The Curse and I are not natural demonstrators; he likes to make his feelings known to the TV and I am an expert letter writer, perhaps to the point of being slightly obsessive about it. But sometimes we feel the need to stand up and be counted in our own modest way.

Writing letters and grumbling at the TV is all very well but it's no substitute for getting out there and hearing the beating of the drums, seeing the placards waving and feeling a great deal less isolated in our frustration.