MI5 alert on bank riots

[Joanne98]

By Geraint Jones
Daily Express
Sunday March 1,2009

TOP secret contingency plans have been drawn up to counter the threat posed by a “summer of discontent” in Britain.

The “double-whammy” of the worst economic crisis in living memory and a motley crew of political extremists determined to stir up civil disorder has led to the ­extraordinary step of the Army being put on ­standby.

MI5 and Special Branch are targeting activists they fear could inflame anger over job losses and payouts to failed bankers.

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The “protest season” is due to ­begin on April 1 with the G20 Summit in London next month, followed by the 60th anniversary of Nato in Strasbourg a few days later. May Day is also ­potentially a flashpoint.

Ministers cannot afford to allow ­latent public anger at Government policy to get out of hand if they are to maintain credibility through what promises to be ­Gordon Brown’s most testing period as Prime Minister.

The Stop the War coalition, orchestrating the G20 protest, said: “The first week of April could be a week of world leaders will never forget.”

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[rfranklin]

1. The secret police have to protect the ultra rich from the rabble...

that they have robbed over the past 30 years.

[vinylsolution]

2. British governments never, ever miss a chance....

... for another 'security crackdown', or a crackdown on something totally unrelated.

"But a crackdown must happen, and we're cracking down on that kind of thing" a spokesman said yesterday, today, tomorrow, next week, and on and on....