What I forgot to mention in my post above was that I was at the Sidmouth FAF launch. It was wonderful. There was a buzz around me in the queue before it started. I found myself speaking with overseas visitors who knew about the BNP and the threat they pose. In my row during the gig there were several murmurs of approval around me, both at the quality of the music and at the comments musicians made. Joan's speech was brief without being terse, with good points clearly made as to the purpose of FAF.

It ended with a standing ovation. For a few minutes afterwards, people around me, who had never spoken to each other before, discussed how good and important the issues/gig were.

I think that counts as a success.