Stop the war march
Stop the war march
Stop the war march
Stop the war march
Stop the war march
By the time the protest reached Parliament Square police were already throwing their weight around, arresting one demonstrator for swearing and attempting to make the march use a pelican crossing to enter the square in dribs and drabs. Despite the best efforts of Stop the War Coalition stewards to do the job of the Met for them demonstrators staged a sit in on the road and refused to move until the rest of the march was able to join them.
Later, as half the march was diverted to College green by the same stewards, the remaining protestors tore down the fences surrounding Parliament Square and stacked them in a neat pile. It would be fair to say the police had lost control and looked totally incompetent. One arrest was made.
A third arrest was made of a bystander in Brian Haws enclosure, an angry crowd surrounded the police making the arrest and reinforcements were called in en masse. A fourth demonstrator was subsequently arrested for assault police. For a short while it looked as if the two may have been de-arrested but, sadly, we did not have the numbers.
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a Victorian law last used against the Chartists - RUBBISH
09.10.2007 09:58
ACAB
Yes! A victory - the Brownperv must be denaturing....
09.10.2007 10:01
whatever
Probably 1000 people
09.10.2007 10:40
fitch
4000 people
09.10.2007 12:29
Jim
4000+Was there, had2 leave early,stewards sucked,welldone4 fencing removal
09.10.2007 13:43
stewards sucked,they repeatedly enforced what police wanted & more so+said police where clearing us a space on the square whilst we were being deliberately held up for traffic & boring tony benn was interviewed again whilst Ian Bone walked walked on without uneducated press asking him dime.
Welldone4 fencing removal I was hoping that would happen!
I had just been robbed by police & given false charges again, could
robin
false charges for having tools from work in car to arms fair!,fitted up by tsg
09.10.2007 14:12
The government robs everyone including you, this may be last time Iam nice to police & warn them about scientific harm effects of tetra etc, you are robbing everyone for the centralised government & making laws to benefit the rockefellers!
robin
strong march
09.10.2007 14:21
Ann