Would it be possible to stand still on one spot more majestically - while simulating a triumphant march forward - than it is done by the two English Houses of Parliament?
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The march is a way to get in celebration mode.
Naturally, no march on Washington would be complete without its counter-demonstration.
There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.
Parliament is supposed to be serious. It's not a place for jingoistic cheering.
I felt that if we, as the Met, were not intervening once one person starts digging up Parliament Square, then someone else is going to join in and you have a spiral.
I am quite prepared, if we can do it without any disrespect to the Crown of England, to bring our titles to the marketplace and make a bonfire of them.
The treble parade would have been the most perfect moment of my footballing life, but for the two people standing behind me, clearly already plotting their next move.
I hope to stand firm enough to not go backward, and yet not go forward fast enough to wreck the country's cause.
We the people have the strength to bring our country from our weak-kneed stumbling gait in the last ranks of reason to the leadership of the great march to environmental victory.
In the procession I should feel the crushing feet, the clashing discords, the ruthless hands and stifling breath. I could not hear the rhythm of the march.