"George Bush is visiting Britain between the 19th and 21st November. During his stay he will be staying at the taxpayers expense at Buckingham Palace as a guest of the Queen. This is rather fitting; one un-elected head of state will be playing host to another!

During the rally at Trafalgar Square on 27th September, Ken Livingston promised that City Hall would not welcome the President of the USA. Instead London's Mayor will host an event for peace movement.

The Stop the War Coalition is planning protests for each day of Bush's stay. By the time this goes to press plans and publicity for these events will be available, see the Stop the War website or come and speak to members of the Kingston Peace Council outside the Bentalls Centre on Thursday betwe en 6 and 7pm for details!"

"It might prove interesting in time that Blair felt the need to reassure us that it is our democratic right to protest. There has been a lot of chatter about the US security services wanting to fence off large swathes of central London for Bush's visit, and implement the same "protest quarantine" they've used whenever Bush has gone out in America. It seems our Mayor Ken Livingston is on the opposite side, insisting to the Metropolitan police "The view was expressed that a legitimate protest must be facilitated." Blair has been caught in the middle, and interestingly it looks as though he is edging towards Ken's position. Could this be a sign of Blair's aggravation at the Bush team's demands? Time will tell..."