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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.

— Michael Todd

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I had almost forgotten to tell you that I have already been to the Parliament House; and yet this is of most importance. For, had I seen nothing else in England but this, I should have thought my journey thither amply rewarded.

— Karl Philipp Moritz

Now and then, someone is able to look at an empty space, conclude it would be a great place to start a revolution, and bravely go forward.

— Henry Rollins

As the Tories know, the problem with setting yourself up as a shining example for others to follow is that when you get caught out, that proverbial substance really hits the fan.

— Jo Brand

I think we can get respect for Parliament back providing governments and oppositions are frank.

— John Major

I still cherish the memory of walking into the Parliament for the first time.

— Preneet Kaur

It's better to negotiate behind closed doors than it is to be out throwing rocks at one another in the public square.

— Bill Flores

At times I wonder whether or not your role as a member of Parliament... may in fact inhibit a relationship developing.

— Lara Giddings

It's not just parliament that requires radical modernisation. It's our democratic processes.

— David Blunkett

✗Opposing Perspectives

A Parliament is nothing less than a big meeting of more or less idle people.

— Walter Bagehot

Basically, I have no place in organized politics. By coming to the British Parliament, I've allowed the people to sacrifice me at the top and let go the more effective job I should be doing at the bottom.

— Bernadette Devlin