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At a conference on Libya held in London, representatives of more than 40 nations and international bodies declared that Colonel Gaddafi’s regime had ‘lost legitimacy and will be held accountable for their actions’. Hillary Clinton, the US Secretary of State, told delegates that attacks would continue until Colonel Gaddafi met UN terms, and that supplying arms to the rebels was not prohibited. Outside, 100 protesters chanted: ‘Go to hell, Cameron.’ HMS Ark Royal was advertised for sale online. In Northampton a cat called Smokey was found to purr at 73 decibels.
About 250,000 people marched through London in a TUC demonstration against spending cuts. Ed Miliband, the leader of the opposition, told them: ‘I am proud to stand with you.’ But by the end of the day there were 201 arrests as a few hundred people lit fires in the street, smashed bank windows, ran riot in Fortnum & Mason and sprayed graffiti on the base of Nelson’s Column.
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