Video & pics from anti-tabloid flashmob today
Today we held an impromptu flashmob in central London, on Parliament Square, to take a little stand against right-wing press smears.
Update: ITN News did a short piece on the flashmob too!
Here’s another video (with me looking very shabby and unshaved early on)
Thanks to John Innit for the video. Also at @johninnit
Here are some pictures I took. Thanks to all the people who turned up!
(don’t worry, the newspapers were recycled).


A picture by Paul Hilder:

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Nice piece – shame there wasn’t a quick statement / interview with one of the protesters.
Isn’t it technically illegal to protest at parliament square without prior authorisation?
Thanks Sunny for capturing my mad sword skills on camera!
@2 Yes, it is technically illegal. However if it is a ‘spontaneous’ event (we’ll overlook the days of pre-planning on facebook), there’s not much they can do about it. Sparring aside, it was a hugely civilised affair.
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