It will come as no surprise to regular readers that we’ve been on another demo: a Flash Demo – one of the many that sprung up around the country as a direct and horrified response to Boris Johnson’s decision to ask the Queen to Prorogue Parliament: here’s an explanation.
If you’re reading this on Saturday, we’ll be in York, demonstrating again, alongside thousands of other in Leeds, and cities all over the country.
On Thursday, we heard from politicians from different parties, cooperating to fight together. We heard from campaigners. We heard from those from mainland Europe who’d chosen Britain as their home. We heard from individuals terrified of the effect of No Deal on their own health or that of a loved one, dependent on prescription drugs. And best of all we heard from children, some still in primary school: informed, passionate, articulate speeches. Those children, still a long way from voting age, are our future.
This time, these rallies aren’t about Brexit. Not really. They’re about our Democracy.
Here are photos.
But I’ll leave you with this one, snapped through the window of a barbers’ shop in Leeds. You might not like the language. Gotta approve the sentiments.
My post for this weeks’s Six Word Saturday.
You don’t have an argument from me!
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I guessed I wouldn’t!
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Or Gilly, in Exeter 🙂 🙂
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Hello, Gilly in Exeter!
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I do so admire you and all those who demonstrate with you, thank you for representing me!
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We do our best!
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This is so heartwa4ming. You are amazing ppl. Doing something. And yes, even as a non Brit, m heart is bleeding for you guys and we follow daily the further demolition of your precious country and we share the many, many feelings, questions and worries of our friends in the UK. That last one sd be distributed to everybody for free….
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Exactly. We need these demos as much for our own sanity – to meet people who share the same thoughts and opinions. It’s a life-saver. Yup. Great T shirt.
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What craziness, all over the world! How could your country and mine both be so thoroughly f*cked? (See? I do like that language!)
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Honestly, Kerry, how did it come to this? It’s hardly credible. Apparently we both have orange-haired buffoons as our leaders….
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Well done Margaret!
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We’ve just come back from Demo Number Two. Lots of singing from the Yorkshire Remain Voice Choir (which includes me). Heartening stuff in tricky times.
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We’re so grateful for all you’re doing. As you say it’s gone beyond Brexit, it’s our democracy.
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Like most people, I can’t believe this is happening. You’re well out of it.
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Sorry I love the language – we need more of it – let’s forget this silly squeamishness and say it how it is – we need to be heard – direct (non violent) protest in all its forms – it needs to be on the streets and now- they don’t care about us and our values so screw them; we want a better brighter all-inclusive future for ourselves, our country and particularly our youth; bring it on, Viva La Revolucion – and come warm your hearts with the finest inclusive Tapas experience while you’re at it – see you soon guys – stay strong and resolute – we’ll have a sing song to make us all feel better ! Rich XXX
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Love you Richard! Where were you yesterday? Leeds? We missed your big voice in York. See you soon! x
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It is good to see that people have not lost their passion in exerting their voice! Shout it from the rooftops!
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Oh yes. We’ll keep shouting.
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Good!!
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No argument from Germany either. I have a number of friends who have taken out German citizenship over this, and I guess there are others in other European countries. And no argument with the language either (some thing only deserve this kind of language),
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There are plenty around who are in despair over Britain just now. And plenty of language to describe what’s going on. If only that were enough…..
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😦
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We watch from afar totally astounded and sickened by the moves pulled by Boris and his bunch. Fantastic so many are putting up a fight. This will be a significant week ahead. Let’s hope for a more united front among all those politicians also fighting for democracy. We are thinking of you.
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Thank you. It’s getting really hard to stay positive.
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Very hard indeed. Let’s see what happens today. None of the outlined possible scenarios I have read are exactly encouraging …
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Oh Margaret! Thanks for representing those of us who can’t go on demonstrations. My elder daughter was at the Sheffield demo, my younger daughter is in tears most of the time, terrified.
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We could have lent each other tissues then. I’m alarmed, angry and terrified in equal measure.
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Seems the world gets crazier every newscast! Good for you for continuing to participate – ‘this is what democracy looks like,’!
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The UK doesn’t feel democratic at the moment from where I’m standing. I’m shocked beyond measure.
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Have to admit, many of us in the old Canadian colony have been shocked since the Brexit vote itself and it does just seem to get more baffling all the time…you participating in the fight back though is true democracy in action.
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We’ve just got to do SOMETHING. And the up side of this is meeting so many great people whom we wouldn’t otherwise have come across.
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I knew you’d be out down on the streets again, well done. There was even a protest here in Ipswich (a Leave town 🤨)! I attended. It was a cross party affair Labour, Lib Dems, Greens and any local person plucky enough to take the loud hailer and share their angry views on proroguing. Needless to say although Matt Hancock (Con. MP for Suffolk West) was invited he didn’t feel brave enough to attend and defend this undemocratic train wreck despite being a Cabinet member.
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Don’t talk to me about Matt Hancock … or any other lily-livered-must-keep-my-job-at-any-price cabinet Minister. Men and Women of principle?? Our local MPs didn’t turn up either. Funny that.
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Honestly, they are all utterly shameless.
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Yup.
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Good on ya Margaret (as they say here Down Under)! Horrified by developments and feel very out of sync with country of my origin. Wishing you and others all the very best in your efforts!
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Thank you. We’ve just returned from yet another demo, at which speakers from every party and none had their say. *sigh*. It’s hard to stay positive.
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It must be so depressing Margaret – hard to know where things go from here and some worrying developments. All you can do is try to stay positive and keep doing your bit. Sending moral support from afar. The theme for discussion in my weekly German conversation class this coming week will be (for the umpteenth time) Brexit. Trying to explain it to my bemused German friends and fellow classmates has been interesting (not that I support in any shape or form what has been happening but at least I can put it into context for them though I don’t relate to the country I grew up in any more which is sad).
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We were on yet another rally yesterday. It’s so good to be among like-minded people, and so depressing to come home and find that, unaccountably, Johnson’s ratings have gone up in the polls. I don’t know my country any more. Thanks for doing your bit from afar!
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Oh dear not good to hear – if it’s any consolation the polls got everything wrong in our recent election here in Australia (not that you have an election yet!).
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Yet again – *sigh*
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