Man from the Met
Smile for the camera
Yellow Caps
Police photographers
Got my grumpy eye on you
Safety in numbers
Tourists welcome in Derby
We know who you are
According to the local rag there were "A thousand officers from 23 forces" and "policing the event was expected to cost between £1m and £2m", since there were perhaps 100 protestors it cost around £20,000 per protestor... bonkers.
http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=131665&command=displayContent&sourceNode=124566&home=yes&contentPK=12058938&localNewsNodeId=124522 
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Police Filming Everyone + Everything
17.03.2005 19:56
forward harassment team more like!
20,000 quid please
17.03.2005 20:30
I'd have stayed away for less than half of what it cost to police me.
AH
FIT as F***
17.03.2005 22:49
And yes, a copper did one admit to me that they also do it for plain old harassment - and that you are more likely to behave if you think you will be caught on camera.
But, what they are really crap at is stopping nighttime actions...
SA
Spotters
17.03.2005 23:28
So that is what was happening...
spot
A Fine St. Patrick's Day
18.03.2005 08:42
Here’s the report in today’s Guardian:
Thanks to special branch, MI5, Charlie Clarke and all the chief constables for that - so much intelligence, such little sense. Keep wasting the tax payers money, and helping us out at the same time. And let us know when you are planning a riot so we can film you.
The most memorable moment of the day, for me - ahead the half a Guinness in the Court House - was the pie I received in the mush from the little shkin in the black tracksuit. Had he been sparing with Mike Tyson - pity Mike Tyson if he had. That little chap is highly dangerous; how about reaching some consensus on he being press spokesperson for DISSENT. - get him on Newsnight and Question Time.
It would be good to have a DISSENT event in Cov. building for the G8.
Ed
Robocops?
18.03.2005 09:43
Surely all the more reason to take some snaps? Protesters are often camera shy but it never stops the cops taking pics.
lls
That Robocop armour
20.03.2005 22:46
andy
a few more thoughts
21.03.2005 00:08
(if that works!)
andy
D'oh! Ok, it didn't work
21.03.2005 08:45
for a few words about m17
andy