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I went to the bridge, Marble Arch and Oxford Circus today. In many ways an impressive achievement but equally it's hard to escape the feeling that Glastonbury (both the festival and the 'spiritual' people) has come to town and that you are never more than ten feet away from someone who has an unhealthy relationship with crystals. And folk music. Reminded me of the Fast Show line about 'loose fitting, vaguely ethnic clothing'. I am not sure how Jon Snow would feel about it but it wasn't much less all-white than any other non-BAME specific protest.
Maybe it will lead to something, maybe the dreaded 'awareness', but the notion that the government might choose to meet these people, or any representative of them, is beyond satire.
Then again it really was impressive to see Marble Arch full of tents and I wouldn't knock the commitment needed.