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Do you actually read anything that people write? Your post is nonsense.

The links I sent included evidence of peaceful protesters being attacked, and as I told you, I have been told stories first hand. Nobody has claimed that the police threw bricks or fireworks at the protesters. But they did attack people randomly by 'blading' them with their riot shields, and...

Conversely, how do you know they didn't? There are many, many people telling their stories of what happened, including friends of my son, at University in Bristol, who wouldn't ever get involved in violence. I believe them, and video evidence backs them up. Clearly, you will look at this...

No, I don't/ Do you feel it's okay for police to attack peaceful protesters?

There have been disturbing scenes in Bristol, yes. You can believe that this was a result of anarchy from the protesters if you like, but the policing of protests there was aggressive and provocative (an enormous contrast to the sensible policing in Brighton). There are many reports of police...

That is generally my thought when I read one of his utterly clueless posts.

This thread is about a protest that happened in Brighton yesterday, in support of our democratic rights, which the government is trying to remove from us. It was a good-humoured and peaceful protest, and at no point did I think that it was going to descend into violence. There were many people...

Very wise words, but unfortunately wasted on many on here, who will happily parrot the media's portrayal of ALL protesters as soap-dodging, left wing agitators.

There was no violence on the protest in Brighton yesterday. The police were sensitive and sensible, friendly, even. Talking to one officer, I got the impression that the general feeling of him and his colleagues was that they also oppose this disgustingly authoritarian bill.