Mark Thomas: My Life In Serious Organised Crime
- Radio stand-up
- BBC Radio 4
- 2007
- 1 episode
The comedian and political activist Mark Thomas tells the story of how he battled against the Serious Organised Crime Act - by complying with it. Stars Mark Thomas.
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Thanks to the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act, anyone who wants to demonstrate near the Houses of Parliament must first get permission from the police. There don't need to be a thousand of you chanting and waving placards, either: the law has been used against the pacifist Brian Haw, while the comedian Mark Thomas says a friend was once threatened with arrest for trying to eat a cake on to which the word Peace had been iced.
Phil Daoust, The Guardian, 29th March 2007So many causes, so little time
Unless you have permission, it's illegal to demonstrate near the Houses of Parliament. But that wasn't going to stop Mark Thomas, who set out to make a record number of protests in one day.
Mark Thomas, The Guardian, 12th October 2006