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Graffiti protest over Queen's hospital visit in Norwich.

A greatful observer. | 05.02.2004 17:13 | Indymedia | London | World

Anti-monarchist aggro.



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.

A greatful observer.

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Anti-Monarchists Rule (Yee Haaaaa)

05.02.2004 21:10

What a lovely piece of graffitti and she should have been beheaded on the day of the Golden Jubilee, unfortunately 40 of us down here in London were falsely arrested and detained against our wishes and then later released without charge.
Today I would like to thank Sir John Stevens of the Metropolitan Police for the 80 Grand out of court settlement.
CHEERS!!!
We've had a wonderful ride around London today on an open topped double decker bus, a great piss up at the pub where we were unable to finish our drinks 18 months ago, So again on behalf of all of us in the Movement against the Monarchy (CHEERS!!!)
Lets do it all again soon.
Finally the Queen and all her inbred family HURRY UP AND DIE!!!

M'AM Executioner


What the....?

05.02.2004 21:15

What is happening in Norwich? Used to go there caravaning as a child. Was ever so boring. If i thought it might end up like it is today i might have stayed!!

Happy caravaning


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