Pamphlet in 1966
Many years ago (Sunday, October 2, 1966) a group of protesters disrupted a sermon being given by George Brown in the Dorset Gardens Methodist Church.
He and Wilson were in town for the Labour Party Conference. The Vietnam war was on and Wilson was on the side of the Americans.
Eight peace-loving protesters were arrested under section 2 of the Ecclesiastical Courts Jurisdiction Act of 1860. Six were fined £5 and two were jailed for two months.
Though the issues, means and law are different, Pussy Riot have just been found guilty. Sentences are awaited.
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