Brian Haw update
We reported last issue that anti-war activist Brian Haw had been in hospital since September diagnosed with cancer, in fact lung cancer. Brian’s website now reports that Brian flew out of the country to begin cancer treatment at a Shen clinic on 1 January.
Brian’s peace camp continues in Parliament Square, opposite the House of Commons, though the government is making another attempt to get rid of it in the “Police Reform and Social Responsibility” bill, published on 30 November. This gives the police powers to stop protesters from erecting structures in Parliament Square and to remove any “sleeping equipment”.