‘On Christmas Eve, I dropped in on Brian Haw, whose hunched, pacing figure was just visible through the freezing fog. For four and a half years, Brian has camped in Parliament Square with a graphic display of photographs that show the terror and suffering imposed on Iraqi children by British policies.  

The effectiveness of his action was demonstrated last April when the Blair government banned any expression of opposition within a kilometre of Parliament. 

The High Court subsequently ruled that, because his presence preceded the ban, Brian was an exception.’ 

The Quiet Death Of Freedom