This is from a time way back in the past when civil disorder in London had a political edge to it. What better way to express your dissatisfaction with society then crowning a statue of an old viceroy with a triptych of traffic cones as if he were a jester. Incidentally what is it with the jester hat? They pop up at festivals, football matches, on naive tourists heads and protests. I can understand why at festivals and football matches, the wearers are often drunk or on drugs and we’ve all made strange choices under those circumstances. But why if you’re making a legitimate political protest would you want to befoul your argument by wearing a hat which broadcasts to all and sundry that you are an insufferable dullard with pretensions of being wacky?

Spotted by Jessica Bestenless