Unite the Kingdom and Pro Palestine marches Cup 16th May 2026

Thanks, Allira. We’re having a few days in London next week, so I’m hoping my ageing knees can still cope.

Enjoy, Maggiemaybe
There are open top bus tours and the weather should be good.

Fingers crossed!

Gawd. London is not 'our country', our people or our lifestyle. It's a bit of it which I don't fand (sic) particularly pleasing

Calm down dear!
Putting down our capital city is indeed putting «us» down , I dare say some people find it cool or smart to denigrate London but with all its faults it has areas of great beauty, a wealth of history in its buildings . And if it is busy - well, what capital city isn’t?

paddyann54

When is the timeCossy dose keep quiet amd wait until Netanyahu and his vile IDF wipe out every Palestinian? Now he,s bombing Lebanon…oops Hezbollah so every Lebanese man woman and child will be labelled Hezbollah!
All that will happen if we don’t put pressure on our governments to act is he,ll move onto his next country that he thinks would / should be Israeli
Not in my name !

I hadn't noticed it was in our name.

Since when?

Allira upthread now you knew very well which march I was referring to. Now if you want to tease, "can do better" 😉

Jaxjacky

Eleven people thus far trying to enter the UK for Unite the Kingdom March have been turned away.

Meantime hate preachers welcome.

They most certainly are not.

Where is any kind of backing for that statement Primrose ?
Easy to fling out, no evidence.

Pro Palestine marches go on all the time and Starmer and Khan don’t bat an eyelid.

Wyllow3

Allira upthread now you knew very well which march I was referring to. Now if you want to tease, "can do better" 😉

Actually, I didn't realise there were two marches on Saturday so I was surprised.

MawsRosie

^Gawd. London is not 'our country', our people or our lifestyle. It's a bit of it which I don't fand (sic) particularly pleasing^

Calm down dear!
Putting down our capital city is indeed putting «us» down , I dare say some people find it cool or smart to denigrate London but with all its faults it has areas of great beauty, a wealth of history in its buildings . And if it is busy - well, what capital city isn’t?

I can't even begin to explain how eerie it was during the Covid lock-downs to walk through usually busy areas such as Trafalgar Square and Covent Garden with no-one else around, and what a relief it was when the tourists returned gradually over the next few years.

Both marches should be banned; they achieve no useful purpose, simply create a great deal of aggravation.

'Hate preachers welcome'?
Says upthread, seven of them were refused entry.
So, not all welcome, it would seem.

Eleven!

eazybee

Both marches should be banned; they achieve no useful purpose, simply create a great deal of aggravation.

We live in a democracy where marches are allowed- it is called free speech and freedom of expression.
Banning marches is a dangerous path to go down...

Marches can and sometimes do become riots, but that is a different ball game.

Union Jacks and St George's Cross flags installed already at Russell Square entrance. A park that is an emblem of inclusiveness, anyone can spend time there, has been hijacked by people who represent anything but inclusivity. People are swathed in either the Union Jack, St George's Cross flag, the Welsh Dragon flag and the Saltire. I am very old. I never ever thought I would live to see such divisiveness and xenophobia in this beautiful country of ours . I feel really sorry for the popular and busy park cafe who has been advised to close for the day, thus losing a day's business.

Casdon

It reminds me of Samuel Johnson - When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.
It doesn’t denigrate the rest of the UK to think London is a great place to visit. I don’t get why anybody would dislike it - and I’m very much a rural person.

I was born in London and lived there for around 27 years (central). I don’t enjoy visiting at all. Too noisy, overcrowded and dirty. Certainly not tired of life, just prefer it elsewhere.

Basgetti

Casdon

It reminds me of Samuel Johnson - When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.
It doesn’t denigrate the rest of the UK to think London is a great place to visit. I don’t get why anybody would dislike it - and I’m very much a rural person.

I was born in London and lived there for around 27 years (central). I don’t enjoy visiting at all. Too noisy, overcrowded and dirty. Certainly not tired of life, just prefer it elsewhere.

I’ll make space for you on the naughty step 😂

Police will be using face recognition technology, and organisers may be held responsible for any speakers who spout hate.

Oh well that's reassuring, they did such a good job with the globalise the intifada lunatics.

Basgetti

Casdon

It reminds me of Samuel Johnson - When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.
It doesn’t denigrate the rest of the UK to think London is a great place to visit. I don’t get why anybody would dislike it - and I’m very much a rural person.

I was born in London and lived there for around 27 years (central). I don’t enjoy visiting at all. Too noisy, overcrowded and dirty. Certainly not tired of life, just prefer it elsewhere.

Everywhere is dirty in this country now, sadly.

Did you watch the programme about flytipping the other evening?
See the pictures of bags full of dog poo stuffed into cracks in Hadrian's Wall?
Drive through AONB and see the litter at the sides of the roads?
Seen the Birmingham streets full of rubbish because the refuse collectors are on strike?

It's not just London.

Who drops this litter? Dirty and disgusting.

I am concerned about Yaxley - Lennon who has already started using language which will incite violence.
Telling people that Starmer is the enemy and descend on London is not inspiring a peaceful protest.
I hope this doesn't end up in a brawl but isn't that what Yaxley-Lennon supporters come for.

Robinson/Yaxley-Lennon is a thug in my opinion.

I also think that chants of Global intifada on the pro-Palestine gatherings are just as dangerous and concerning as those draping themselves in the flag of my country…

I find it shameful that people object to the display of the Union flag, St.George's Cross, the Saltire and the Welsh Dragon. They are the flags of Britain, and are not displayed or venerated nearly enough.
Sad that it takes Tommy Robinson/Yaxley -Lennon to utilise them for his own purpose.

eazybee I agree, the flags of our nations do not belong to thugs, they belong to us all 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧