>If you could be arsed, it's not hard to find out. Nick Dearden, of the >Put People First campaign, said:
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>"For decades, we've been campaigning to make the global financial >architecture fair and sustainable. Now that it's collapsed, that >message is more relevant than ever....we wanted to bring a coalition >together to make clear what needed to be done. The interest has been >quite amazing. What's really significant about this is the marrying up >of unions, environmental groups, trade justice groups, religious >groups – all of them uniting for the first time around a common >manifesto which we are demanding the G20 adopts."

I note a distinct lack of endorsements of violence here - good.

In fact I reckon that vandalism and violence risk undoing the hard long term work that was done making the above a reality.

Another reason why violence and vandalism should not be encouraged.

Ian Mather, yes voting is a legitimate form of public enfranchisement.

So is public protest.

We have the right to demonstrate.

As long as it isn't violent, I am behind it all the way.

Freedom of speech, assembly and to protest are not only part of the British tradition, but essential ingredients of democracy.

Sorry if that gets in your way.