Glasgow protesters cover Queen Victoria bust in jam, porridge, and lewd graffiti

Two protestors have been charged after pouring jam and porridge over a bust of Queen Victoria and spray-painting the word ‘c***’ on the plinth. The event, which the campaign group This is Rigged said was in protest against increasing food insecurity, caused the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow where the bust is on display to shut temporarily on Sunday before partially reopening its doors. The protestors, 30-year-old Sorcha Ní Mháirtín and 23-year-old Hannah Taylor, reportedly glued themselves to the plinth before Police Scotland officers arrived to remove and arrest them. A Police Scotland spokesperson told the PA news agency: “Around 11.55am on Sunday 3 March, 2024, police were called to a report of a protest and alleged vandalism within Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow. “Two women, aged 23 and 30 years, have been arrested and charged following the incident. “They have been released on an undertaking to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court at a later date. “A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.” The pair are reportedly from This is Rigged, a ‘direct action campaign targeting the Scottish government’. The group’s three main demands are for supermarkets to cut the price of baby...