The Police Force in a Fascist Country Reacts
May Ayres – sculptress and artist reports on the evening of the 29thMay 2024
Dear David,
I returned late last night from an impromptu rally outside Downing Street. A truly heart warming record turn out at short notice, the protesters began streaming in well before 6pm, the official start. Inflamed by the horrendous assault in Rafah the people turned out in full force. I think it’s worth writing about because it was very inspiring.
We all know how governments ignore demonstrations. (The millions turning out against the invasion of Iraq achieved nothing and it’s still a very sore point). This Palestine protest was different to recent ones. I suppose because the area was small it appeared more powerful. (I’ve never seen Whitehall so jammed packed with protesting bodies) And there was a palpable sense of urgency that the slaughter had to stop.
I arrived fairly early and was soon crammed in. There was no pushing or shoving but I had to weave my way out and managed to cross the road, directly in front of Downing Street gates. The police had kept the left lane free for the traffic. Manned by PC’s who all looked about sixteen, they struggled to contain the numbers. They carefully threaded ribbon along the perimeter to hold back the crowd from the traffic lane. The traffic had to be free, the masses had to be herded. But they lost the battle. The flood gates had been opened, people streamed along the traffic lane and they had to close Whitehall. The PC’s scuttled away, and the people claimed the whole area. The speakers on the stadium tried hard to be heard above the chanting but when they had finished the disciplined drummers set the mood of cheerful defiance. The chants took on a powerful rhythm.
We are the people.
We won’t be silent.
Stop the bombing
Now, Now, Now, Now.
Even I who doesn’t often join in the chanting when marching, felt sufficiently moved to sing along with a full voice!
And that was just one of a number of uplifting slogans accompanied by drum beats that soared over the area in cheerful but steely defiance. The atmosphere was wonderful. The crowd was one solid mass and when the rains came we all remained steadfast. Then the signal came to sit down. Now this is what I’ve always thought we should do, especially during the million people march for Iraq. But it’s when I remember that I’m now seventy -five not twenty - five. No longer so agile. But many did.
And at half past eight the police could no longer tolerate the enormous peaceful, noisy gathering. They attacked. A long solid line of cops smashed through the protesters and I was hurled to one side and tumbled into the laps of sitting protesters. I must have hurt some of them but they were more concerned for me. I guess I looked old in their eyes and they were shocked at the brutality. But sadly, it’s no longer shocking. They were fearful that we’d never go home and had to show off their brutalforce. But we do go home. One day soon, we won't. We’ll all sit down and refuse to leave.
Read more: Urgent: The Resistance in Whitehall UK to an Holocaust
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I have had a long and friendly relationship with our local 'rag' - the Mid Devon Advertiser based in Newton Abbot. I have written quite often for instance about the closure of community hospitals. About 70% of such beds in these crucial hospitals have been closed in Devon. The fascists in Westminster have minds and intentions that see OUR NHS as being too good for the common woman and man. They want a return to a 'cap in hand' Victorian model, or up your mortgage to find £15,000 to relieve the pain and disability so easily treated by a hip replacement.
I had an especially friendly and productive relationship with Patrick Beasley, a long serving senior journalist on this paper. He encouraged me to write a series of 'In My Opinion by Doctor David Halpin'. There were about 22 in all, and included warm and inspiring pieces like this attached. He told me that they were much appreciated and some older people thanked me in the street for them.
"But the last piece I presented to the MDA on the 31st of October was mangled purposely. The week previously that attached second was published 27-10-2023, but no doubt the Zionist and right-wing lobbies got on the blower. The catch was that I had mentioned a genocide which in fact started in 1947 in Palestine, and which has been incremental since reaching its apogee Oct 7th 2023. Read - Ilan Pappe - The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine. The text of this article as sent 31-10-23 is attached third. I cannot find my scanning of the version the MDA printed, but the crucial quotation of John Donne was crippled, and the font reduced to make it difficult to read, especially for the elderly."
Read more: Truth Tindled; David Halpin Censored: The Continuum of Fascism Part Seven
This most important piece by my friend Felicity Arbuthnot was first published in 2010. It is prefaced by the Editor-in-Chief of Global Research - Professor Michel Chossudovsky
https://www.globalresearch.ca/the-war-on-Ciraq-five-us-presidents-five-british-prime-ministers-thirty-years-of-duplicity-and-counting/20510
In a 'western' world dominated now by a cabal of evil billionaires, and their servants - an execrable broadcast and print media, the genocides are almost instantly buried in the public consciousness. This is aided by millisecond memory, the insertion of distracting 'events' coupled with omission.
Read more: Perpetual Genocide of Whitey Origin: The Continuum of Fascism Part Six
Hiroshima August 6th 1945
London Agreement setting up Nürnberg - August 8, 1945
Nagasaki August 9th 1945
The fascist -"The sub-human who delights in crushing the life out of humans'.
Dear David Good evening!
I have arrived home. It has been a great pleasure to meet you, Sue and Jo. Thank you for your hospitality and love. We had discussed many things about the past, current situation, and future strategies with wisdom and understanding. I trust we are winning and we will win soon!
I look forward to seeing you again very soon. Please pay my regards to Sue .
kind Regards Mo.
Read more: Adil FRCSI: GMC: Genocide: World War 3? - The Continuum of Fascism Part Five