The national media are starting to take an interest in today's planned Carol Service in Parliament Square.
The BBC reports that
"Singers defy Parliament demo banCarol singers are to become the latest group to defy a ban on unauthorised protests around Parliament.
The group will test the limits of the new Serious Organised Crime and Police Act by singing in Parliament Square from 1800 GMT on Wednesday."
"A Scotland Yard spokeswoman was not able to comment on whether a carol service constituted a demonstration and said a decision about whether to take action would be taken on the day".
If there are any arrests under SOCPA, then there should also be arrests at the Service of Lessons & Carols due to be held at 4pm on Saturday 24th December 2005 in Westminster Abbey since it is also within the Designated Area and is a public place:
(b) "public place" means any highway or any place to which at the material time the public or any section of the public has access, on payment or otherwise, as of right or by virtue of express or implied permission,
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