London 11/11/23

Two sides of my day - the march demanding a ceasefire in Palestine (good natured, noisy, friendly) and the beautiful Holbein drawings exhibition at the Queen’s Gallery. The far right oiks led by Yaxley Lennon were stupid enough to confront the police at the cenotaph, hence 92 arrests. No arrests at the actual march.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/nov/11/far-right-defends-cenotaph-home-secretary-gaza-armistice-day-london

Today’s news is, once again, deeply upsetting and disturbing. I hope President Macron’s intervention will help bring about a ceasefire, but it’s hard to be optimistic.