Each pressure group has its genuine cause that it is trying to gain support for and some in those groups may resort to civil disobedience to bring their cause to public attention. However, I believe that some of those marching down Whitehall, chaining themselves to railings or gluing themselves to the M25, in support of the latest protest to hit the headlines, are there for that very reason - it's in the headlines. They don't really care about the cause. They are there to cause mayhem because they can. If I were to start a protest against the Teletubbies in some headline grabbing way, it wouldn't be long before the anti-brigade were marching shoulder to shoulder with me, at least until the next fad came along.

DC