Jack Straw

Acting on a tip-off and with only an hour to get it together, a small bunch of plucky EF!ers went to meet Jack Straw at Manchester Magistrates' Court, where he was lunching in 'high security', before going to the International Police & Security Expo '99 for more ra ra.

With fittingly blunt placard slogans such as "Straw, scumbag, out of our city" and "Straw, enemy of the people", we went to meet him. We'd brought him lunch & were going to help him eat it, but unfortunately he sneaked in the back entrance in his Merc, chased by a few of us ranting and raving about who he trashes and what he's done (refugees, civil liberties etc etc etc).

He was duly presented with a spliff "Mr Straw, Mr Straw, a present for your son" [who was done for possession]. And we were there to greet his arrogant unruffled persona as he left, and then, by chance, as he arrived at the International Police & Security Expo '99. Welcome to Manchester arsehole - give us a ring next time you're visiting!