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Speakers’ Corner - first report
Firstly, a big thank you to everyone who turned up. John Stewart from Plane Stupid, Steve Radford from the Liberal Party, Nick Dearden from Jubilee Debt, Guy Herbert from No2ID as well as our own fearless debaters Sarah, Joe and Samir. And a particular thank you must go out to Joe who was let down by a friend and had to wander the streets of London all night, yet still managed to keep his wits about him enough to argue in favour of the EU Constitution.It was a great day, the sun shone down, the crowd joined in and we spoke out. The audience seemed to enjoy our approach, and not just because we were the only ones there not banging on about religion. The thing that really worked was the double-headed approach which most thought was more informative than one person preaching.
Speakers' Corner does attract a few interesting characters, most of whom add to the flavour of the event. Besides, you can't have speakers without having people you disagree with. Or think are unhinged.
More info and pics soon.