London rally ....how was it for you ?

[Andyh335]

It was cold but what a fantastic atmosphere with over 17,000 of my colleagues . Whatever happens in the future it will be a day I'll always remember

17k they said on the news it was around 5,000?

[Halfhappy]

It was cold but what a fantastic atmosphere with over 17,000 of my colleagues . Whatever happens in the future it will be a day I'll always remember

17k they said on the news it was around 5,000?

Can u show me where it says 5,000, I've been looking and can't find it.

[Andyh335]

Was just a comment from a tv reporter who was at the rally around 2pm.

[Halfhappy]

Was just a comment from a tv reporter who was at the rally around 2pm.

What reporter, what channel? I'd like to see it. I've been watching reports, and reading articles online, and I've not seen it mentioned at all.

[walthmstowman]

It was cold but what a fantastic atmosphere with over 17,000 of my colleagues . Whatever happens in the future it will be a day I'll always remember

17k they said on the news it was around 5,000?

At the rally the union was told by the police that they estimated there was 17,500 people in parliament square .

[Halfhappy]

It was cold but what a fantastic atmosphere with over 17,000 of my colleagues . Whatever happens in the future it will be a day I'll always remember

17k they said on the news it was around 5,000?

At the rally the union was told by the police that they estimated there was 17,500 people in parliament square .

Well, I've watched clips from Sky, ITV and Channel 4, couldn't find a thing from BBC. I've also read articles from The Mirror, The Independent and The Guardian. Not one mention of a figure in any of these reports. They all refer to the number as "thousands". So, unless Andy335 produces the source, I think we should quite rightly disregard the 5,000 figure.

[baldrick]

Report with interviews in the Mirror.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/t ... s-28694715

[Surfpostie]

Halfhappy,I saw it as well. It was a reporter (male) on Sky,it was about 2.15 approx said about 5,000 posties. Certainly looked more than that.

[rambo1]

It was cold but what a fantastic atmosphere with over 17,000 of my colleagues . Whatever happens in the future it will be a day I'll always remember

But will it get us anywhere regarding the 'deal'? Very much doubt it.

[baldrick]

Report in London's Evening Standard.
https://www.standard.co.uk/business/bus ... 46179.html

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[Dorset Plodder]

Am I missing something important here?

Why are you arguing about how many Posties attended the Rally? If the Police Commander on the scene said there were 17500 in Parliment Square (which they have experience of calculating for crowd control purposes) I'm willing to take his word for it FFS.

Lets move on shall we?

[k979aaa]

It was cold but what a fantastic atmosphere with over 17,000 of my colleagues . Whatever happens in the future it will be a day I'll always remember

17k they said on the news it was around 5,000?

12 posts and can round down?

[Dorset Plodder]

17k they said on the news it was around 5,000?

12 posts and can round down?

Low number of Posts and Controversal content ... hear what I'm saying Mr K?

[walthmstowman]

It was cold but what a fantastic atmosphere with over 17,000 of my colleagues . Whatever happens in the future it will be a day I'll always remember

But will it get us anywhere regarding the 'deal'? Very much doubt it.

But doing nothing is not an option .

[Dorset Plodder]

It was cold but what a fantastic atmosphere with over 17,000 of my colleagues . Whatever happens in the future it will be a day I'll always remember

But will it get us anywhere regarding the 'deal'? Very much doubt it.

You've been around long enough to know these kinds of disputes often boil down to a battle for Public Support. RM play Games, and the CWU play games, all aimed at getting the upper hand in the PR Battle.

I know sometimes it feels like our own Union are treating us like children, asking for comments & likes on YouTube videos, stage managing rallies with orchestrated chanting etc but they're just playing the game. Unfortunately a lot of people nowadays are unable to grasp the seriousness of any given situation unless you play these Social Media Games and create "The Instagramable Opportunity" for taking Selfies!