PROTESTERS are claiming victory after Tony Blair cancelled another central London event in the face of angry opposition.
The Press Association reported that the former British Prime Minister called off a party to mark the launch of his new book because he said it would be "frightening" for his friends to have to walk past anti-war protesters.
Following an egg-throwing protest in Dublin, Blair had already cancelled a book signing at Waterstone's in Picadilly.
Such is the mistrust that surrounds Blair and his PR machine that protesters turned up anyway at the gallery in Bankside in case news of the cancellation was a hoax.
A report on Indymedia says they staged a mock book-signing for the many cameras, with a Blair-masked bloody-handed actor signing copies of a booklet called "Iraq: a people's dossier - questions for Tony Blair".
Meanwhile two activists scaled the scaffolding at the front of the House of Parliament for an anti-war banner drop.
They are protesting about the Afghanistan war prior to a commons debate on Thursday and vowed to remain on the front of parliament overnight and until the debate.
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