![]() ![]() Zoe Williams ( The real dinosaurs? Those still lobbying to keep Trident, 29 February) remarks on a change that needs to be recognised, while the rest of the media are intent on ignoring it. It’s true, there is a growing change I was at Saturday’s rally in London, and at another 55 years ago, and there was a difference. There were 10 excellent female speakers (a majority), including a brave and eloquent Israeli, and many good points were made. JOHN BLOCKBLOCK GUARDIAN INSPECTION FULLĪnd it was a huge gathering, full of determined and respectful people – no loutishness in sight. One thing Zoe didn’t emphasise was that many of the new and younger people came because they were inspired by Jeremy Corbyn and concerned about a broad range of issues like austerity, housing, the NHS. Tens of thousands of people marched through central London on Saturday in the Stop Trident protest, the biggest CND event for decades.Also, the presence of four political leaders established a potential anti-Trident consensus, especially if Labour officially comes out against it. Zero coverage in Monday’s “National” pages. Yet plenty of space for a photo and coverage of a Disney-fevered fashion catwalk in Milan.Ĭategories - From The Guardian, Resistance News from the Web Stop Trident rally in London: your banners and postersĬND’s Stop Trident march in London was the biggest anti-nuclear march in a generation, spurred on by support from Jeremy Corbyn and the SNPīritain’s largest anti-nuclear weapons march in decades descended upon London on Saturday. Protesters came from across the UK - and from further afield - to protest against the renewal of Trident, Britain’s submarine-based nuclear deterrent. ![]() The rally was attended by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, as well as the leaders of the SNP, Plaid Cymru and the Green party. Here is a picture I took 30 years ago at Barrow in Furness. I was opposed to Trident then, and will be protesting about it again. JOHN BLOCKBLOCK GUARDIAN INSPECTION FULL. ![]()
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