I only heard about the protest yesterday in the morning. At first I was in two minds about going, having had one or two bad experiences at protests before. But I told myself I can’t write all this anti-tory stuff on my blog and not follow through with it, so off I set. Fortunately for me, getting up to parliament square is easy – it’s just a few stops on the jubilee line – allowing me to decide such things at such short notice. Once I got there, I found the place thronging with people, including, it was great to see, a large contingent from Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC). As I noted yesterday, there was a party atmosphere, with people milling about, singing, bands playing and so on. Yet one could also sense a seriousness to it; there was an undercurrent of anger in the air, a fury at the tories and their cuts. I spoke to a few people there, and found I’m definitely the only person who wants the Tories expelled from office immediately. Before long, there were speeches from politicians and celebrities, including a brilliant one by caroline lucas. We heard that, while the tories talk of austerity as a necessity, it’s not necessary at all: the tories have been lying to us as they impose their wholly ideological cuts, as an abusive parent lies to a child as he beats him, saying ”its for your own good.” I came home more angry than ever at what the tories are doing, but also relieved to have found that I’m not the only one who wants the tories booted from office. I’d worried hat we’d all just sigh and just tell ourselves to wait for the next election, like good Brits. Mind you, one must wonder what effect such protests have, and whether it’s just a lot of sound and fury which won’t change a thing.