Graffiti protest over Queen's hospital visit in Norwich.
A greatful observer. | 05.02.2004 17:13 | Indymedia | London | World
GRAFFITI artists elegantly painted anti-privatisation and anti-monarchist messages at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital ahead of today's visit by the Queen.
One of the messages, on the main hospital entrance sign, read
"PFI RIP OFF- LIZ GO HOME"
Two other messages, on the nearby sports pavilion of the University of East Anglia, on Colney Lane, said:
"QUEEN = BUPA" and "PFI NHS RIP OFF".
There were also masterpieces on a road sign at the junction of Watton Road and Colney Lane, on the way to the hospital, and on a wooden fence running along the side of the John Innes Institute.
This one said it beautifully. "Guillotine the Queen".
The super-heroes used black spray paint and apparently hit last night.
The Queen was due to arrive at the hospital today to tour the facilities and officially open them. The £229 million hospital has been running since November 2001.
It was built under the bullshit Private Finance Initiative, which sees private consortiums contracted to design and build a new project and also manage it.
The decision to build the hospital in that way prompted strong opposition.
Police are treating the graffity attacks as acts of criminal damage and have appealed for any witnesses to get in touch. Many people in Norwich are treating these attacks as works of art and legitimate protest. They were not listened to in the run-up to this scam hospital being built and view the visit of another upper-class spondger as just taking the piss.
The hospital aswell as costing the tax-payers shitloads is also rife with the 'super-bug' of which all the people of Norwich are especially greatful for!
Today demonstrators gathered outside the hospital to greet the Queen with banners which Police insisted on them taking down or be arrested under Section 6.
The protestors told the Police they were going to the pub later and would the Police like to come and arrest them as the Met did in London to anti-monarchists at the 'Qwine's' Jubilee. They were a bit skint, they told the officers and wanted to show solidarity with the London protestors.(Democracy in action...as long as you don't say what you want to say!)
The Norfolk coppers have as yet not a bloody clue what they were on about.
One of the messages, on the main hospital entrance sign, read
"PFI RIP OFF- LIZ GO HOME"
Two other messages, on the nearby sports pavilion of the University of East Anglia, on Colney Lane, said:
"QUEEN = BUPA" and "PFI NHS RIP OFF".
There were also masterpieces on a road sign at the junction of Watton Road and Colney Lane, on the way to the hospital, and on a wooden fence running along the side of the John Innes Institute.
This one said it beautifully. "Guillotine the Queen".
The super-heroes used black spray paint and apparently hit last night.
The Queen was due to arrive at the hospital today to tour the facilities and officially open them. The £229 million hospital has been running since November 2001.
It was built under the bullshit Private Finance Initiative, which sees private consortiums contracted to design and build a new project and also manage it.
The decision to build the hospital in that way prompted strong opposition.
Police are treating the graffity attacks as acts of criminal damage and have appealed for any witnesses to get in touch. Many people in Norwich are treating these attacks as works of art and legitimate protest. They were not listened to in the run-up to this scam hospital being built and view the visit of another upper-class spondger as just taking the piss.
The hospital aswell as costing the tax-payers shitloads is also rife with the 'super-bug' of which all the people of Norwich are especially greatful for!
Today demonstrators gathered outside the hospital to greet the Queen with banners which Police insisted on them taking down or be arrested under Section 6.
The protestors told the Police they were going to the pub later and would the Police like to come and arrest them as the Met did in London to anti-monarchists at the 'Qwine's' Jubilee. They were a bit skint, they told the officers and wanted to show solidarity with the London protestors.(Democracy in action...as long as you don't say what you want to say!)
The Norfolk coppers have as yet not a bloody clue what they were on about.
A greatful observer.
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