Knowsley Council in Merseyside, UK, is marking Armed Forces Day on June 27, 2009, by flying an armed forces flag at full mast all week. Cllr Dave Smithson, Mayor of Knowsley, was there to help raise the flag and talks to us about what Armed Forces Day means to him and the people of Knowsley.
The chap raising the flag and holding it on his own( Jim Bartley
) is my uncle. Very proud of him i am.
gasattack99 2 years ago
Lol u dont need weapons to incite a riot, ur voices are bad enough.
TheBritishWatcher 2 years ago
Incite a riot? the only people with weapons were the police!
The union died along time ago.....
TomBarry192I 2 years ago
The protestors actions were an attempt to incite a riot. the police acted in a calm and reasonable way to deal with the trouble makers. :)
Long live the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland =)
TheBritishWatcher 2 years ago
The protest was a peaceful one. No violence was going to happen you fool. The paramilitary police (wearing riot gear??) blocked footpaths and roads to belfast's citizens.
TomBarry192I 2 years ago
there are protests against homecoming parades in other parts of the UK as well sadly, but im talking about the silly little protest against Armed Forces Day, the police acted in a reasonable way acording to the video footage ive seen.
Had the protestors been allowed to do as they please, it would likely cause violence.
TheBritishWatcher 2 years ago
The 'homecoming' parade had 1000's of protestors. British occupation will always be opposed, peaceful protestors blocked down streets by hundreds of riot police wont stop us. The object of the protest was sucessful.
TomBarry192I 2 years ago
lol, i laughed when i saw the video showing the turn out for that pathetic little protest march. A few years ago, an event like Armed Forces Day would of led to 1000s of protestors and it would of turned violent.
I guess its a tribute to the fact Northern Ireland is moving on from its dark past. The people want peace, u need to move on from just hating the British. If you want a united Ireland its only going to happen through the democratic process and when the people of NI want it to happen
TheBritishWatcher 2 years ago
100+ protesters in Belfast did the job
TomBarry192I 2 years ago
the turnout was almost as low as the scum protesting against armed forces day in Belfast =)
TheBritishWatcher 2 years ago