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For years now the appearance of Parliament Square has been ruined by the various protesters camped out on its lawns and creating a messy blot on would would otherwise be an impressive landscape.
I can’t think of any country I’ve visited that does not have superbly manicured and tidy grounds close to its principal buildings. And yet the Greater London Authority, who own the land, appears powerless to do anything about it. Nor, it seems, can Westminster City Council or the Metropolitan Police intervene.
It’s an extraordinary situation that these untidy and inconsiderate demonstrators are allowed to ruin this lovely spot, and it is good news that the GLA are now considering the options open to them.
Free speech and the right to demonstrate is one thing, but I can’t think of any reason why people should be allowed to make a complete shambles of an important tourist area adjacent to the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey.
The quicker the GLA acts, the better in my view.
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For years now the appearance of Parliament Square has been ruined by the various protesters camped out on its lawns and creating a messy blot on would would otherwise be an impressive landscape.
I can’t think of any country I’ve visited that does not have superbly manicured and tidy grounds close to its principal buildings. And yet the Greater London Authority, who own the land, appears powerless to do anything about it. Nor, it seems, can Westminster City Council or the Metropolitan Police intervene.
It’s an extraordinary situation that these untidy and inconsiderate demonstrators are allowed to ruin this lovely spot, and it is good news that the GLA are now considering the options open to them.
Free speech and the right to demonstrate is one thing, but I can’t think of any reason why people should be allowed to make a complete shambles of an important tourist area adjacent to the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey.
The quicker the GLA acts, the better in my view.
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