so I'm sitting at home BBC 1 is showing a National Service of Commemoration for the Abolition of the Slave Trade LIVE - I said LIVE. Service is taking place at Westminister Abbey. The Queen and Prince Philip, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown etc etc all present. Kwame Kwei Armah does a reading - you get the picture. About two thirds through the service a lone African Protestor disrupts the service I couldnt make out all he was saying, but what I did catch was:

"you africans should be ashamed of yourself" addressing himself directly to africans in the congregation. he went on to blast Tony Blair and shout why an apology was not forthcoming. he shouted words to the effecthow dare such a ceremony be held in the name of his ancestors without acknowleding africans involved in the struggle.

What was so funny was that as it was live there was nothing anyone could do. The commentator said words to the effect we knew this (the service) was controversial.

it was so deep, you could feel the man's rage. waiting to see how they report this on the news...