Anti-war protest banners in Parliament Square outside the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London, UK.
"The east side of the square, lying opposite one of the key entrances to the Palace of Westminster, has historically been a common site of protest against government action or inaction. On May Day 2000 the square was transformed into a giant allotment by a Reclaim the Streets guerrilla gardening action. Most recently, Brian Haw has staged a continual protest there for several years, campaigning against British and American action in Iraq. Starting on 2 June 2001, Haw left his post only once, on 10 May 2004 - and then because he had been arrested on the charge of failing to leave the area during a security alert, and returned the following day when he was released. The disruption that Haw's protest is alleged to have caused led Parliament to insert a clause into the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 making it illegal to have protests in Parliament Square (or, indeed, in a large area reaching roughly half a mile in all directions) without first seeking the permission of the Metropolitan Police Commissioner." "In May 2010, a peace camp known as Democracy Village was set up in the square to protest against the UK government's involvement in invasions on the Middle East. The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson applied to the courts to have them removed and, after they lost an appeal in July 2010, Lord Neuberger ruled that the peace protesters should be evicted. Tents have since returned at the end of 2010, this time on the paving and not on the actual grass itself which is protected by fencing." Wikipedia entry
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Location: Parliament Square, Westminster, London, UK
Photo credit: © Maurice Savage / Alamy / Afripics
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