Zimbabwe Protest in London

On my way to the QEII centre yesterday for the the RTPI's annual planning convention I saw a large group of protesters. This was the Westminster part of London where the UK houses of parliament and other government and embassy buildings are situated.

The protest was around 300 strong at least. There were Zimbabwean flags, and orange banners with citizen logos. I wanted to join them but they move quickly and I have committed to promote a very worthwhile project at the convention centre so I had to be there.

The crowd was fairly quiet for such a large group especially when you consider how strong a case they have. Why this is I cannot say. I have seen protests in other parts of town about the Mugabe regime for years now, so perhaps these particular protest groups are fatigued, or perhaps it is just not their style. The banners are bright enough, the message strong enough, and the support they will get will no doubt be wide in any case.