The anti-war movement has coincided with a high level of public disengagement from politics. The marches against invading Iraq - including the million-strong demo in Hyde Park in February 2003 - were not the new radical moment in British politics that many claimed. Rather, the anti-war movement has been more like a collection of individuals expressing their frustration with politics and politicians.A traditional English mob. How quaint.
November 17, 2003
Dissenting rabble
On the eve of George Bush’s state visit to Britain, Brendan O’Neill takes a close look at the UK’s anti-war campaigners.
