May Day F**k Parade
London, Mon 1 May 2017
as police rushed towards the man holding the flare
They grabbed one of the men on the parade
and threw him to the ground
where they sat on him
Police held back protesters and photographers, and attempts to de-arrest
the man came to nothing
and surrounded by around 20 police he was led to a waiting van. There
didn't seem to be any particular reason for
taking action at this point. There was certainly no danger to the public
and it seemed just a deliberate attempt to
show the protesters that they were in charge. I wasn't sure that the many
they arrested had actually set off the flare.
The parade continued
going across the Strand and into Covent Garden
Protesters linked fllags to go along the street
Another flare was set off at Covent Garden
but mainly people just danced to the sound system
and then the parade went west towards Leicester Square
By this time I'd had enough, and decided it was time to leave for
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