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Inspiration: Blue -By Marina & the Diamonds
I'm sick of looking after you
I need a man to hold on to
I'm bored of everything we do
But I just keep coming back to you
I don't wanna feel blue anymore (Blue)
Worn:
-Body-
•Maitreya - Lara Mesh Body
•Genus - Babyface
•La Malvada Mujer - Seth eyes
•^^Swallow^^ Shiny Ears
-Appliers-
•Izzie's - Body Moles
•La Malvada Mujer - The Sugar Addiction tattoo
•La Malvada Mujer - Cave Eyeshadow
•La Malvada Mujer - Moray Lips
•//Glamocracy.- Meka Hairbase
-Hair-
•little bones. Kendra
-Clothing-
•#POHUI Elvira - Top #KINGBLUE
•#POHUI Elvira - Shorts #KINGBLUE
-Shoes-
•[Enchante'] - Nancy Shoes
-Accessories-
•-ENIIPoses - Flower
•*PKC* Batsy Septum
•.::Supernatural::. Dandara Necklace Silver
•ERSCH - MIMI Choker (Plastic)
•alme. Mesh Stiletto Nails
•" VOOH " GROUP GIFT 68 - BRACELETS
•Kibitz - Wonders rings
•Razor/// Danger Garter
-Landscape/Decor-
•Llama Inc - October Coffee Tray
•MOoH! Neon Wish sign
•Raindale ~ Tangerine cake (gift)
•Raindale ~ stringlight (gift)
•Simply Shelby - Cockatiel Cage
•Violetility - Junk Armchair [Damaged]
peaked @ #28 in explore 27/04
Strobist; 430EX camera left @ 1/1 through diffuser set at 70mm for the dudes in the van and a vivitar 285 @ 1/1 aimed at nips face on top of the van.
jessica was armed with a 32' white reflector camera left
assisted on this shoot by Jessica
This is south london ska/punk/pop band Mouthwash
This was taken just outside my block of flats in bethnal green, london
check out their myspace and buy their awesome album .. www.myspace.com/mouthwashlondon
From left: Burch, Rich, Nip (on top), Rob & Chris
tonight is the start of their tour supporting 'The King Blues'
27 Apr 2009 20:00
Students Union w/THE KING BLUES Sheffield
28 Apr 2009 20:00
Students Union w/THE KING BLUES Derby
29 Apr 2009 20:00
Brunel Students Union w/THE KING BLUES Uxbridge
30 Apr 2009 20:00
Students Union w/THE KING BLUES Bath
1 May 2009 20:00
Sin City w/THE KING BLUES Swansea
2 May 2009 17:00
Underworld w/SONIC BOOM SIX Damden, London
3 May 2009 20:00
University Union w/THE KING BLUES Hull
22 May 2009 20:00
New Cross Inn SE London
23 May 2009 20:00
Ryans Bar Torquay
24 May 2009 20:00
tbc Bournemouth
25 May 2009 20:00
Harrys Bar Stoke
28 May 2009 20:00
Wagon and Horses Digbeth, Birmingham
29 May 2009 20:00
Ringside Hull
30 May 2009 20:00
Thatched House Stockport
31 May 2009 20:00
Rainham Mark Social Club Gillingham
8 Aug 2009 19:00
Maze w/VOODOO GLOW SKULLS Nottingham
9 Aug 2009 13:00
tba, Boom Town fair South West, near Bristol
The Westinghouse Building is at the intersection of King St West, Blue Jays Way and Peter St. I've always seen this building during the day, and always been impressed with its facade. I thought it looked quite striking at night with the blue lighting. There is going to be a condo development here called Kingblue, which is going to preserve the building (the Westinghouse Building is an Ontario Heritage Building).
A bit more history... The Westinghouse Building was built in 1927 as the district sales office for the Pennsylvania-based Westinghouse Company to support its factory in Hamilton, Ontario, opened in 1897 as the first company factory outside of the United States. It was designed by architect Bernard H. Prack. Three more floors were added to the Toronto office building in 1934/35 for the company’s sales and service departments by the Prack+Prack firm, which Bernard founded with his brothers Arthur and Frederick. The Westinghouse Building has classical detailing with terracotta trim on its brick surface, which is apparently quite rare. I remember when the Indian Motorcycle Lounge used to be in this building.
This timelapse video shows a view over the mainstage area of Cheltenham racecourse during the Greenbelt festival and consists of 1159 exposures taken 1 mins apart. The capture starts at 13:00 on Monday and finishes at 20:00, i.e. 7 hours. It runs at 15fps, so 4 seconds = 1 hour of elapsed time.
On mainstage you can see Sing-a-long-Grease, The Violet burning, Foy Vance, Jars of Clay and The King Blues all performing (briefly ;-)
Timelapse video by Jonathon Watins ( www.photoglow.co.uk )
Anti-War March from Hyde Park to Trafalgar Square
Soldiers and military families were among 200,000 protesters in London demonstrating against UK military operations in Afghanistan.
The Stop the War Coalition says it was the first march against the Afghan war since the conflict began in 2001.
L/Cpl Joe Glenton, of York, who faces a court martial for refusing to return to Afghanistan, led the protest march.
The government said Afghanistan must become "stable and secure" before Nato forces could pull out.
'Disobeying orders'
The death of British corporal James Oakland, of the Royal Military Police, in a blast on Thursday took the number of UK personnel killed in Afghanistan since 2001 to 222.
The protesters gathered at Speakers' Corner, in Hyde Park. They then set off for Trafalgar Square, where speakers including MP George Galloway and campaigner Tariq Ali addressed the crowd.
The Metropolitan Police estimated that 5,000 people took part.
Some of the crowds chanted "Gordon Brown, terrorist" while others sang "What do we want? Troops out".
L/Cpl Glenton told the BBC it had been "touch and go" whether he would be arrested by military police for taking part.
Britain's own security is at risk if we again allow Afghanistan to become a safe haven for terrorists
Ministry of Defence spokesman
Soldier 'proud' of anti-war march
Protesters rail against 'futile' war
His court martial for refusing to return to Afghanistan is due to be held next month. At the moment he is confined to barracks on weekdays.
Defending his appearance at the demonstration, he said: "This is my choice.
"Somewhere down the line it's all going to come apart and people are going to be prosecuted for these things."
'It's scary stuff'
L/Cpl Glenton said people who believed he had brought disgrace upon the British Army were "entitled to their opinion".
He said: "I think what I am doing is in the British interest. I take my duty very seriously."
The soldier could be sent to prison for going absent without leave in 2007, something he said he was not looking forward to.
He said: "It's scary stuff, I have a wife and a family.
L/Cpl Joe Glenton (right) led the march from Hyde Park
L/Cpl Joe Glenton (right) led the march from Hyde Park
"I don't want to [go to prison] but if I gone back [to Afghanistan] and been involved in that and caused the deaths of innocent people then I would never be able to shrug that off, I would never had been free.
"The fact that I said no is fairly liberating, I can assure you."
Another speaker in Trafalgar Square was Peter Brierley whose son, L/Cpl Shaun Brierley, was killed in Iraq.
Mr Brierley, from Batley in West Yorkshire, confronted former Prime Minister Tony Blair at a memorial service at London's St Paul's Cathedral, telling him: "You have my son's blood on your hands."
Speaking at the demonstration, he said: "They [the military] are not doing any good while they are over there.
"They need to leave the country to sort itself out. While the British troops are there they are actually bringing in insurgents who are coming in to fight."
'Key to security'
Meanwhile, a survey suggests that public support for the war has fallen further. The YouGov survey for Channel 4 News found that 62% of those questioned wanted British troops withdrawn in the coming year at the latest.
Of 2,042 adults polled, 6% said that British troops were winning the war, compared with 36% who said they were not winning yet but eventual victory was possible, and 48% who said that victory was not possible.
A similar survey in 2007 found that 36% thought that victory was impossible.
A spokesman for the MoD said on Friday: "It is vital to the UK that Afghanistan becomes a stable and secure state that is able to suppress violent extremism within its borders.
"Britain's own security is at risk if we again allow Afghanistan to become a safe haven for terrorists, and that would be the result if Nato forces were to pull out of the country immediately."
In February 2003, an estimated one million took part in a march in London against the Iraq war.
Source: BBC
Strobist: Vivitar 285 behind subjects (on the floor of the lift) bare @ 1/2 power , 430EX slightly camera right through a diffuser @ 1/1
assisted on this shoot by Jessica
This is south london ska/punk/pop band Mouthwash
This was taken in the lift of my block of flats
check out their myspace and buy their awesome album .. www.myspace.com/mouthwashlondon
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From left: Chris, Rob, Burch, Nip, Rich
here is a list of their upcoming gigs............
4 Apr 2009 20:00
Queen Charlotte Norwich
8 Apr 2009 21:00
The Roxy Central London
9 Apr 2009 20:00
Dirty South Lewisham, London
13 Apr 2009 20:00
The Windmill w/ William Elliot Whitmore Brixton, London
27 Apr 2009 20:00
Students Union w/THE KING BLUES Sheffield
28 Apr 2009 20:00
Students Union w/THE KING BLUES Derby
29 Apr 2009 20:00
Brunel Students Union w/THE KING BLUES Uxbridge
30 Apr 2009 20:00
Students Union w/THE KING BLUES Bath
1 May 2009 20:00
Sin City w/THE KING BLUES Swansea
2 May 2009 17:00
Underworld w/SONIC BOOM SIX Damden, London
3 May 2009 20:00
University Union w/THE KING BLUES Hull
22 May 2009 20:00
New Cross Inn SE London
23 May 2009 20:00
Ryans Bar Torquay
24 May 2009 20:00
tbc Bournemouth
25 May 2009 20:00
Harrys Bar Stoke
28 May 2009 20:00
Wagon and Horses Digbeth, Birmingham
29 May 2009 20:00
Ringside Hull
30 May 2009 20:00
Thatched House Stockport
31 May 2009 20:00
Rainham Mark Social Club Gillingham
8 Aug 2009 19:00
Maze w/VOODOO GLOW SKULLS Nottingham
9 Aug 2009 13:00
tba, Boom Town fair South West, near Bristol
Stop The War Coalition
The King Blues are a British punk rock band from London, England, credited for fusing punk and hip hop together with influences from ska and spoken word. Tariq Ali described the band's sounds as "rough, radical music that should unsettle the rulers of this country. A new generation of musicians are challenging war-monger politicians and their courtiers". Influences include Public Enemy, The Clash and The Specials. Lead singer Jonny "Itch" Fox describes the band's sound as 'rebel street music.'
The King Blues began as a solo project of Jonny "Itch" Fox on vocals and ukulele, the first The King Blues EP All Fall Down was recorded solo by itch who also played the music on it. The band later expanded to include a 2 acoustic guitarists and bassist, before again expanding to include two full-time percussion members. Their sound was initially described as "soulful ska with raw folk and a punk rock attitude". or "conscious rude boy ska"
In 2004, they self-released a demo EP titled All Fall Down featuring five tracks. The cover and CD body art was a stencil of a fuse bomb and the band's logo; each one was hand sprayed by itch.
On 25 November 2015 The King Blues announced they had reformed on their official Facebook page, with the words "Guess who's back and pissed off again".
Under the Fog (2006–07)
In June 2006 their debut album, Under the Fog, was released on Household Name Records, and coincided with increased gigging. Recorded in the band's flat in Hackney in 5 days, the record became an underground phenomenon. In November of the same year, "Mr Music Man" was released as a CD single, also on Household Name. The single was enhanced with a video chronicling the band's attempt to play more gigs in a 24-hour period than Status Quo's record-breaking four gigs in one day. The King Blues managed seven. Their single "Mr Music Man" was voted Best Punk Song of 2006 by BBC Radio 1.[citation needed]
A 12" vinyl version of Under The Fog was released on Tartan Records Tartanrex in 2007. Limited to 1000 copies with the added bonus track of "If Genghis Khan, then Why Can't I", the vinyl was a hefty 180 g and hand-printed.
In 2007, the band was signed to Field Recordings, a label co-owned by Rollo Armstrong and backed by Island Records. Under the Fog was partly re-recorded and re-issued in March 2008, and was preceded by two singles, "Come Fi Di Youth" and a new version of "Mr. Music Man".
In 2007, Jonny "Itch" Fox provided additional vocals for Faithless on their album To All New Arrivals and And Now We're Even's first single "Youmii, Hawaii".
Save the World, Get the Girl (2008)
In May 2008, the band released a single from their forthcoming second album called "Let's Hang the Landlord" to those signed up to their email list. The lyric is autobiographical, detailing Itch's life as a homeless teenage punk. The track was also released on a split 7" single, alongside "Mayday", the debut UK single by Flobots.
Save the World. Get the Girl was released on 20 October 2008 in the UK. The album was produced by Peter Miles, who produced Under the Fog, and Clive Langer (producer of Elvis Costello, Madness, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Morrissey). The album received positive reviews.
"My Boulder" was released as a single on 13 October 2008 in the UK. Zane Lowe played this track several times on BBC Radio 1 and recommended it on air to Noel Gallagher. "My Boulder" includes an excerpt from a reading of the poem The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning. Other tracks from the album, including What If Punk Never Happened, received airplay on Radio 1, from Rob da Bank, Mike Davies, and Zane Lowe, and on the Xfm punk show (X Punk) hosted by Pete Donaldson and Phil Clifton. The band have also received considerable airplay in Australia courtesy of Triple R's punk program Bullying the Jukebox.
"I Got Love" was released on 4 May 2009 as the final single from the album; its first air-time was on BBC Radio 1. The band also performed a cover of Dizzee Rascal's "Bonkers" on Radio 1's Live Lounge in June 2009.
The band used their poster budget to hire an empty billboard in the middle of London's financial district and spray painted an open letter to the then Prime Minister Gordon Brown
Post Save the World, Get the Girl / new line-up (2009–10)
Over late 2009 and early 2010, The King Blues continued to tour their second album, adding songs such as "Headbutt", "Sore Throat" and "Five Bottles of Shampoo" to their setlist.
In mid 2010, The King Blues were dropped from Field Recordings. This coincided with the departure of band members Fruitbag, and session players Johnny Rich, Al Gunby and Jim Parmley. A controversial message explaining the departures was posted on the Punktastic forum by Fruitbag with a reply written by itch.[ However, the band quickly found a new record label, Transmission Recordings, and new members. Only a few weeks later, the new King Blues line-up went on tour supporting Enter Shikari.
On 23 March, Zane Lowe aired "Headbutt" as his "hottest record in the world" on his Radio 1 show, and Itch stated on the show that the band had completely finished recording five or six new songs. On their UK tour it was announced that "Headbutt" would be released on 16 May 2010 and that Rou Reynolds of Enter Shikari had remixed the track for free download.
The King Blues departed on their "London Brawling tour" (10 April until 5 May) along with four different support bands: Mouthwash (all gigs), Moral Dilemma, The Meow Meows and Dirty Revolution. Most nights of the tour the band invited a speaker on stage, including Sophie Lancaster's mother speaking for the S.O.P.H.I.E. foundation. (The King Blues had S.O.P.H.I.E. bands available on this tour.) The band also played gigs for Love Music Hate Racism. On 8 August 2010 they played at the Hevy Music Festival near Folkestone. During this time, the band showcased songs planned for the forthcoming album Punk & Poetry. However, much of this material, such as "Kissing Frogs" and "We Will Never Grow Old" was shelved due to the band finding inspiration from the UK's anti-cuts protests and riots, and the Arab Spring, which led to them writing new material such as "I Want You", "We Are Fucking Angry" and "Set The World On Fire".
On 29 August, The King Blues released their single "Holiday" along with "I Got Hate" and an acoustic version of the previous single "Headbutt" as B-sides. On the same day, the King Blues played the main stage at Reading Festival.
The King Blues took their "Lil Bast*rd" soundsystem to one of Tony Blair's speeches and drowned out the sound in the building.
Stop The War Coalition March from Hyde Park to Trafalgar Square
Soldiers and military families were among 150,000 protesters in London demonstrating against UK military operations in Afghanistan.
The Stop the War Coalition says it was the first march against the Afghan war since the conflict began in 2001.
L/Cpl Joe Glenton, of York, who faces a court martial for refusing to return to Afghanistan, led the protest march.
The government said Afghanistan must become "stable and secure" before Nato forces could pull out.
'Disobeying orders'
The death of British corporal James Oakland, of the Royal Military Police, in a blast on Thursday took the number of UK personnel killed in Afghanistan since 2001 to 222.
The protesters gathered at Speakers' Corner, in Hyde Park. They then set off for Trafalgar Square, where speakers including MP George Galloway and campaigner Tariq Ali addressed the crowd.
The Metropolitan Police estimated that 5,000 people took part.
Some of the crowds chanted "Gordon Brown, terrorist" while others sang "What do we want? Troops out".
L/Cpl Glenton told the BBC it had been "touch and go" whether he would be arrested by military police for taking part.
Britain's own security is at risk if we again allow Afghanistan to become a safe haven for terrorists
Ministry of Defence spokesman
Soldier 'proud' of anti-war march
Protesters rail against 'futile' war
His court martial for refusing to return to Afghanistan is due to be held next month. At the moment he is confined to barracks on weekdays.
Defending his appearance at the demonstration, he said: "This is my choice.
"Somewhere down the line it's all going to come apart and people are going to be prosecuted for these things."
'It's scary stuff'
L/Cpl Glenton said people who believed he had brought disgrace upon the British Army were "entitled to their opinion".
He said: "I think what I am doing is in the British interest. I take my duty very seriously."
The soldier could be sent to prison for going absent without leave in 2007, something he said he was not looking forward to.
He said: "It's scary stuff, I have a wife and a family.
L/Cpl Joe Glenton (right) led the march from Hyde Park
L/Cpl Joe Glenton (right) led the march from Hyde Park
"I don't want to [go to prison] but if I gone back [to Afghanistan] and been involved in that and caused the deaths of innocent people then I would never be able to shrug that off, I would never had been free.
"The fact that I said no is fairly liberating, I can assure you."
Another speaker in Trafalgar Square was Peter Brierley whose son, L/Cpl Shaun Brierley, was killed in Iraq.
Mr Brierley, from Batley in West Yorkshire, confronted former Prime Minister Tony Blair at a memorial service at London's St Paul's Cathedral, telling him: "You have my son's blood on your hands."
Speaking at the demonstration, he said: "They [the military] are not doing any good while they are over there.
"They need to leave the country to sort itself out. While the British troops are there they are actually bringing in insurgents who are coming in to fight."
'Key to security'
Meanwhile, a survey suggests that public support for the war has fallen further. The YouGov survey for Channel 4 News found that 62% of those questioned wanted British troops withdrawn in the coming year at the latest.
Of 2,042 adults polled, 6% said that British troops were winning the war, compared with 36% who said they were not winning yet but eventual victory was possible, and 48% who said that victory was not possible.
A similar survey in 2007 found that 36% thought that victory was impossible.
A spokesman for the MoD said on Friday: "It is vital to the UK that Afghanistan becomes a stable and secure state that is able to suppress violent extremism within its borders.
"Britain's own security is at risk if we again allow Afghanistan to become a safe haven for terrorists, and that would be the result if Nato forces were to pull out of the country immediately."
In February 2003, an estimated one million took part in a march in London against the Iraq war.
Source: BBC
Hevy Fest 2010, Lympne, UK
All images strictly © Marianne Harris 2010
More pics, a lot more pics, from the weekend are at www.facebook.com/marianneharris
Hevy Fest 2010, Lympne, UK
All images strictly © Marianne Harris 2010
More pics, a lot more pics, from the weekend are at www.facebook.com/marianneharris
Hevy Fest 2010, Lympne, UK
All images strictly © Marianne Harris 2010
More pics, a lot more pics, from the weekend are at www.facebook.com/marianneharris
Hevy Fest 2010, Lympne, UK
All images strictly © Marianne Harris 2010
More pics, a lot more pics, from the weekend are at www.facebook.com/marianneharris
Hevy Fest 2010, Lympne, UK
All images strictly © Marianne Harris 2010
More pics, a lot more pics, from the weekend are at www.facebook.com/marianneharris
Hevy Fest 2010, Lympne, UK
All images strictly © Marianne Harris 2010
More pics, a lot more pics, from the weekend are at www.facebook.com/marianneharris
Anti-War March from Hyde Park to Trafalgar Square
Soldiers and military families were among 5,000 protesters in London demonstrating against UK military operations in Afghanistan.
The Stop the War Coalition says it was the first march against the Afghan war since the conflict began in 2001.
L/Cpl Joe Glenton, of York, who faces a court martial for refusing to return to Afghanistan, led the protest march.
The government said Afghanistan must become "stable and secure" before Nato forces could pull out.
'Disobeying orders'
The death of British corporal James Oakland, of the Royal Military Police, in a blast on Thursday took the number of UK personnel killed in Afghanistan since 2001 to 222.
The protesters gathered at Speakers' Corner, in Hyde Park. They then set off for Trafalgar Square, where speakers including MP George Galloway and campaigner Tariq Ali addressed the crowd.
The Metropolitan Police estimated that 5,000 people took part.
Some of the crowds chanted "Gordon Brown, terrorist" while others sang "What do we want? Troops out".
L/Cpl Glenton told the BBC it had been "touch and go" whether he would be arrested by military police for taking part.
Britain's own security is at risk if we again allow Afghanistan to become a safe haven for terrorists
Ministry of Defence spokesman
Soldier 'proud' of anti-war march
Protesters rail against 'futile' war
His court martial for refusing to return to Afghanistan is due to be held next month. At the moment he is confined to barracks on weekdays.
Defending his appearance at the demonstration, he said: "This is my choice.
"Somewhere down the line it's all going to come apart and people are going to be prosecuted for these things."
'It's scary stuff'
L/Cpl Glenton said people who believed he had brought disgrace upon the British Army were "entitled to their opinion".
He said: "I think what I am doing is in the British interest. I take my duty very seriously."
The soldier could be sent to prison for going absent without leave in 2007, something he said he was not looking forward to.
He said: "It's scary stuff, I have a wife and a family.
L/Cpl Joe Glenton (right) led the march from Hyde Park
L/Cpl Joe Glenton (right) led the march from Hyde Park
"I don't want to [go to prison] but if I gone back [to Afghanistan] and been involved in that and caused the deaths of innocent people then I would never be able to shrug that off, I would never had been free.
"The fact that I said no is fairly liberating, I can assure you."
Another speaker in Trafalgar Square was Peter Brierley whose son, L/Cpl Shaun Brierley, was killed in Iraq.
Mr Brierley, from Batley in West Yorkshire, confronted former Prime Minister Tony Blair at a memorial service at London's St Paul's Cathedral, telling him: "You have my son's blood on your hands."
Speaking at the demonstration, he said: "They [the military] are not doing any good while they are over there.
"They need to leave the country to sort itself out. While the British troops are there they are actually bringing in insurgents who are coming in to fight."
'Key to security'
Meanwhile, a survey suggests that public support for the war has fallen further. The YouGov survey for Channel 4 News found that 62% of those questioned wanted British troops withdrawn in the coming year at the latest.
Of 2,042 adults polled, 6% said that British troops were winning the war, compared with 36% who said they were not winning yet but eventual victory was possible, and 48% who said that victory was not possible.
A similar survey in 2007 found that 36% thought that victory was impossible.
A spokesman for the MoD said on Friday: "It is vital to the UK that Afghanistan becomes a stable and secure state that is able to suppress violent extremism within its borders.
"Britain's own security is at risk if we again allow Afghanistan to become a safe haven for terrorists, and that would be the result if Nato forces were to pull out of the country immediately."
In February 2003, an estimated one million took part in a march in London against the Iraq war.
Source: BBC
Hevy Fest 2010, Lympne, UK
All images strictly © Marianne Harris 2010
More pics, a lot more pics, from the weekend are at www.facebook.com/marianneharris
Hevy Fest 2010, Lympne, UK
All images strictly © Marianne Harris 2010
More pics, a lot more pics, from the weekend are at www.facebook.com/marianneharris
Hevy Fest 2010, Lympne, UK
All images strictly © Marianne Harris 2010
More pics, a lot more pics, from the weekend are at www.facebook.com/marianneharris
Hevy Fest 2010, Lympne, UK
All images strictly © Marianne Harris 2010
More pics, a lot more pics, from the weekend are at www.facebook.com/marianneharris
Hevy Fest 2010, Lympne, UK
All images strictly © Marianne Harris 2010
More pics, a lot more pics, from the weekend are at www.facebook.com/marianneharris
Hevy Fest 2010, Lympne, UK
All images strictly © Marianne Harris 2010
More pics, a lot more pics, from the weekend are at www.facebook.com/marianneharris
Hevy Fest 2010, Lympne, UK
All images strictly © Marianne Harris 2010
More pics, a lot more pics, from the weekend are at www.facebook.com/marianneharris
Anti-War March from Hyde Park to Trafalgar Square
Soldiers and military families were among 5,000 protesters in London demonstrating against UK military operations in Afghanistan.
The Stop the War Coalition says it was the first march against the Afghan war since the conflict began in 2001.
L/Cpl Joe Glenton, of York, who faces a court martial for refusing to return to Afghanistan, led the protest march.
The government said Afghanistan must become "stable and secure" before Nato forces could pull out.
'Disobeying orders'
The death of British corporal James Oakland, of the Royal Military Police, in a blast on Thursday took the number of UK personnel killed in Afghanistan since 2001 to 222.
The protesters gathered at Speakers' Corner, in Hyde Park. They then set off for Trafalgar Square, where speakers including MP George Galloway and campaigner Tariq Ali addressed the crowd.
The Metropolitan Police estimated that 5,000 people took part.
Some of the crowds chanted "Gordon Brown, terrorist" while others sang "What do we want? Troops out".
L/Cpl Glenton told the BBC it had been "touch and go" whether he would be arrested by military police for taking part.
Britain's own security is at risk if we again allow Afghanistan to become a safe haven for terrorists
Ministry of Defence spokesman
Soldier 'proud' of anti-war march
Protesters rail against 'futile' war
His court martial for refusing to return to Afghanistan is due to be held next month. At the moment he is confined to barracks on weekdays.
Defending his appearance at the demonstration, he said: "This is my choice.
"Somewhere down the line it's all going to come apart and people are going to be prosecuted for these things."
'It's scary stuff'
L/Cpl Glenton said people who believed he had brought disgrace upon the British Army were "entitled to their opinion".
He said: "I think what I am doing is in the British interest. I take my duty very seriously."
The soldier could be sent to prison for going absent without leave in 2007, something he said he was not looking forward to.
He said: "It's scary stuff, I have a wife and a family.
L/Cpl Joe Glenton (right) led the march from Hyde Park
L/Cpl Joe Glenton (right) led the march from Hyde Park
"I don't want to [go to prison] but if I gone back [to Afghanistan] and been involved in that and caused the deaths of innocent people then I would never be able to shrug that off, I would never had been free.
"The fact that I said no is fairly liberating, I can assure you."
Another speaker in Trafalgar Square was Peter Brierley whose son, L/Cpl Shaun Brierley, was killed in Iraq.
Mr Brierley, from Batley in West Yorkshire, confronted former Prime Minister Tony Blair at a memorial service at London's St Paul's Cathedral, telling him: "You have my son's blood on your hands."
Speaking at the demonstration, he said: "They [the military] are not doing any good while they are over there.
"They need to leave the country to sort itself out. While the British troops are there they are actually bringing in insurgents who are coming in to fight."
'Key to security'
Meanwhile, a survey suggests that public support for the war has fallen further. The YouGov survey for Channel 4 News found that 62% of those questioned wanted British troops withdrawn in the coming year at the latest.
Of 2,042 adults polled, 6% said that British troops were winning the war, compared with 36% who said they were not winning yet but eventual victory was possible, and 48% who said that victory was not possible.
A similar survey in 2007 found that 36% thought that victory was impossible.
A spokesman for the MoD said on Friday: "It is vital to the UK that Afghanistan becomes a stable and secure state that is able to suppress violent extremism within its borders.
"Britain's own security is at risk if we again allow Afghanistan to become a safe haven for terrorists, and that would be the result if Nato forces were to pull out of the country immediately."
In February 2003, an estimated one million took part in a march in London against the Iraq war.
Source: BBC
Hevy Fest 2010, Lympne, UK
All images strictly © Marianne Harris 2010
More pics, a lot more pics, from the weekend are at www.facebook.com/marianneharris
Hevy Fest 2010, Lympne, UK
All images strictly © Marianne Harris 2010
More pics, a lot more pics, from the weekend are at www.facebook.com/marianneharris
Hevy Fest 2010, Lympne, UK
All images strictly © Marianne Harris 2010
More pics, a lot more pics, from the weekend are at www.facebook.com/marianneharris
Hevy Fest 2010, Lympne, UK
All images strictly © Marianne Harris 2010
More pics, a lot more pics, from the weekend are at www.facebook.com/marianneharris
Strobist: 430EX through diffuser @ 1/2 power camera left, vivitar 285 bare @ 1/4 camera right.
This was from a photoshoot i did back in April.
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from left: Rob, Burch, Nip, Chris, Rich
This was taken outside my front door with a mega wide angle
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Hevy Fest 2010, Lympne, UK
All images strictly © Marianne Harris 2010
More pics, a lot more pics, from the weekend are at www.facebook.com/marianneharris