Commuter train line opposite has almost no suits, looks like a weekend.
Not too sure about the dark suit + tie and new White trainers one chap is sporting.
Commuter train line opposite has almost no suits, looks like a weekend.
Heard on the radio coming into work that they have told the money men not to wear suits today, but to dress according to what they think the demonstrators may wear so they can blend in 😯
So this means 90% will probably turn out as either new age revellers, part time nazis, hippys (older new age revellers),left wing nutters or mums pushing toddlers in prams!
Update from Fortress London
No incidents to report yet
Big FAIL to the man wearing formal shoes, jeans, formal shirt, tie & suit jacket
Building security tight - no valid pass, no entry
Bicycle racks on Bishopsgate taped off (ehh? that'll stop em!?!?)
Seen fewer plod than yesterday (but the Swat style trucks are parked up)
All roadworks cleared away (no cones - what joy)
Quieter than usual, but not dead
Few old boys wearing suits (they are probably wearing their casual 'weekend cloth')
Oh, and looks like most businesses / offices around Liv Street are open as normal
roger that
all quiet on the southern front of the square mile near the Tower
over
Surely 9am is a bit early for protesting? Most of these chaps are used to a lie in...
12:30 it starts don't it?
Bank sounds like a good place to go for a spot of luncheon later. I shall don my bowler hat 😉
All quiet this end, was quite a nice ride in this morning, although there's a small crowd at the BoE right now.
Let people protest, it won't make a blind bit of difference.
Thousands protested against the war in Iraq and look what happened there!
There is alot of anger around at the moment but mostly down to peoples ignorance. This recession has cost me my job and made things pretty hard for my fiancee and i but no point getting too angry about it.
I'm pissed off but i'm not going to be so arrogant as to assume i know all there is about running banks etc. They may have been irresponsible but so what, they tighten their belts and then in a few years it's sll back to normal.
There will always be the minority of people who will kick off given any excuse.
Nice day for it 8)
I am sat in my office in Cornhill, just walked towards the Bank of England to get a coffee and saw a largish groups of cyclists riding from the bank up Cornhill towards Bishopsgate.
No decent bikes on display.
Quite a lot of press boys about and we ditched the chalk stripes for jeans today.
Nothing to report otherwise, I'm going to the gym lunchtime and expect it to be quieter - not exactly a riot thus far.
According to one protester on the news last night, they plan 'rainforest polyphonic singing'.
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That will show 'em.
Just been for a wander. It's all helicopters & press photographers round Canon Street.
No disturbances so far
why whats happening in london today.......... ❓
Is anyone else now worried that they stocked up on tear gas for no reason?
I might have to see if that guy I bought it off down the Excel centre does returns...
is it just me that scrolls straight past RB's posts now?
Nope.
Police activity stepping up - lots of blue light movement of Hoolivans, etc on Upper Thames Street near London Bridge.
No sign of disturbance yet
my missus has a conference at westminster today so ive told her if theres any trouble to explain that her other half is a crusty and it would be bad juju to mess with a fellow brother of the rastas girl
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ARRGGHH!!!
Crusty!!!
Get 'im before he chucks a brick through Starbucks window...
I shall be celebrating today with a leisurely stroll up to Knightsbridge for lunch on the terrace at Harrods. Then I need to saunter across the park to go and see my tailor on Jermyn Street, to make sure the turn ups on my new suit are just spot on.
Jeez I can smell your hair from here!
Load of coaches just turned up by me nr London Bridge. Thought they were crusties but on closer inspection there is no mistaking their dress sence being french students, probably off to the Tate Modern.
Lol
Where are you then Mountainmutant?
Right behind the Tate Modern. IPC Media
well i live in chiswick work in kensington and am in favour of animal testing
so i guess ive betrayed my people, i should be down on the front line throwing paint on CFHs new suit really
according to security sources on newsnight the greatest threat will come from european anarchists
Well it better kick off today according to one of my mates. He has been drawing all the graphics/maps of where all the trouble will be for a well known Tory boy newspaper. If nothing happens, what a waste!
Lots of cat and mouse stuff being played out now
Latest from BBC - 1038 Police in London have stopped a group of demonstrators in an armoured vehicle. They are now questioning about a dozen protestors.
😯
...but is that the protestors or the police in the armoured vehicle?
protestors in the armoured car apparently
...but is that the protestors or the police in the armoured vehicle?
*remembers the A-teams self made armoured vehicles*
[i]A-teams self made armoured vehicles[/i]
yeah i really liekd the one that fired cabbages, would be quite appropriate i recokn
There are coach loads of children on school trips periodically driving along Upper Thames Street. Are these schools stupid?
Latest from BBC - 1038 Police in London have stopped a group of demonstrators in an armoured vehicle. They are now questioning about a dozen protestors.
It's an old amoured car painted blue with fake CCTV cameras stuck all over it. They use it for lots of different protests (were down at the excel centre with it a while back) and it barely runs. It's been sitting outside my flat for months. I think they're mostly posh students playing at protesting. They were almost playing at hiding from the big, scary, angry Scotsman last night as they were revving the bloody engine and pumping out diesel fumes at 23:00...
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1st wave of protestors have gone past our office. Quite a lot of hoodies & scarfs. I suspect the trouble makers have arrived. Lots of plod & press
peaceful protestors always wear hoodies and scarves. muppets.
From one of the Sky reporters twitter
juliareid21Overheard one protester to another... What is that? Oh that is the bank of england...#g20
Classic! 😆
plenty of suits happily wandering around between Swiss Re and Lloyds.
peaceful protestors always wear hoodies and scarves. muppets.
More people on protests have taken to concealing their identities, due to the proliferation of surveillance by the police. Many believe this is a violation of their civil liberties, so take appropriate action. This is not illegal. The police have, in the past, removed identification from their uniforms, during protests and demonstrations. What's the reason for this? Are they muppets too?
If people want, I can nip round to the chemists, and stock up on Imodium, and come and deliver it to your offices. PK; can I put you down for an extra-large pack?
I'm hoping to nip over the Canary Wharf, later, see what's what, maybe take some pics.
Now then, do I have champagne at lunch, or a bottle of the Corner Shop's rather decent Claret?
it seems to be kicking off a bit on the bbc some shoving of the police
but seem to be nearly as many journos, especially photographers as demonstrators
CF, I'd actually be tempted by a bottle of Lebanese over lunch, plenty there to spark the palate.
Flashy; I could meet you!
I'll bring the kebabs, you supply the wine!
You want chilli sauce with that?
I'll skip the Beluga today
well this is turning out to be a rather entertaining inaugural [b]financial fools[/b] day
I'm hoping to nip over the Canary Wharf, later, see what's what, maybe take some pics.
Don't take any pics of police officers or you'll be [url= http://www.bjp-online.com/public/showPage.html?page=836675 ]charged under the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008.[/url]