A pity they gave the media something to frenzy about? Fuck the media. The police were swarming over the entire area, they were attacking people because THEY felt vulnerable, surrounded, the people could've trampled them all, but they held back, even under baton blows. We proved the government are liars the media talk trash and people power will prevail.

Today was a major success. Thousands of people turned up, despite the multi-million pound police effort to persuade people that activists with samurai swords' [The Observer] would present a hardcore element of violent undesirables. There were many who thought a mass no-show would be an excellent response...to the most ludicrous pre-event-demonisation witnessed for decades.
However, in the end, the 'show-up' was the best response.....people of all ages and backgrounds turned up...... people in wheelchairs, people with kids....a mass of various folk....a response by those not intimidated by the Metropolitan Police's concerted attempt to undermine the substance of the protest with crass media spin.
Big up the massive.......cos it was massive.
Capitalism has an adversary........and that is very healthy.
Respect,
El Seed

I seriously cannot believe the crap I read on this site. You must have been at another demo 'cos from what I saw the cops cleaned your cloth yesterday. I watched a lot of it first hand. I've got no time for the peelers generally but they won so get real and acknowledge it. What I did see was a load of pissed up hippies and losers. In Goodge street they burned a doctor's car and nicked a load of TVs. Do you really think that what you did yesterday matters? It doesn't so get real and think about ways to change thigs for real instead of slapping yourselves on the back and talking football hoolie stuff like "we had it large" you could learn a bit from the hoolies. At least they are for real.