Britain apologises after egg thrown at Saudi general

Good on the protestors, whose conscience has no price.

Meanwhile, the UK government is happy to host arms fairs and sell weapons to dictatorships.

Because revolutions in the Middle East have been such unmitigated successes. Better the Saudis bring Yemen to heel.

"Meanwhile, the UK government is happy to host arms fairs and sell weapons to dictatorships."

Fair point but I don't think the protesters approve of this.

"Because revolutions in the Middle East have been such unmitigated successes. Better the Saudis bring Yemen to heel."

Yes, but who's going to bring the revolting Saudi regime to heel?

Here is the video for anyone interested. The Saudi general's middle finger summed up Saudi Arabia's foreign policy quite accurately.

https://youtu.be/5UIhgk7yzaM

Civilians in Britain are permitted to arrest anyone suspected of committing an indictable offence.

Unfortunately, this hasn't been true for about 30 years now. You can perform a citizens arrest in the UK only if it would be impracticable to call a constable to do it, in addition to a number of other strict conditions.

in the back is cowardice in the front its a statement but have some sense their is better ways to protest

Yes, but who's going to bring the revolting Saudi regime to heel?

Precisely. The Saudis bought and bullied the UK into submission in 1980 with Death of a Princess.