On 21 Apr, 09:04, Offramp wrote:
Yesterday I was trying to get home from Euston to Tooting Broadway.
Not normally the most epic of journeys. But there were major problems
on the Northern Line, so I got off at London Bridge. I took an
overground train to Charing Cross and got on a 24 to go to Victoria.

Poor choice of your route.

Whitehall was completely blocked off because of those protesters
again, something to do with Tamils. I think they are either for or
against them. Buses were being diverted god-knows-where. So I got off,
walked to Westminster, took a tube to Victoria, took the overground to
Balham then realised that both Balham and Tooting Broadway were shut
owing to engineering works, so I had to get a 355 bus home.

Anyway, when the French trawlermen blockaded the port recently P&O
said it was thinking of suing them. Is there some organization behind
these Parliament Square demos that might be sued by disgruntled
punters?

They weren't entirely to blame, but they didn't help.

Two points.

Firstly, public roads are not for the exclusive use of through traffic
but serve a variety of purposes.

Secondly, road closures are mostly performed by the police in response
to demonstrations, so sue them. Oh wait though! If you sue them and
win it will be the taxpayer who pays up, not the police.

It seems that your problem was mainly due to the Underground so why
try to blame the protesters?

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