Thousands of Protesters Rioting in London!

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Riot police have been drafted in after students protesting about a planned rise in university fees smashed their way into Millbank Tower in central London and started fires outside.

Demonstrators smashed windows to gain entry to the building - which is the headquarters of the Conservative Party - and managed to get onto the roof. Police have warned of concrete being thrown to the ground.

"It was all peaceful - they were just shouting but now there are hundreds outside, smashing the windows, big eight foot windows of the tower have been smashed, there's glass flying everywhere,"

Around 50,000 students and teachers travelled to London for a march and rally in Westminster against the Government's plans to raise fees from £3,290-a-year to up to £9,000.

Thousands made it into the lobby of Millbank Tower next door, throwing smoke bombs, before youths dressed in hoodies and balaclavas smashed through reinforced windows.

Two hours later, the entrance was overrun as riot police fought to regain control. Several protesters and officers were being treated for injuries.

Hundreds also made it inside 30 Millbank, where the Tories are based - many chanting: 'Nick Clegg, we know you, you're a ****ing Tory too.'

Police are blaming a minority of "troublemakers" and have confirmed a number of arrests have been made.

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MGMTea

did you see that one guy throwing the fire extinguisher off the building and the two raver guys outside the building. Epic stuff

jester77

meh... it's not a proper riot unless they're throwing mars bars

jimthemental

Makes the USI look like pussies, well idealistic pussies anyway because this will probably cause change despite the fact it is the wrong course of action.

Duggy747

Pesky, meddling students. *shakes fist*

Nothing says progress more than smashing the fùck out of government buildings.

I think Che Guevara T-shirts and Rage Against The Machine products are going to be making the tills ring again :pac:

Sharkey 10

jimthemental wrote: »

Makes the USI look like pussies, well idealistic pussies anyway because this will probably cause change despite the fact it is the wrong course of action.

If it causes change then is it not the right course of action?
I doubt it will btw

Mint Sauce

The riot police in london will be closely watched after events in previous public order disturbances where one member of the public died from their injuries.

Although still reakon they'll go in tougher than the guards in dublin.

odonopenmic

from a Guardian reporter's on-the-scene update:

"I can't see this calming any time soon. Someone has just turned up with a drum'n'bass sound-system."

Brendog

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23-PyUk0mhc

Sharkey 10

Kind of poetic that rioting eventually comes to the tories doorstep. Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch

Jim

Apparently the police are doing absolutely nothing. Some lad was smashing the window of the main lobby with a large metal object. Police asked him to stop. He didn't. So they just walked away. Probably don't want to aggravate the situation.

Agonist

irish-stew wrote: »

The riot police in london will be closely watched after events in previous public order disturbances where one member of the public died from their injuries.

Although still reakon they'll go in tougher than the guards in dublin.

Your sig is terrifying :eek:

biko

irish-stew wrote: »

The riot police in london will be closely watched after events in previous public order disturbances where one member of the public died from their injuries.

Although still reakon they'll go in tougher than the guards in dublin.

http://found.pale.org/images/resized/4a422585764945.95950193.jpg

dav3

The police were outnumbered. You can be sure that there are hundreds getting shipped into the area right now. Then it will really kick off.

jimthemental

Sharkey 10 wrote: »

If it causes change then is it not the right course of action?
I doubt it will btw

Neither do I but to answer your first question: Morally no, logically yes. I know that I wouldn't be a firm supporter but I would take part unless we had a viable and effective alternative.

bonerm

odonopenmic wrote: »

" Someone has just turned up with a drum'n'bass sound-system."

It's the last thing the riot police wanted to happen.

mike65

Mention of Millbank confused me, that used to be Labour HQ, I forgot they left in hurry in 2002 as they could'nt afford the rent.

Get a few decent tunes out of this thread topic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hamKl-su8PE

Sharkey 10

Jim wrote: »

Apparently the police are doing absolutely nothing. Some lad was smashing the window of the main lobby with a large metal object. Police asked him to stop. He didn't. So they just walked away. Probably don't want to aggravate the situation.

Thats true ive been watching for the last while. It was kind of startling to see a policemen standing bye and letting them into the building , which is probably wise of them , judging from what i can see. The riot lads have moved in know .

Duggy747

England's police have been scrutinised before in these situations due to various abuse and beatings.

The cops are trying a different tactic knowing that they're dealing with a highly volatile crowd. They go in swinging batons then people will get seriously fùcked up or possibly die.

I imagine they're waiting to have the riot guys fully deployed before trying to contain the crowd under-staffed.

Gunsfortoys

mike65 wrote: »

Mention of Millbank confused me, that used to be Labour HQ, I forgot they left in hurry in 2002 as they could'nt afford the rent.

Get a few decent tunes out of this thread topic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hamKl-su8PE

Let me know when you start posting decent tunes. :pac:

TheZohanS

PLAN B

mike65

Gunsfortoys wrote: »

Let me know when you start posting decent tunes. :pac:

Boooooooo!

How about Saturday Wednesday Nights Alright For Fighting?

Sharkey 10

Its being reported on fox also , I think we all know what kind a bias they will give

Mint Sauce

Brendog wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23-PyUk0mhc

I thought it was students who were protesting and not DJs/clubbers.

odonopenmic

bonerm wrote: »

It's the last thing the riot police wanted to happen.

Et tu, brute.

Holybejaysus

Christ on a bike, that was very poor planning by the Met. Surely they know at this stage that any protest is going to attract yobbo elements?
I think a lot of the students are angry that their protest has been hijacked, and a lot of the people are just milling around out of curiosity.

Quite a few 'shapers' there too-one masked individual just removed his mask to be interviewed live by Sky News FFS-how ridiculous is that?

Whatever morons threw those bricks and fire extinguishers deserve to have their heads split open-you would certainly be looking at brain damage or death if that hit you from 6 stories up. Not clever at all.

Snakeblood

The Peasants are Revolting!

-You can say that again.

steve9859

Holybejaysus wrote: »

Christ on a bike, that was very poor planning by the Met. Surely they know at this stage that any protest is going to attract yobbo elements?
I think a lot of the students are angry that their protest has been hijacked, and a lot of the people are just milling around out of curiosity.

Im not sure it is poor planning at all.

I think the police are quite happy to let the anarchists in to to wreck some buidings and start a fight. Then the riot police can respond, and it takes all the attention away from the issue at hand.

All they have talked about on sky and bbc is the violence - nothing at all about the underlying issue. Which of course is exactly what the authorities want. The NUS president was interviewed and was really pissed off as he knows this, and knows that what has happened has undermined his efforts to make a point.

mudokon

The guy on the left in this pic reminds me of.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMKsR_wUSfA

ctrl-alt-delete

" No ifs, no buts no.......BOOOOOOOOM"

Classic scene on Sky News, the chanters shat themselves as a big bang came from a fire behind them

Degag

Sky News into overdrive so then!

Misty Chaos

odonopenmic wrote: »

from a Guardian reporter's on-the-scene update:

"I can't see this calming any time soon. Someone has just turned up with a drum'n'bass sound-system."

Damn you, you made me laugh in the train station and two guys next to me looked at me like I had two faces!

Holybejaysus

Haha, I saw that! That took the wind out of their sails! Not all fun and games now, is it? For a second, you could see pure fear in that one guys eyes....

odonopenmic

A peach from Labour's Harriet Harman on Nick Clegg's u-turn on university fees

"Like many freshers she said, he had been led astray "by a dodgy man" he met in his first week."

David Cameron, PM, Tory, Dodgy Man :P

Holybejaysus

Police are moving into position now, I expect the baton charge will be coming shortly...I'm putting the kettle on.

Sharkey 10

Holybejaysus wrote: »

Police are moving into position now, I expect the baton charge will be coming shortly...I'm putting the kettle on.

To the people on the roof? How will they get them of the roof ? Without throwing them off

Revolution9

Where are Fianna Fail’s headquarters? Someone Google that, I’ll get the pitchforks.

scientific1982

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efrM6DK8vbA

Mike 1972

Revolution9 wrote: »

Where are Fianna Fail’s headquarters? Someone Google that, I’ll get the pitchforks.

Mount Street IIRC (or was that the PD's ?)

ch750536

Mike 1972 wrote: »

Mount Street IIRC (or was that the PD's ?)

Wouldnt want to storm a single room, careful.

Queen-Mise

odonopenmic wrote: »

from a Guardian reporter's on-the-scene update:

"I can't see this calming any time soon. Someone has just turned up with a drum'n'bass sound-system."

Pure brilliance.

What more do you need. Some good music, Mars bars, annoy some police, a few fires to sit around and have some beers. Sounds like a perfect night. A takeaway on the way home.

amacachi

Some **** threw a fire-extinguisher from the top of a building towards the cops, ****er should be brought up for attempted murder.

scientific1982

amacachi wrote: »

Some **** threw a fire-extinguisher from the top of a building towards the cops, ****er should be brought up for attempted murder.

Yeah seen that. It was a fairly nasty thing to do alright.

amacachi

Just watching Sky News, that guy who follows around the different TV news reporters was there on his phone, brilliant!

Revolution9

amacachi wrote: »

Just watching Sky News, that guy who follows around the different TV news reporters was there on his phone, brilliant!

That guy desreves his own picture thread!

Aldebaran

amacachi wrote: »

Just watching Sky News, that guy who follows around the different TV news reporters was there on his phone, brilliant!

I came into this thread just to post this, he's hilarious!

Orando Broom

Duggy747 wrote: »

England's police have been scrutinised before in these situations due to various abuse and beatings.

The cops are trying a different tactic knowing that they're dealing with a highly volatile crowd. They go in swinging batons then people will get seriously fùcked up or possibly die.

I imagine they're waiting to have the riot guys fully deployed before trying to contain the crowd under-staffed.

English cops recently killed a passer-by at the G20 riot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUMhGZhOP8w&feature=related

amacachi

Revolution9 wrote: »

That guy desreves his own picture thread!

I'm trying desperately to find the picture of him in the background.


Just seeing more of the footage there, if that idiot hadn't shoved that passer-by at the G-20 protests the cops do what needs to be done, but instead they're afraid to lay a finger on them. Tear gas, water cannons and rubber bullets the ****.

sdanseo

MGMTea wrote: »

did you see that one guy throwing the fire extinguisher off the building and the two raver guys outside the building. Epic stuff

Will you PLEASE explain to me how something which so nearly killed someone can be epic or funny to you?

The person who did that needs charging with attempted murder and nothing less.

raymann

has anyone got any footage of the soundsystem?

Aldebaran

amacachi wrote: »

I'm trying desperately to find the picture of him in the background.

This is from Sky News just a few minutes ago.