'We don't want him': Dance Against Vance protest at US vice-president's Cotswolds holiday

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Guardian

Wed 13 Aug 2025 02.34 EDT
First published on Tue 12 Aug 2025 13.58 EDT


There was cake and music. The weather was perfect. At first glance, it could have been a joyful community gathering in a sun-dappled Cotswolds village park, but the placards gave the game away.

These pulled no punches, criticising the policies and stances championed by the US vice-president, JD Vance, who is enjoying a country break down the road.

About 100 people, mostly women, turned up for the “not welcome” party organised by the Stop Trump Coalition on the park opposite the Co-op in Charlbury.

“He’s simply not welcome here,” said therapist Sue Moon, from nearby Chipping Norton, who was carrying a placard reading: “Cotswold childless cat ladies say go home” – a reference to Vance’s typically blunt put-down of Democrats.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/12/cotswolds-residents-protest-against-jd-vance-visit-charlbury

[AllaN01Bear]

1. Cotswold childless cat ladies say go home. love it

hey Cotswold we dont want him either , or is it neither?

[sdfernando]

2. couchfucker sure does seem to take a lot of vacations

doesn't he do any work?

[vapor2]

3. Damn, I was hoping they would keep him

[róisín_dubh]

4. Hard pass

In the UK, we have our fair share of weirdo fascist politicians cosplaying as human beings, thanks very much.