Accusations of a police state have been levelled by fuel tax protesters banned from entering York and whose vehicle registrations have been recorded.
Police actions have been described by protest organisers as undemocratic and a threat to their right to protest.
Perhaps the truckers and farmers involved will appreciate how local campaigners against live exports felt when we were subjected to far more restrictive and aggressive treatment from the police at Shoreham in 1995.
The farmers and hauliers profiting from that loathsome trade were pleased to have the protection of heavy police escorts.
The difference is that while we were protesting on behalf of defenceless animals, these protesters are acting in their own selfish interests.
-Peter Allen, Chute Avenue, High Salvington, Worthing
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