy to cover the Pro - regime demonstrators.  I arrived at the demo to find perhaps 40/50 of them, penned in, opposite the embassy.  They had flags and placards.  The crowd were mixed, women (not a burkha in sight), kids and men.  They were very friendly and happy to pose for the camera.  These guys told a very different story than the one we see in the MSM which has been cobbled together from the mobile phone footage supplied by, well it could be anyone, couldn't it?  One chap (a medical doctor in his 50's) told me a bit about life in his country, and why he was against the changes that are proposed by the demonstrators in Syria.  He spoke of a country where there is a great western influence, where education to doctor of medicine level, along with many other professions, is free of charge, where women are treated as equals, and where at least according to him, the majority of the population are happy with the way things are, and have no desire to live in a country run by strict Sunni Muslims.  This would see a reversal of many, if not all, of the western ways of life which the people have become so accustomed, and many have been born into.  When put simply like this, it is had to see where the argument lies.  However, this is the middle east and things are never really simple there are they?

fresh off the coach

Next job saw me heading down to Trafalgar Square to witness the arrival of those who sought to have history repeat itself by marching from Jarrow to London demanding jobs for all. Sadly for their left wing puppet masters, jobs were not all they demanded. Unlike their historical counterparts, these later day heroes of the modern socialist movement, spent a great part of the journey nestling in the comfort of an air conditioned coach, while dinning on (according to one marcher) 'toasted paninnis'.  Ok, it's not exactly 'quails eggs stuffed with the frozen semen of a dodo bird', but I'm sure you get the point. Where the original marchers chanted slogans such as  'What do want - jobs for all', this march seemed more inclined to chant 'What do we want -' 'a shiatsu massage for my aching feet'.  A piss poor publicity stunt set up by some leftist chaps. Tossers! 

 I took a  quick trot (pardon the pun) from Trafalgar Square down to Downing St  to  photograph the Anti- regime Syrian protesters.  This protest was made up of young men.  They were noisy, but just as friendly and good natured as their pro-regime counterparts. Their placards depicted dreadful scenes of mutilated bodies, including children, who had perished in the alleged Govt clampdown on protest.

Two different versions of life in Syria, from two sets of people from across a religious divide.  Which one is to be believed, or are they both partially right?  Until the Syrian govt allows the international media in country to see for itself, it's any ones guess.

police block the entrance to Whitehall

police keep protesters away rom Whitehall

protesters running past cops

No weekend in London could be complete without an appearance from the middle-class scum who are currently squatting at St Pauls.  Sat was no exception.  Despite the Occupy LSX Twitterati boasting the the police had warned them that any attempt to march on Parliament would be stopped, they decided,  keeping in the spirit of the spoiled kid, to go ahead and do it any way. They arrived at the junction of Whitehall and Trafalgar Square only to be met with a hastily arranged police block consisting of lines of cops and a solid line of vans.  The cops were not in riot gear  and to be honest, seemed surprised to see the protesters, despite the march having a police escort.  A few of the Occupy mob tried to break through the police line.   However, like everything they do, it was at best a halfhearted attempt at big boys games.  They soon marched away, leading the police on a walk around, as the protesters tried to read the directions to Parliament on their Blackberrys. When the mob were passing the Queen Elizabeth Conf Centre, things took an ugly turn as a cop ended up on the ground.  It was unclear what caused this, but the officer was quickly on his/her feet again.  This was a potential flash point.  I think the only reason there were not arrests at this point were due to lack of cops at the scene. Eventually, the police let them get as far as the front of the house of Lords.  Clearly suffering from malnutrition, the exhausted protesters had to have a sit down in the road and gather their strength.  By this time I was thoroughly bored.  I weakened and had a wee bit of a fag.  It tasted vile and I put it out as quickly as I lit it.  The protesters went back to their tents/5 bedroom detached pile in Dorking.

For most of us, the word 'pew' means a seat, perhaps in a church.  Thanks to the protesters at St  Pauls, 'pew' is now the sound most likely to be heard from a visitor when he/she smells the human excrement inside the cathedral.  Not from the toilets though, the protesters, manky fuckers, are using the place to crap in the corners when they cant get to Starbucks.  I mean, imagine the mess, they live on lentils FFS.  The excuse put forward is that the camp draws the homeless and mentally ill like moths to a flame, even to the extent where the protesters have had to supply  the homeless with their own tent. They claim it is these people who shit inside one of the countries most revered buildings.  This was not a one off.  This is a regular occurrence.  Just as they claim that they have no idea who spray painted '666' alongside the name of some obscure libertarian group and an anarchy symbol, on the wall.  In a bizarre twist, one of the 'left' leaning members of St Pauls told media that they were investigating whether the spray painting was done by people jealous of the churches relationship with the protesters.  There has been plenty of damage to the cathedral most of which has gone unreported.  So, far from being the peaceful society they claim to be they spray paint devil/anarchy signs on a cathedral, use the inner public areas of the cathedral as a toilet, ignore police requests not to march on parliament, attempt to fight with the police and ensure traffic chaos for London, again.  It must be time up this week, surely?


Lastly, I would imagine that most people who spend their nights sleeping on the streets of London would beg for a few quid for breakfast/can of special brew.  The Occupy LSE have been tweeting for anyone with old laptops or mobile phones to donate them.  FFS do these people know no shame.  Are they so naive that they don't realise that working class people are very unlikely to have an 'old laptop' or 'old mobile' they are willing to give away.  We cant afford to give away valuable electrical equipment.

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