As another point, while I respect every individuals "right" to stand up for what they believe, what about when the expression of this standing up impinges on the rights and saftey of others?
I seem to remember a demonstration at Heathrow involving some protesters and a crane. The HACAN website claims
Local campaigners against airport expansion tuned up at the court to support the protesters.
HACAN aparently wasn't directly involved (how many HACAN mambers are also HANT members?), yet surely supporting this illegal and very dangerous "right" to expression isn't exactly the sort of exposure a "reputable" organisation wants. And the demonstrators who climbed the crane weren't even from the Heathrow area, and were infact from up north.
John, I'm not deliberately trying to belittle your organisation, just attempting to obtain some input on your thoughts on some of these matters. Your initial post seems to highlight you readiness to enter into this discussion, so please continue to do so.