Amy de Wit on the London Line G8 blog met some Globalise Resistance protesters here in Edinburgh. She (critically) bemoans the lot of the press photographer:
"'They never choose pictures that tell the whole story,' one protester said. 'It's always some bloke in a mask kicking a policeman.' And this is exactly what you can see on the front of every one of today's papers. Mind you, they do wear masks, and some of them did kick policemen."
The Open Democracy G8 blog claims it was not just anarchists who took part in Monday's violence. "When trouble began, it was as much caused by locals and others looking for a scrap as by the 200-odd masked protesters," it says. The blog again finds the demonstrators despairing at media coverage:
"These are the people who, along with some radical NGOs, have made it plain that they intend peacefully to blockade the Gleneagles hotel on Wednesday. They work with anti-authoritarian groups, but have also mobilised the diverse sections of civil society that will fill the 100 coaches to depart for Gleneagles station in the morning. These are the people who realised that begging the G8 for a crust for Africa is lunacy."
Ross Easton, 16, praises the police on his blog:
"I was out cycling earlier on and met two police officers on patrol at the bottom of my road, all in all I was chatting to them for around two hours and they are really nice friendly people. I must admit, from talking with them I can now understand that they're here to do a job and to protect Auchterarder from any potential threats. They work long hours and at times their jobs can be tedious but nevertheless they are professional, alert and continue to have a positive, friendly attitude."
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