Unite the Kingdom. London today

By Esmerelda Weatherwax (aka a “far-right thug“) 

To Westminster for the second Unite the Kingdom rally organised by T0mmy R0binson to address the many ills that beset the country. It went ahead in his absence, being all arranged as his detention in custody ahead of the event was always a probability.

The march was to muster at Victoria Station at 11am, then setting off to march to Parliament Square (the other end of Whitehall to Trafalgar Square where the July rally was held) for speeches and the showing of the Lawfare film.

It set off on time (none of this messing the police and public about by being fashionably late) and I met it in Victoria Street in good voice.

And they just kept coming, and coming.

I walked down Victoria Street as they were marching up towards me, I was taking  photographs as I went. I first saw them when I was at Great Smith Street and I’d walked nearly the length of Victoria Street, almost to the Catholic Westminster Cathedral before I saw the end.

I don’t know the organisers estimate of the police estimate yet but I’d say it was a bigger turn out than in July  – off the top of my head 50,000+. Update, a reliable source says 120,000

There were several flag poles combining the Irish green/white/orange tricolour with either the Union Jack or the Cross of St George indicating that the Irish are facing  similar problems and we need to work together against a common threat.

Other flags, banners and badges paid tribute to Peter Lynch the grandfather who died in prison last week while serving a sentence for insulting asylum seekers at a Rotherham hotel.

 

I turned round and followed the tail end into Parliament Square.

 

A tall and agile young man had climbed onto a telephone junction box and a couple of us passed up our cameras so he could get us a good view.

The authorities had had to allow the stage to be moved into Whitehall to accomodate everybody. It had originally been set up on the edge of the square virtually in Great George Street. When I saw the setting up on X just before I left home I didn’t think it was likely to be big enough and it wasn’t.

There were two screens showing the speakers on stage and later the film Lawfare. Knowing that I could watch the speeches and film via the live stream later at home with good sound and an uninterrupted view I walked round the square meeting people and taking pictures. Above is Vicky Richter from the US

This lady had a rather good hat.

Note these dangerous and subversive ‘far-right’ thugs

I don’t know why President Donald Trump had come as Angus Young from AC/DC (he must have been chilly in the shorts) but it was nice to see him. There were quite a few flags supporting his candidacy for president. Note the furry far-right thug to the left. Don’t be fooled by the fluff: these creatures and their owners are dangerous.

Another far-right thug. There were a lot of elderly couples, families, some people had brought their dogs, or a picnic (although it was cool and wet unlike the glorious sunshine of July)

 

These are some views across the assembly area.                                                                                                                       

Two of the clock and all’s well The authorities may have thought that detaining Tommy in custody would have scuppered the rally without the organiser but it acted to the contrary. There were chants of ‘Free Tommy’ and he was very present in the film shown.

A panorama of Parliament Square looking towards Whitehall.

My favourite poster. To explain the joke to non Uk readers. One of the examples of the corruption concerns about Keir Starmur is that he accepted very expensive designer glasses and hand made suits, and couture outfits for Lady Starmur paid for by a rich donor Lord Alli. The phrase ‘Suit you Sir’ comes from a comedy called the Fast Show and was the catch phrase of a running sketch involving a pair of men’s outfitters with a ribald sense of humour.

I decided to take a look at the counter protest. I knew (and friends had spotted some of them there) that the Stand up to Racism group and their parent organisation Socialist Worker and some of the unions were lanning to meet in Piccadilly ready to march to Trafalgar Square. I also knew that a BLM group were meeting in Trafalgar Square protesting the  acquital of murder last week of the policeman who shot violent gangster Chris Kaba when he (the gangster) was trying to kill other police officers by driving his car at them. Violent gangsters with other charges of attempted murder hanging over them are just nice boys who buy their mothers flowers and should be allowed to attack white police officers with impunity, because they are black.

I wasn’t allowed to walk up Whitehall or to use Westminster tube station so I had to walk back to St James Park and travel two stops. When I got there it was hard to tell which group was what. We had been told not to cover our faces but to let our smiles be clearly seen. Many of this group were wearing face masks or had scarves or keffiyahs pulled up. I didn’t stay long, but long enough to see that the numbers were very low, even allowing for those walking away, tossing their placards in the gutters as they went.

A clutch of Halloween Harpies.

This group were being whipped into a shamanistic frenzy by a drum and percussion band.

Most of the square was off limits while it was set up for tomorrow’s Diwali celebration. In previous years that has been great fun.

Further down in Whitehall,  north of the Unite the Kingdon rally a shrill voiced young woman was insisting that “We are many more than you”

Socialist Worker are heaviliy subsidised by somebody (George Soros? Saudi Arabia?) and they can afford to toss their mass produced placards away. If you notice, every banner held by the patriots was hand made or a one off which would have been paid for by the bearer.

I decided to go home. I heard that there had been a scuffle at Victoria Station and the Times says four arrests.

Two were arrested at the Robinson demonstration, including one for a breach of the Public Order Act conditions in place and a breach of the peace, and one for a racially aggravated public order offence. At the counter-protest, one person was arrested over the assault of a woman and one was arrested when people tried to push through a police cordon.

The admin running T0mmy’s X account says

I have spoken to Tommy and he is so happy this event went off peacefully, he is so proud of everyone for keeping their cool and not handing comrade Starmer a PR win.

This video is just a snapshot, it took a full 26 minutes for the back of the crowd to move past this camera, that’s how many people were there today. Nearly 200,000 people in London today, possibly more than that.

ADMIN POST – HUGE NUMBERS!!!!

I have spoken to Tommy and he is so happy this event went off peacefully, he is so proud of everyone for keeping their cool and not handing comrade Starmer a PR win.

TWO TIER KEIR STARTED THE RIOTS!!!!@Keir_Starmer you won’t be stopping any of… pic.twitter.com/xhsx7fch9w

— Tommy Robinson 🇬🇧 (@TRobinsonNewEra) October 26, 2024

Lets see what Monday at the High Court brings.

Photographs E Weatherwax London October 2024