Re: Anti-Oil Protesters Will Storm the British Museum with a Trojan Horse

They've been at it for some years now. Apparently they managed to get a
"longship" inside.
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On Sat, 5 Oct 2019 at 06:22, Ralph Hancock <[email protected]> wrote:

> Regardless of anyone's view of the rights and wrongs of BP, this is an
> intensely stupid protest. The whole point about a Trojan Horse is that. if
> you know what's inside it, you don't let it in. The British Museum is
> surrounded by massive cast-iron railings. Thanks to fear of terrorism, you
> can no longer stroll in through the main gate. You have to creep in through
> a small postern and negotiate a long and tiresome set of zigzag barriers
> before reaching a tent where you are subjected to a search. The set-up is
> similar to the arrangements for admitting cattle to a slaughterhouse. It's
> hard enough for a human to get in, let alone a horse.
>
> What will happen if these idiots get enough money to make their horse is
> that they will block Great Russell Street in front of the museum, causing
> long tailbacks and ruining the trade of the local shops. The police will
> not lift a finger against them, as they have been emasculated by political
> correctness to the point of complete non-functionality, while violent crime
> in the capital soars out of control.
>
> RH
>