Saturday 29 May 2021

Shepherd's Bush Front Line in the Vaccine Wars

Public protest on the Goldhawk Rd
Shepherd's Bush became an unlikely front line in the arguments over Corona virus, lockdown, vaccination, and public liberty today. 

How far has Lockdown infringed on our civil liberties? Too far, said today's protestors who turned Shepherd's Bush into a parking lot this afternoon.


Today's protest caught me by surprise; it was a little scary getting stuck in a huge traffic jam with two small children desperate to get home, as what seemed to be an endless procession of protestors marched past us on the Goldhawk Rd.

But on the positive side, the protest was good-natured, and almost everyone seemed to be having fun.  The protestors were not necessarily of one mind. Some were protesting Lockdown, others claimed the vaccines were unnecessary, others seemed to think the whole thing is a Government hoax.

No-one, it hardly needs pointing out, was wearing a face mask.  

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