The Mass Lone Demonstration set out to highlight the stupidity of the SOCPA legislation and the serious threat it poses to our right to free speech and expression. This creeping erosion of civil liberties in the name of combatting crime and terrorism is going too far. I wish it was just the thin end of the wedge, but I fear we have got to a fairly thick bit already.

You may remember that this is the legislation that wsa intended to dispose of the nuisance of the peace protestor Brian Haw, something it has singularly failed to do. Now I may not agree with everything he says but I would defend to the end his right to do it. So scores of people turned up at a police station last week and handed in their completed forms notifying of their intention to demostrate today, I found out through Rachel’s Blog, too late to demonstrate myself, so I took photographs.

Now this is not normally a political blog, but I really think this matters - more than ID cards which is saying something. Ignor this at your peril. We may not change anything, but staying quiet is not an option.

Six O’clock was when it started - before the nominated time anyone waving their banner could have been arrested. People took an ideosynchratic approach to their demonstration, from the silly through creative to serious. My photographs are here.