Bush is 4-letter word for... By Rich Mills

2 days, 1000's of police and 100's of thousands of protestors... A typical jolly out for the hardcore of Hull activists who made their way down to London to protest against G. Bush's visit to our country. What started for us with haranguing the presidential cavalcade outside Downing Street on Wednesday afternoon, ended with us doing it again by shear chance as we came across the man and his army of men-in-black outside Buck Palace.

Having escaped police-lines in Trafalgar Square after the main protest on Thursday, we managed to get through to the Palace to find ourselves to be a small hand-full of protestors who made it through. As we contemplated heading homeward, there was a flurry of activity outside the Palace and the Bush cavalcade suddenly appeared unexpectedly from the Buck Palace entrance. Lot's of shouting and gestures of defiance from our little gang of rebels made the whole experience worthwhile, as we had our own private chance to show the most evil man on the planet what we thought of him.

As usual with such events estimates on numbers vary. The number of protestors must have hit the 100,000+ mark as it took hours for the last protestors to enter Trafalgar Square on Thursday evening. We witnessed and cheered at the pulling down of Bush in effigy in the middle of the Square. Then protestors started to light fires all over Trafalgar. We all danced and chanted around the number of large bonfires in the middle of one of London's most famous landmarks.

Despite the over-kill of police, many dressed as Robo-Cop we all had great fun and partied for hours into the night. If any proof was needed as to the feelings that Mr Bush brings out in people, then the cheers as we burned him in effigy were proof enough.

I'm glad to have been part of such an awe inspiring event, and feel that we did the Hull contingent proud. We had luck and good fortune on our side, as we seemed to always be in the right place at the right time. I'm sure Mr Bush thought though that the only protestors in London over the two days, were a motley bunch on anarchists from Hull.

When ever he showed-up we were there to greet him and his 100's of men-in-black. Police Snipers and Robo-Cop's on horse-back were not going to stop us having our say. We still live in a country where we have freedom of speech and a right to peaceful protest, long may it stay that way. Links thisisLondon.com - March draws thousands to protest Bush visit The FT.com - Anti-Bush protestors limber up for main event The Economist - An awkward guest Guardian Unlimited - Interactive guide President Bush's visit to London

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