Though the Court of Appeal have now held that despite the appallingly shoddy drafting of the legislation preventing unauthorised protests in Parliament Square, the section does indeed apply to Brian Haw, for the moment he remains (unless things have developed further since last night's raid).
The response from the Police and Government seems pretty ridiculously pathetic - see here for last night's antics.
So asks Steve on The Sharpener (which you should all be reading, except for the bits written by, err, me - at present that should be "bit" really, but more will come). And why not? Actually maybe we should go back to the days of permanently itinerant government. That would keep them out of trouble.
(On the water-shortage point, I have just asked Thames Water for a meter. I had forgotten how outrageous the cost rated domestic water supply was in London. This is ridiculous, says he, gazing out at the grey skies (yes, I know, too late to save us from the drought etc etc.)
I think faced with an event such as this of antiotter's I'd hit the whisky collection. Very heavily. Fortunately I think it highly unlikely that either K or the elderly lady who lives on the other side keep .44 magnums in the house.
Via Ergates.
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