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That seemed a bit of an own goal.
It's obviously quite an iconic location but that was one of the first things they asked them when they were on the news tonight and the XR spokesman just waffled a bit whilst the news story showed all the buses that couldn't move.
aggi-
Why would it be an own goal?
The point of the protest is to cause disruption by direct action and bring attention to the issues that XR want to highlight. Outside the bank of England is a pretty good place to do that.
Disruption to the day to day is the goal because XR is trying to highlight that normal service can't be resumed. So if some public transport gets diverted and causes a traffic jam, bringing attention to the issues to many people and the authorities, that's not an own goal, that's the whole point of it.
punkture
Why are they blocking Bank junction when it’s only open to buses and bikes on weekday mornings?