Caution: May Contain Logic

Over 200 people gathered in Chelmsford on Saturday to speak out against vaccine passports and schools administering jabs without parental consent. The group congregated outside the station and moved the demonstration through the town centre. Multiple speakers, including myself, gave speeches in the high street, so as to reach more observers and be heard by more people. The majority of observers walked quietly past, some taking leaflets and some politely refusing, but a few stopped to listen. One group of school aged boys asked for stickers and leaflets and joined the march as it continued - which gave me a lot of hope. There were also very aggressive observers including one who physically assaulted a protester, but people who react with violence or insults do so because they feel the most insecure. Our resistance makes them feel subconsciously ashamed and threatened. I'd like to acknowledge that the police were generally helpful and courteous. One or two of the more stubborn amongs

 MPs in every constituency are (or should be) still holding their regular surgeries. I recently arranged an appointment with my MP and although I got the usual scripted answers, I did get one small action - a promise to write to the Secretary of State recording her opposition to vaccine passports in parkrun events. This is of course tiny, but every time an MP agrees to protect one community event from vaccine passports, it helps to hold back the tide of the entire scheme becoming universal.  Another thing we can achieve from meetings like this is the simple act of making the politicians look you in the eye. The more they have to confront the harm they have done to real people sitting in front of them, the more their conscience will start to stir back to life. We can apply pressure bit by bit and make our voices heard directly to them, making them more likely to do the right thing in the commons.  So, here are a few things I have learnt from my research and my own recent experience on h