Almost a week has passed since the courts found the Brian Haw protest to be illegal after all; yet Brian and- today - forty or fifty supporters are still very present in Parliament Square.
Add the constant beeping of passing motorists, responding to the new "Beep for Brian" sign, and it's pretty clear that the level of support and the focus of publicity is making it difficult for police to enforce the judgement.
Add the constant beeping of passing motorists, responding to the new "Beep for Brian" sign, and it's pretty clear that the level of support and the focus of publicity is making it difficult for police to enforce the judgement.
Brian tries on his mask for size
A line of supporters
Beep for Brian
Brian Haw, folk hero to the world.
Brian is allowed to stay of course, but only if he agrees to police demands that he reduce the size of his protest from the entire south side of the square to 3 metres in any direction. Refusal to comply means he can be arrested at any time, even though he and his lawyer have offered to negotiate the size and nature of his protest.
A consensus emerging amongst Brian's closest supporters is that police are waiting for media interest to die down, prior to making an arrest in the wee, small and probably wet hours when nobody is around. London will wake up to an empty square, the horrific visual reminders of Blair's wars having been whisked away on a Met Police flatbed.
Of course his arrest will lead to his day in court.
And seeing how Brian is now a worldwide folk hero, he is eloquent and he's got plenty to say, that should be a day to savour.
A consensus emerging amongst Brian's closest supporters is that police are waiting for media interest to die down, prior to making an arrest in the wee, small and probably wet hours when nobody is around. London will wake up to an empty square, the horrific visual reminders of Blair's wars having been whisked away on a Met Police flatbed.
Of course his arrest will lead to his day in court.
And seeing how Brian is now a worldwide folk hero, he is eloquent and he's got plenty to say, that should be a day to savour.
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