It's broad event, there is plenty of scope to hang whatever hat you want on it, everyone has something to say and they all know they're right, the religious, the left, the right, the EDL, the liberal, the conservative, anti-consumerist, pro-consumerist . . . blah blah blah, it's a good canvas for people to parade their political leanings.
What matter is - whose got those plasmas?!