See, so many people are pissed off with what goes on in this country
but would we actually ever achieve anything by protest? It'd just never happen here. I'm not sure whether this is a good thing or not.
(berk, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 16:25, 4 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

They said that about Egypt as little as 2 months ago.

(PsychoChomp, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 16:26, Reply)

But nobody has said that our elections were anything except free and fair
so we got what we deserved, and we can kick them out soon enough.
(PsychoChomp, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 16:28, Reply)

the fuel protest worked at the time
but when you think now that was over it going up to £1... and it's now nearly £1.40...
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 16:27, Reply)

No it didn't, it did nothing or the sort
what on earth do you think it achieved?
(Bazongaloid, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 16:29, Reply)

it did
the prices came down for a little while.

it's the only protest i can think of that had any effect. things like the fucking tamil tigers protest that made me miss my friend's fucking wedding, however.... they can fuck right off.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 16:32, Reply)

The prices came down because the price of oil came down.
The level of tax remained exactly the same.
( Kroney, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 16:33, Reply)

I think the poll tax riots had some affect.

( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 16:34, Reply)

There is an argument put forth by some
that the poll tax was being scrapped anyway and the riots didn't make any difference.

Personally I don't know.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 16:36, Reply)

They made a diiference to me.
I nicked a Bentley.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 16:37, Reply)

The fuel protests achieved precisely bugger all
and as a nation I suspect we're too apathetic to do anything about it now as it continues to rise. Is it really £1.40 in London?!
(berk, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 16:33, Reply)

it's about £1.36 i think
the motorways are the worst, unsurprisingly
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 16:35, Reply)

I think in defence of the UK
we haven't been living under a dictatorship backed by the army for over 30 years.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 16:28, Reply)

That's just what NICK CLEGG AND HIS CRONIES want you to think.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 16:33, Reply)

Yeah, him and TONY BLIAR and GORDON CLOWN

(Bazongaloid, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 16:37, Reply)

And HUNTINGDON LIFE SCIENCES.
The true AXIS OF EVIL.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 16:38, Reply)

Didn't the Poll Tax riots
play a part in the downfall of Thatcher?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Fri 11 Feb 2011, 16:39, Reply)