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A bunch of fools calling themselves "Take Back Power" have thrown an apple crumble and some custard at the display case in the Tower of London that houses the Crown Jewels.
This was (obviously) a publicity stunt; The Jewels are kept behind bullet-proof glass, so the damage can be fixed in ten minutes with a bucket of water and a damp cloth.
So, what were these activists trying to achieve? According to ABC News Australia, their website demands: "that the UK government establish a permanent citizen's assembly … which has the power to tax extreme wealth and fix Britain".
Who is going to volunteer to tell these clowns that such an assembly has existed since 1341*, and is quite well known in the UK; It is called "The House of Commons", and if they are British Citizens over the age of 18 on the next election day (which will be on or before the 15th of August 2029), they can vote for a representative, or even run as a candidate, for this body which has exactly the powers they are demanding?
Indeed, they can vote, or stand for election without any custard having to be involved at all.
Seriously, there are plenty of things young people in England could and perhaps should be demanding; But to demand a right that was granted 684 years ago, and is still in place, seems a touch pointless.
* The year 1341, not "just after twenty to two this afternoon".
This was (obviously) a publicity stunt; The Jewels are kept behind bullet-proof glass, so the damage can be fixed in ten minutes with a bucket of water and a damp cloth.
So, what were these activists trying to achieve? According to ABC News Australia, their website demands: "that the UK government establish a permanent citizen's assembly … which has the power to tax extreme wealth and fix Britain".
Who is going to volunteer to tell these clowns that such an assembly has existed since 1341*, and is quite well known in the UK; It is called "The House of Commons", and if they are British Citizens over the age of 18 on the next election day (which will be on or before the 15th of August 2029), they can vote for a representative, or even run as a candidate, for this body which has exactly the powers they are demanding?
Indeed, they can vote, or stand for election without any custard having to be involved at all.
Seriously, there are plenty of things young people in England could and perhaps should be demanding; But to demand a right that was granted 684 years ago, and is still in place, seems a touch pointless.
* The year 1341, not "just after twenty to two this afternoon".
