The European Movement UK ran a day of action on Saturday 14 October highlighting the threats Brexit poses to the NHS in 13 different locations across the UK from Macclesfield to Southsea.
Islington, Leicester, Macclesfield, Oxford, Salisbury, Stockport, Streatham, Winchester, Hackney, Wandsworth, Greenwich, Reading, Southsea, Halesworth, Birmingham, Hammersmith, Bakewell, Cumbria, Mile End.
The Regional Rallies covered:
East Midlands Region, Eastern Region, London Region, North East Region, North West Region, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South West Region, Wales, West Midlands Region, Yorkshire and the Humber.
I was assured by people who were at the Cardiff rally that not only were ITV and BBC filming, but the Western Mail gave a good write-up of the event. Unfortunately, I cannot find a copy on-line. I do not recall a TV Welsh news bulletin showing footage of the rally. For that matter, I can find only one report of the rallies in an English newspaper - one by the Express, displaying all its traditional balance and objectivity. There is nothing in Monday's print i, either.
It was different north of the Border. The Edinburgh Evening News carried a report and the Scottish Sun was almost positive in its coverage. The Record critiqued
The conclusion ought to be that the Scots needed updating, but that it was so obvious to the English consumer that the groundswell against Brexit was growing that they would be bored by further reports. To which Springfield/s own Bart Simpson would respond, as he did when hearing how objective Fox News (part of the Murdoch empire, as is The Simpsons) is: "yeah, right."
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