A Respect meeting in Bristol on Wednesday July 6 nearly lost two of its guest speakers when Lindsey German and George Galloway were held up in Scotland after protesting at the G8 summit.
The pair were delayed by air traffic control hold ups caused by the arrival on the day of the 8 world leaders for the summit of the biggest criminals on earth'.
The meeting of over 300 people heard of the cancellation then reinstatement of the march on Gleneagles along side an indictment of the media's failure to cover the 250 000 strong Make Poverty History march in Edinburgh on Saturday overshadowed by the concert taking place in Hyde Park.
On the platform with George Galloway and Lindsey German was Steve Norman from the Bristol Day Care Centres Campaign making it clear that Liberal controlled Bristol City Council have no intention of Making Poverty History here in this city - with a 72% increase in Meals on Wheels announced yesterday.
The meeting also heard from a representative of the Stop the Jamaican Deportations campaign - a campaign that is building out of the long established Jamaican community in Bristol, and from a speaker from Iraqis against the occupation.
It was chaired by Paulette North, a very successful local campaigner on immigration issues, and Respect's candidate in the General
Despite the delay in getting going the meeting came to a rousing end and will be followed in two weeks time by a meeting for Respect supporters and members to discuss the local election strategy. Meeting to be held at St Werburgh's Community Centre, Horley Rd, Bristol at 7.30 on 20th July, with John Rees National Secretary of