{"id":562,"date":"2003-04-27T16:38:00","date_gmt":"2003-04-27T16:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tashuk.wordpress.com\/2003\/04\/27\/562\/"},"modified":"2003-04-27T16:38:00","modified_gmt":"2003-04-27T16:38:00","slug":"562","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alanlodge.co.uk\/blog\/archives\/562","title":{"rendered":"Mayday 2003"},"content":{"rendered":"

So mayday is nearly upon us again….. and, London again!<\/p>\n

Am told that there is a strong anti-war theme, this time round.<\/p>\n

2pm: Main meet up @ Lockheed Martin [the biggest arms company in the world]<\/p>\n

corner of High Holborn &Endell St, WC1.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.ourmayday.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

In the past, it has turned into a bit on annual punch up with the Metropolitan Police. They have had 6000 officers on the line, in the past.<\/p>\n

This year the MP say:<\/p>\n

What to expect?<\/p>\n

“Thursday 1st May 2003 will once again see Central London as the site for a number of demonstrations by groups and individuals aligned with anarchist, anti-capitalist, environmental and pacifist ideals, as well as a number of non-aligned individuals.<\/p>\n

We will have a policing operation in place with sufficient resources to be able to deal with whatever it occurs …….”<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Oh god …. here we go again.<\/p>\n

May Day 2003 advice to businesses and local communities<\/p>\n

What to expect?<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.met.police.uk\/campaigns\/mayday.htm#expect<\/a><\/p>\n

This is the ‘general advice’ – been the same for a few years …<\/p>\n

Protest Action: Guidance paper for personal safety<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.met.police.uk\/publicorder\/protest_paper.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

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