This makes sense in fact. While the police have been keen to deny rumours that they will use CS Gas, Plastic / Rubber Bullets, Water Cannon and Tazars, they have however failed to rule out using Daleks or Dogs (K9 or otherwise).

Well, that and the fact that hundreds of MET Police will be transfered up to Scotland to make up public order squads.

"We Will EXTERMINATE Your Right To Protest"

Ch4 news got it right the other night - see transcript:

"Scottish police say they have no water cannon and won't use plastic bullets, relying instead on batons and a remarkable arsenal of laws designed to shut down public gatherings in effect, if not design - All honed in recent years of protest by their English counterparts."

It now seems all but certain that some Scottish police forces will ask the Home Secretary to grant them special powers under Anti-Terror Laws. This would enable them essentially to cordon off a large geographic area around Gleneagles and then stop, search and make enquiries of anybody entering that area - regardless of whether they think they're going to commit any offence or not.

Two years ago at an arms fair in east London, protesters were stopped and searched under Section 44 of the Anti-Terror law. Even as one of Britain's more senior officers was telling the public this:

"We don't use this against public disorder in this country. We certainly don't use it in the capital and we have no need to. We want to target it only in places where we have real concerns about terrorism."

- Andy Trotter, Former Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Met Police, 2003

Clearly a law passed to prevent terror will now be used to suppress dissent in Scotland for the first time this summer - as it has been in England.

"We've seen in recent times the over and heavy handed use of anti-terror laws in particular, in a away that they were not intended and in a way that has a hugely chilling affect on the right to legitimate and peaceful protest." - " Shami Chakrabati, Liberty

But British police are expert in acting at the edge of what's legal in order to minimise violence - Mayday 4 years ago, a classic example. The Metropolitan police turned Oxford Circus into an open-air prison, detaining hundreds of demonstrators for several hours of utter boredom. Legal? Possibly not. But was there serious violence? No.

 http://www.channel4.com/news/special-reports/special-reports-storypage.jsp?id=222

*PS don't forget about the 2000 or so US lean-mean-fighting-machine Marines to be stationed around Prestwick Airport and other locations.

Cybermen have also been checking the sewers at Gleneagles to prevent any 'hardcore anarchists' gaining entry to the hotel.

PS. How come nobody's had a go at Sting yet?

Looks like we'll need all nine Doctors to combat this lot....