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steepholm ([personal profile] steepholm) wrote2011-04-22 07:10 pm

Mr Molotov Fills Up at Tesco

The calm of the People's Republic of Stokes Croft was shattered last night by a suprise attempt to evict some squatters from an unused building, as Laurie Penny reports. Here's a picture from the scene:

Stoke's Croft Riot

Oh, okay, this is probably just the most famous piece of Stokes Croft graffiti - but was Banksy being prophetic?

A nasty head wound in post riot in Stokes Croft ( video )  on Twitpic

No sign of the bear, but the other ingredients are all in place. The teddy was probably just out of shot.