@MattI guessed by your absence from the forum yesterday that you were involved in a protest Matt. You sound very proud of yourself. You imply that *St Thomas' Hospital was not affected because there was no protest right outside, but what about the obstruction of ambulances trying to get to this, and other hospitals? These and all the other emergency vehicle have to negotiate blocked roads which causes delay, and even a couple of minutes delay can be the difference between life and death. LBC have reporters following these protests and one called Rachel Venables was on Millbank earlier this morning, which was blocked by protesters. Whilst she was speaking to Nick Ferrari an ambulance approached and had to stop and negotiate with the protesters to try and pass but it couldn't get through, so it had to turn right and continue its journey another way. This isn't a made up story, it was being reported live as it happened.Hopefully this particular patient got to hospital in time and is okay. However with these ongoing protests the chance of deaths occurring is high, so will you still feel as proud then Matt?These protests are likely to go on because the ideology is now becoming a cult, and the protestors are behaving like zealots who believe whatever they do is justified by the cause. The police seem unable to stop the massive disruption they are causing, probably because they have been instructed to take soft measures. What is happening to the 283 protesters who were happy to be arrested yesterday? Are they being fined and will they have a criminal record as a result? Both I hope, but I doubt it.Where is Khan? Why is he seemingly condoning all these major disruptions in London? Too busy virtue signalling and spouting fatuous soundbites to the BBC. However, he is still refusing to be interviewed by Nick Ferrari on LBC. I wonder why?Why hasn't Cressida Dick given the police extra powers to break up and remove all the crap these protesters are using to block bridges and streets? Time for the Home Secretary to step in and procure more water cannon, and for the Government to pass legislation to make their use legal, and clear this anarchy from our streets. And give the **crusties in heaving hemp-smelling bivouacs a good dousing in the process.*Patients and staff at St Thomas' Hospital were stranded, with ambulances struggling to get in or out. One paramedic at the hospital on the south side of Westminster Bridge said the protests caused 'a lot of disruption' and delayed ambulance journeys by up to 15 minutes. The gridlock left one cancer patient stuck outside the hospital for more than an hour because a taxi couldn't get to her.Veronica Smith, 55, who has lung cancer, attended an appointment at midday to drain her lungs. The care worker from Lewisham, south London, was discharged at 1.45pm but was still stranded at 3pm.**Thankyou Boris!👏🏻
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