I went up to London on the day of the big union rally, later than the march, walked out of Charing Cross station and saw a policeman pushing someone violently in a way very similar to Harwood, but without truncheon. Couldn't film it as it was just a moment. Couldn't get the guy's number as I wasn't near enough.

The person he was hitting was a "crusty" type of activist from a small group of similar people held between the station and Trafalgar Square by two lines of police. Not exactly kettled, as ordinary members of the public were able to walk past as if nothing were going on. He seemed OK.

I had no idea what to do, I was on my own. I don't like feeling that I can't trust a policeman. This verdict is appalling.

And last week it was revealed that the military can take over our homes any time security demands (I thought that was banned in Magna Carta. Did she die in vain?).

How did this happen?

Penny