It’s a wonder that this didn’t happen sooner. And the faux shock from the media is extremely irritating - lobby journalists know very well how poor security is on the parliamentary estate. I was left to wander around unchecked for two hours after attending a meeting in a committee room.
Perhaps the protesters availed themselves of the Monkey’s advice when it came to roof matters?
From all the media coverage I’ve seen, I don’t think the protesters made any use of my beloved roof guide. This is because the route I offered to the roof of the Palace requires a security pass and you’d have to get past at least two uniformed officers who would question what members of the public were doing.
More likely is the idea that they used the fire escapes, which are fairly accessible in places. There is a suggestion that they got out via the Upper Committee corridor - quite possible, although new pass readers have been installed up there recently which would limit the opportunities more than in the past.
Whatever route they took, one of the group must have worked in Parliament for some time or had someone who has to guide them. Whilst the security in Parliament, as Alex rightly says, is not sufficient to prevent someone moving around the labyrinth at will, it is impossible to do without expertise.
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It’s a wonder that this didn’t happen sooner. And the faux shock from the media is extremely irritating - lobby journalists know very well how poor security is on the parliamentary estate. I was left to wander around unchecked for two hours after attending a meeting in a committee room.
Perhaps the protesters availed themselves of the Monkey’s advice when it came to roof matters?
iamthebozboz said this on February 27th, 2008 at 11:15 pm
From all the media coverage I’ve seen, I don’t think the protesters made any use of my beloved roof guide. This is because the route I offered to the roof of the Palace requires a security pass and you’d have to get past at least two uniformed officers who would question what members of the public were doing.
More likely is the idea that they used the fire escapes, which are fairly accessible in places. There is a suggestion that they got out via the Upper Committee corridor - quite possible, although new pass readers have been installed up there recently which would limit the opportunities more than in the past.
Whatever route they took, one of the group must have worked in Parliament for some time or had someone who has to guide them. Whilst the security in Parliament, as Alex rightly says, is not sufficient to prevent someone moving around the labyrinth at will, it is impossible to do without expertise.
http://www.recessmonkey.com/2007/07/09/monkey-on-a-hot-tin-roof/
http://www.recessmonkey.com/2007/07/09/roof-guide-claims-first-victim/
Red Tamarin said this on February 28th, 2008 at 11:37 am