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Pictures from March For The Alternative (part 3).

Cameraboy | 29.03.2011 16:13 | Public sector cuts | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | Cambridge

Third part of my picture feature about Saturday's March for the Alternative.

I hope this isn't the alternative.
I hope this isn't the alternative.

Lockdown at Parlaiment Square...
Lockdown at Parlaiment Square...

Expecting a war are we..?
Expecting a war are we..?

Knock knock! Who's there? The smegging police!
Knock knock! Who's there? The smegging police!

A yellow ribbon.
A yellow ribbon.

Ye Olde Protestores.
Ye Olde Protestores.

Robin Hood, Horseless.
Robin Hood, Horseless.

A very picturesque shortcut through St. James Park.
A very picturesque shortcut through St. James Park.

A right Royal Bacon Sandwich.
A right Royal Bacon Sandwich.

Nelson's Column being flagged up.
Nelson's Column being flagged up.

Regime change..? Still waiting.
Regime change..? Still waiting.

Garda guarding art.
Garda guarding art.

One of the sound systems I saw in Trafalgar Square.
One of the sound systems I saw in Trafalgar Square.

Display spotted in front of Strand Station...
Display spotted in front of Strand Station...


Part of my journey around London included a detour to Buckingham Palace (of all places), as I noticed a few people with placards heading that way and thought something might be going on, so decided to investigate.

It turns out I was mistaken, but as someone who has never seen this area of London before I'll give you a newbie's impression of it.

It's a very odd place, unlike any other part of London I've seen.

It all seemed very quiet, very sterile and in complete contrast to the rest of the city, and the overriding impression I had of the space was of an area that is completely devoid of the life and vibrancy of the rest of city. Maybe this is because it is one of the few areas of London (Docklands and Olympic zone notwithstanding) that has been deliberately cleared and 'planned', and is about as close as Britain comes to the grand avenues of some of mainland Europe's larger cities.

It's as if the area has been dropped into the middle of London, and appears completely alien when compared to the unplanned, semi medieval chaos of the rest of London's congested and grimey streets.

I think I prefer the rest of London to this, and the sooner the people can reclaim this area the better.

Cameraboy
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thanks!

30.03.2011 14:00

Thanks for all the pics Cameraboy; much appreciated.

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