Carnival Against Capitalism Tuesday June 11th

That's shocking Oliver, I would have thought that a commited environmentalist such as yourself would wish to do everything possible to aid in carbon-capture initiatives.

kettling already being enforced by the police

Twitter reports on the ground say one sandwich shop is currently inaccessible. Shit just got real.

Police helicopter circling Piccadilly area - I am on 4th floor in Grosvenor Place so can see well from here

I am in a police helicopter circling Picadilly area. I think I can see a forumenger down there.
shouts "do a skid" through loudhailer

hears 'DAS' through loudhailer in helicopter and gladly obliges.

I'm down there now selling tickets for the protest. Highest bidder gets 'em...

That's shocking Oliver, I would have thought that a commited environmentalist such as yourself would wish to do everything possible to aid in carbon-capture initiatives.

Well, that's the thing, you see ...

I haven't called myself an 'environmentalist' since the late 80s. By 'environmentalist' I mean someone concerned, primarily, with all those fairly abstract concerns about climate change and so forth, as I don't really understand them. What I do understand under 'environment' is the immediate environment in which I live. I understand this and it's there where I can quite pragmatically help to improve things. I mean, it's not as if I have no understanding of the wider situation at all, but it overwhelms me and I wouldn't actually know what to prioritise in campaigning, and in some cases which direction to go in, so I stick to 'act local, think global'.

That in itself wouldn't stop me from going to an action like this, but I only heard about it today. It shows how out of touch I am.

http://www.rightnow.io/breaking-news/soho_bn_1370941674410.html

choppers have arrived at oxford circus

Twitter reports on the ground say one sandwich shop is currently inaccessible. Shit just got real.

As long as I can get to Berry Bros for my magnum of Latour '61, I think I can coke back the tears.

get the kettle on, sarge.. i'm parched..

I just popped into Kinoko on my lunchbreak - there are about a thousand police sitting in vans/in local cafe's, some all tooled up in riot gear others just in overalls.

According to one copper (who was getting a coffee at Kinoko) there are "500 people in a squat on Beak street", which was estimated to be two zero's away from reality by the staff after he left.

@bernie Youve been snorting the tears of the unemployed too? Good stuff isnt it.

Ha ha...I honestly thought he was joking. I'm waiting for the back pedalling. If ever there was a time for it, it's now.

Anyway, I sound like a bit of a cunt in my post above but I'm not usually. Someone jist rubbed off on me!

Buffs scare me cos you look like a bank robber (or anarcho activist), whereas bib shorts just scare me cos you look like a budgie smuggler (aka a total roadie).

Don't think bib shorts would really make you blend in with the kettled. And it's hard enough to piss in them without having to do it down a drain outside Piketown.

kettling already being enforced by the police

Are you there?!

i wish
fucking work

Sounds like a shit carnival.

if they were to choose somewhere to be kettled couldn't they have chosen a better place than beak street

I just popped into Kinoko on my lunchbreak - there are about a thousand police sitting in vans/in local cafe's, some all tooled up in riot gear others just in overalls.

According to one copper (who was getting a coffee at Kinoko) there are "500 people in a squat on Beak street", which was estimated to be two zero's away from reality by the staff after he left.

There are 50,000 people in a squat in Soho?

I saw A LOT of bored-looking coppers about in town earlier. It struck me that maybe the whole thing is some complicated joke.

But hey it's early yet.

It's a setup. There are a bunch of anarcho-hippies robbing the shit out of some rich suburb, sorry - borough, right now..

Babylon currently trying to get back in to their disused police station in Beak Street.
What irony.
Protesters have their say, Police get their overtime, everyone goes home happy.

There are 50,000 people in a squat in Soho?

They're playing indoor polo. Haven't you heard?

I saw A LOT of bored-looking coppers about in town earlier. It struck me that maybe the whole thing is some complicated joke.

But hey it's early yet.

all the sandwich shops round there are full of coppers .. it's a nightmare getting lunch
hopefully they'll be too full to do the chasing later this evening
while the protesters are being kept lean and mean

coppers should be throwing dunkin' donuts / papa john's pizza's by the bucket load into the kettle ... i always feel sleepy on a full stomach