Critical Mass - September '08 - No police escort!

No visible policing last night at CM.

Good side - looked better none of those hi viz shepherds with fat arses

           - lots of sensible self policing hence some positive interations peds and drvrs
           - edgier vibe less of a tourist attraction more fun
           -more empowering and powerful

Bad side

         -couple of negatives interactions went further than the should have (anyone see the mad ped who pushed a fixie rider off his bike at trafalgar sq screaming "it was a green man"?)
         - When a (dense) policeman did try to stop the self policing by ordering blockers to let some taxis through the mass fragmented.

Wonder whether this was a one off experiment or a Borisian policy...