United for Europe
Well, as promised, I made it to today’s march in London, despite the best efforts of Late Western Railways.
Apparently the turnout (~100,000) was larger than anticipated so we were much delayed at the start. In fact I was still in Park Lane when the front of the demonstration reached Trafalgar Square.
It was a very pleasant, good-humoured occasion, attended by people of all ages and walks of life. It won’t change the Prime Minister’s decision to activate Article 50 next week, but at least it will remind her that the 48% of the electorate who voted Remain have not gone, and will not go, away.
Here are some pictures I took…
Parliament Square was packed when I arrived so I couldn’t really join the final rally. Instead I went to the spot on Westminster Bridge where a man lost his life on Wednesday and paid my respect. Then I came back to Cardiff.
It’s been a long day, but a very good one.
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In the Dark 
March 25, 2017 at 9:13 pm
Yes. I was stopped from entering Parliament Square when we arrived at the end of Parliament Street (at the lower end of Whitehall) too. I had to wait a long time for the square to empty a bit before being able to enter. That meant missing the first half of the speeches. That is all a testament to how successful the march was in attracting people.
It’s unlikely Theresa May will pay much attention, even if I did shout my views down Downing Street while passing.
March 27, 2017 at 3:40 pm
I’m not concerned about the people who didn’t vote, or indeed the result of the referendum, the point is that our government is claiming the slim majority on a simple yes or no question as a mandate for many things that clearly go beyond the remit of that question (e.g. withdrawal from the Single Market and Customs Union). Moreover, they are planning to grab extra powers to remove or modify laws without proper Parliamentary scrutiny.
BrExit is a disaster for our democracy, and by the time people realize what has happened it will be too late.