The Metropolitan Police has been criticised by retailers in the West End of London who have questioned why they were not warned their stores would come under attack from anarchists during the weekend’s protest march. The Ritz Hotel was attacked by masked men throwing tables and scaffolding poles Photo: REUTERS Shops and hotels were daubed with slogans and had windows smashed as hundreds of extremists ran amok during Saturday’s TUC march. More than 200 people were arrested – the largest number held during any public order event since the turn of the century. Shop owners said Scotland Yard officers did not advise them on whether or not they should board their windows, leaving many with hefty…
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