Jan 2014 - my london diary

	No More 'Benefits Street' Channel 4 Channel 4, Victoria, London. Mon 20 Jan 2014
	Rev Paul Nicolson and two other protesters Security tell a man sitting on the railings leading to the Channel 4 offices he is on private property he must move He ignores them and others come to join him Protesters discuss what to do. A couple went home But some of those remaining decided to try and get inside the building and try to talk to someone about the programme They ignored the security and walked up to the entrance But found it was locked. Channel 4 phoned the police for assistance at this point. and no one would come out and talk to them
	After a few minutes they decided to walk away By the time the police arrived 10 minutes later everyone had left Channel 4 property - and more had gone home Nobody wanted to talk to the police who eventualy went back to their police car The remaining protesters stood chatting outside Channel 4 and it was obviously time for us all to go home. I'd just left and walked a few yards to the bus stop when a couple of police vans sped up, sirens wailing. The few remaining protesters who were in any case about to leave walked away.
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