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The right to protest....

Is the right to protest being undermined in Britain? That's the claim of Trenton Oldfield who disrupted this year's Boat Race. He said he was protesting against government cuts.

Is the right to protest being undermined in Britain?
Trenton Oldfield says it is. He was jailed for 6 months after swimming into the river and disrupting the Oxford and Cambridge boat race. He said he was protesting against government cuts and elitism.

'Futile, deluded and narcissistic' -- that's what his critics said. Supporters praised it as timely and symbolic - and condemned his sentence as heavy handed. He's now been released with an electronic tag after serving 7 weeks of his term for causing a public nuisance.

Among our guests debating this- Ann Widdecombe and Fathers 4 Justice.

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Tue 18 Dec 2012 09:00

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  • Tue 18 Dec 2012 09:00