Steve Bray had his amps taken away by the plods this afternoon. They told him to shift off with the obstructing audio amplifiers. When he didn’t they confiscated them under section 145 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011:

“A constable or authorised officer may seize and retain prohibited items on land in the controlled areas, where it appears that the items are being, or have been, used in connection with the commission of an offence of failing without reasonable excuse to comply with a direction.“

Cue much shouting of “fascist state” and gnashing of teeth. Poor Steve clearly had the wind taken out of his sails, though. He lost a sparring match later in the day with a confident Jonathan Gullis before telling the cameraman to stop recording: “That’s enough, that’s enough, don’t give him any more airtime… that’s enough I said!” Rattled?