LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 05.03.10. A man wearing a balaclava joins members of the far right English Defence League to demonstrate in support of the controversial Dutch politician Geert Wilders on Friday 5 March 2010 in London, England. Wilders – who has been banned from the UK in the past by the Home Office – had been invited by of the UK Independence party leader Lord Pearson to screen his anti-Islam film at the House of Loads. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2010.

“Geert Wilders anti-Islam film gets House of Lords screening” – The Guardian.

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 05.03.10. Anti-fascist campaigns protests against the far right English Defence League and the controversial Dutch politician Geert Wilders on Friday 5 March 2010 in London, England. Wilders – who has been banned from the UK in the past by the Home Office – had been invited by of the UK Independence party leader Lord Pearson to screen his anti-Islam film at the House of Loads. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2010.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 29.01.10. Anti-war protesters congregate outside the Chilcot inquiry into the Iraq war at the Queen Elizabeth II conference centre on Friday 29 January 2010 in London, England. Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was due to be questioned for six hours by the inquiry – lead by Sir John Chilcot – on the United Kingdom decision to invade Iraq. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2010.

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 13.12.09. A CCTV camera in front of Harrow Centre Mosque before a protest organized by the far right ‘Stop the Islamisation of Europe’ group is held on Sunday 13 December 2009 London, England. Hundreds of police officers surrounded Harrow Civic Centre, Harrow Central Mosque and Harrow and Wealdstone Station to prevent clashes between members of the English Defence League and anti-fascist campaigners. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2009.

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 13.12.09. Members of the English Defence League (EDL) speak to the media on a demonstration organised by a group called ‘Stop the Islamisation of Europe’ in Harrow on Sunday 13 December 2009 in north-west London, England. Hundreds of police officers surrounded the Harrow Civic Centre car park, Harrow Central Mosque and Harrow and Wealdstone Station to prevent clashes between the EDL and around 250 anti-fascist campaigners. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2009.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 05.12.09. A young man joins tens of thousands of people marching in central London calling for world leaders to agree a deal to protect the environment on Saturday 5 December 2009 in London, England. The Copenhagen climate change summit takes place from 7-18 December 2009. Delegations from 192 countries will be in Copenhagen for two weeks of talks aimed at paving the way for a new global treaty on climate change. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2009.

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 05.12.09. Actor Peter Capaldi – who plays Malcolm Tucker in ‘The Thick of It’ – joins tens of thousands of people marching in central London calling for world leaders to agree a deal to protect the environment on Saturday 5 December 2009 in London, England. The Copenhagen climate change summit takes place from 7-18 December 2009. Delegations from 192 countries will be in Copenhagen for two weeks of talks aimed at paving the way for a new global treaty on climate change. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2009.

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Here is a slideshow of pictures from the Youth Fight for Jobs protest yesterday.

“Young protesters march for jobs” – BBC News.

“Youth Fight for Jobs” – youthfightforjobs.com

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 28.11.09. Unemployed people, students, union activists and socialist campaigners – from across the UK – congregate in central London to demonstrate and demand jobs as the rate of youth unemployment stands at a record high on Saturday 28 November 2009 in London, England. Unemployment in the UK totalled 2.46 million in the three months to September. Youth unemployment – measuring the number of 16 to 24-year-olds out of work – rose by 15,000 to 943,000. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2009.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 02.04.09. A City of London police inspector orders the media to leave the area as police ‘kettle” protesters outside the Bank of England on Thursday 2 April 2009 in London, England. The police officer ordered members of the media to leave the area for 30 minutes under the threat of arrest by citing Section 14 of the Public Order Act 1986. The protesters had congregated to mark the death of a man who had died on an anti-G20 protest the day before. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2009.

“Adapting to Protest – Nurturing the British Model of Policing” – inspectorates.homeoffice.gov.uk

“HMIC press release” – inspectorates.homeoffice.gov.uk

“‘Aggressive’ policing of protests condemned in post-G20 inquiry” – Paul Lewis, The Guardian.

“Journalists on the G20 front line” – Marc Vallée, The Guardian.

My friend and colleague Paul Lewis writes in The Guardian today, “Senior police officers could lose the consent of the British public unless they abandon misguided approaches to public protests that are considered “unfair, aggressive and inconsistent”, an inquiry has found.”

Paul goes on to say, “Denis O’Connor, the chief inspector of constabulary, used a landmark report into public order policing to criticise heavy-handed tactics, which he said threatened to alienate the public and infringe the right to protest.”

Many will welcome the report. But – and its a big but – what impact will this report have on frontline journalists who report and document political dissent in Britain? As the report almost fails to mention photographers and journalists covering protests, I think we will have to wait and see.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 18.05.09. Commander Bob Broadhurst at the NUJ Photographers Conference held at the Institute of Education on Monday 18 May 2009 in London, England. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2009.

I’m on my way to Southport, Merseyside today. I’m a delegate to this year’s Annual Delegate Meeting (ADM) of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ).

Over the next four days delegates will debate motions on press freedom, the future of the media, broadcasting, government policies, equality and lots more.

There are a number of motions which address issues on press freedom, the G20 protests and photographers’ rights. There is a motion from London Central Branch which highlights the investigations I have done for The Guardian on policing and protest, which is nice of them.

The Vice President on the NUJ, Peter Murray, highlighted the media event photographers held outside New Scotland Yard over Section 76 at the beginning of the year in his annual report, which will also be put to the conference.

It’s going to be a busy few days and I’ll be posting a picture each day to sum up my take on events. I’ll also be tweeting my way through the conference – follow the #nujadm hashtag.

You can keep up to date with what is going on via nujadm.org.uk where a team of NUJ students members will be reporting on the conference.

Publication: Lead story of The Guardian, 7 March 2009, plus pages 14 and 15. Link.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 24.10.09. Anti-war protesters march from Hyde Park to Trafalgar Square for a rally on Saturday 24 October 2009 in London, England. The Stop the War Coalition called for the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. (Photo by Marc Vallee/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2009.

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 24.10.09. 104-year-old Hetty Bower joins anti-war protesters in Hyde Park before marching to Trafalgar Square for a rally on Saturday 24 October 2009 in London, England. The Stop the War Coalition called for the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. (Photo by Marc Vallee/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2009.

Publication: Pages 50 and 51 of Huck Magazine, October 2009.

Out now – a feature length interview by Olly Zanetti with yours truly in HUCK – the international surf, skate and snowboarding magazine. Without doubt the most definitive interview about my work and life yet!

Make sure you pick up a copy or you can read it online here.

Publication: Pages 52 and 53 of Huck Magazine, October 2009.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 08.09.09. Anti-arms protesters congregate in the City of London on Tuesday 8 September 2009 in London, England. Around 100 masked anti-arms activists smashed windows and thrown paint bombs at financial institutions – that campaigners allege fund the arms trade. The protest coincided with the opening of DSEi – Defence Systems Equipment International – the world’s largest arms fair being held in London Docklands this week. (Photo by Marc Vallee/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2009.

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