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You can't move in Edinburgh City Centre for police right now. There is an anarchist march/rally planned for today which has everybody a bit worried. There was a small contingent on Saturday under police escort but no trouble whereas trouble is fully expected today. Saturday was huge - much bigger than I expected. I've seen estimates ranging from 120,000 to 200,000, but all I know is that it was a lot! My sister and I were actually quite near the front of the march - they had staggered starts and we left at 12.25. We did the full circle and got back in time for the start of Live8 at 2.00, but by 4.00 there were still people waiting to leave. We were fortunate to have a beautiful sunny day, though not everyone heeded the warnings that it is possible to get sunburnt in Scotland! The support for the Make Poverty History campaign here is huge and very much in evidence, and obviously events here in Edinburgh will continue throughout the G8.
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