News- Rat Carrier

[factor-fiction]

During the lunchtime news today on TV there was a reporter standing outside the House of Commons talking about the Chilcott enquiry. II saw a man walked right behind her holding up what looked like a giant rat which was dangling down. I was able to replay it via my Sky remote and sure enough that's what it was. At the end of the report he walked right behind her again with this giant rat.
Did anyone else see it and does anyone know what it was all about- presumably some kind of protest?

[wolf63]

Maybe they were making a point about Freya Osbourne been sent to the country to live.
http://tinyurl.com/mt2mscjl

[factor-fiction]

Thanks- but that tinyurl link doesn't work for me ("Error: Unable to find site's URL to redirect to.")

[wolf63]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/george-osbornes-family-cat-freya-sent-away-from-downing-street-to-kent-9849853.html




It HAD to be about my favourite species.

[ToraToraTora]

The Osbourne is your favourite species? Takes all sorts!

[wolf63]

TTT - take that back or I will send my girl cat to talk to you. (She is scary).

[anotheoldgit]

Sorry for intruding but did anyone see that news report the other night, when the newscaster was speaking in front of the camera when in the background a motorcyclist knocked over a pedestrian?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2915820/Shocking-moment-pedestrian-knocked-motorcyclist-outside-St-Pancras-train-station-live-ITV-News-report.html

[Daffy6543]

Perhaps they were trying to say that they 'smelled a rat' over the report being delayed.

[trt]

Probably someone complaining about the rat problem in London, I dont mean the house of commons ones!

[Pete65]

Surely it was the microphone man?

[factor-fiction]

No- I know what those big fluffy mircrophones look like. It was art or squirrel being held up high by its tail- the person carrying it walked down the road behind the reporter then reappeared and walked the other way still with his arm up dangling this rat.

I think the 'smell a rat' idea is a possiblity

[factor-fiction]

ART should read A RAT

[Svejk]

I wouldn't be so sure, FF. Sounds like a Turner Prize winner to me.

[Jomlett]

A man holding a dead squirrel photobombed a live ITV News broadcast...

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/man-holding-dead-squirrel-photobombs-live-itv-news-broadcast-9992971.html

[factor-fiction]

Phew, thanks for confirming that i wasn't seeing things.