tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post7223231506670055033..comments2024-03-18T19:21:49.666+00:00Comments on All That Is Solid ...: Marching for the Shrewsbury 24Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-87068031134655298142010-07-04T19:27:48.771+01:002010-07-04T19:27:48.771+01:00I don't think Bob would appreciate this partic...I don't think Bob would appreciate this particular example of leftist bean counting, but as a comrade has been getting on at me for not providing the left group scores, here they are ...<br /><br />Socialist Party - At least a couple of dozen<br /><br />SWP - Four or five<br /><br />Morning Star - Three or four<br /><br />Wobblies - Ditto<br /><br />If there were other organised lefties there, I didn't see them.<br /><br />A few notables were about. These included Tony Mulhearn and Dave Nellist of the SP, and Jerry Hicks of Respect. On this occasion Dave sang the Red Flag and refrained from his anthemic take on 'I'd rather be a picket than a scab'.<br /><br />Tbh I was expecting more of a turn out from other far left groups seeing as this march had been promoted by several of them.<br /><br />Final mention has to go to the IWW bloke dishing out flyers for his t shirts. Featuring the legend 'Maggie hurry up and die. We want to party!', the blurb reads "Get your CLASSic T shiry now. Hurry up before it's too late ... the old crone won't last much longer ... hopefully!"Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-45514999414377350042010-07-04T11:59:40.664+01:002010-07-04T11:59:40.664+01:00I think you might have rather underestimated the n...I think you might have rather underestimated the numbers, Phil. Whatever,I agree that it was the diversity of the crowd that was encouraging.<br /><br />Bob Crow was great! Real John Smiths bitter- no nonsense! I loved his reference to 'anoraks' who sit on this and that committee.ASLEF Annienoreply@blogger.com