Power Station Arrests

The Guardian has detail on yesterday's arrests, linked here, from which comes this: The mass arrest, involving three police forces, prompted renewed concern about the tactics of officers policing environmental protests, particularly over expansion of airports and coal power.

Last night campaigners said police were photographing and stopping people entering and leaving public meetings and the offices of the lobby group Greenpeace.

Policing of the recent G20 protests has also come under scrutiny after video evidence suggested the newspaper vendor Ian Tomlinson died minutes after being pushed from behind by a police officer.

Caroline Lucas, leader of the Green party, said that with no charges more than 12 hours after the arrests, "confidence in policing of protests like this has just about hit rock bottom.

The Independent has a Leading Article on this very real danger, linked here.