#not my king

[ink-pen-rat]

some photos from today - thought id pop down to trafalga square to have a look and feel the anger of many

[scotianostra]

Declaration of God Save the King met with boos in Edinburgh.

[ickypuppi3]

[lesbiansandgayssupporttheminers]

These photos appear to show people being arrested for peaceful protest in London.

So, are we a democracy or have we in fact not progressed past feudalism?

[radicalgraff]

"Pay for your own pompous pageantry"

Unauthorized anti-Coronation poster in a bus stop ad space in Norwich

[mommy-mortis]

[secretagentsagainstwhatever]

based Doctor who

[gays-in-space]

i’m prepared to go full french revolution on the british monarchy. our government can’t scrape together enough money to help with the cost of living crisis, but it can give £100 million to stick a fancy hat on some rich guy’s head.

and they’re still saying that this is a glorious occasion that brings britain together? that it should make us proud to be british? actually fuck off.

[yourmortalenemy]

Some quality stuff from Nathan Foad ahead of the coronation this weekend :)

[lavenderlyncis]

"King Charles, your undoubted king"

MATE release those people you arrested, I'm sure they'd tell you how much DOUBT there truly is in our republic!

[skirazed]

Solocamping

[melancholia-ennui]

Fun fact!

The coronation celebrations today were in part paid for by money that would otherwise have been spent on foodbanks.

Fuck the royals, fuck the lords, and fuck the capitalist state that preserves their power. How long, how long, until the people can be free?

[lesbiansandgayssupporttheminers]

Now that the dust has settled a little bit on the arrests around the coronation, I want to talk a little bit about what this means for the future of protest and policing in England and Wales.

Firstly, I want to caveat this by saying the police have always hated protests. Getting arrested at a protest has always been a risk. Getting beaten up by the police as they try to provoke violence has always been a risk. At a recent anti-fascist counter protest I attended, two arrests were made. One of these later turned out to be “mistaken identity” (neither person was charged), but this is what we’ve always been dealing with.

However, I do think this idea of arrest for conspiracy to cause a public nuisance is dangerous. It’s essentially a thought crime. We think you might do something criminal, therefore we are going to arrest you. It has the power to significantly disrupt all sorts of actions, and we do need to be wary of it. The fact you can be arrested whilst walking to a protest, carrying a sign or a megaphone, and that this arrest *may* be legal (I hope some of those involved today try to sue for wrongful arrest, but we will see) means potentially some actions will never get started, and that is not good for the future of protest in this country.

I would never blame someone for their arrest- their arrest is the fault of the police and the police alone. That said, we know Republic were talking to cops about their plans. This did not protect them, and may have made it easier for the police to locate and arrest them. I think, on here, we all know talking to cops is a bad idea, but let’s say it again, louder for those at the back “DON’T TALK TO COPS”.

Now, the police say that the coronation is a once in a lifetime event, hence their response- blah blah- the police hate protest. If they get away with this, they will do it again, they will push things as far as they can to try and shut down protest they don’t agree with. This means we do need to be careful around OpSec etc. I also know people who don’t understand why e.g. antifa groups conceal their identity. But this is yet another good reason to do so. Black bloc, grey bloc, staying anonymous online, secure communications all of this is increasingly important- whilst also obviously trying to ensure good turn outs.

If the police are going to arrest you for walking to a protest with a megaphone, then what’s stopping us from being more violent/aggressive in our protest? I know some people are ideologically wedded to peaceful protest, but these actions are now potentially illegal too. So what’s stopping us? What is actually holding us back? If holding a sign is too much for them, if that’s on the level of smashing a window now, then what’s to stop us smashing windows?

Finally, I want to talk to the organisers of peaceful protests about police monitoring and post arrest support. In the past, many groups have felt this wasn’t needed. But now, it could be. If you’re organizing a protest of any kind, I strongly encourage you to get in touch with the Green and Black Cross for advice, and to arrange legal observers. Print out bust cards and distribute them. I’d also strongly encourage you to set up some post arrest support. It’s far better to have it, and not need it, than need it and not have it. If you’re concerned about police behaviour, you could also contact NetPol for advice.

Green and Black Cross: https://greenandblackcross.org/

NetPol: https://netpol.org/

[fuckyeahanarchistposters]

"Fuck the Monarchy"

[theiconicmeghanmarkle]

Giant penis mowed into lawn at King Charles coronation party location.

[hookhausen]

so real for this