Jim Murphy and Eddie Izzard drowned out by protesters
Fair play to the ScotLab boss Jim Murphy. He came out onto the streets this morning knowing full well, I’m sure, what would happen.
With comedian Eddie Izzard they approached the bottom of Buchanan Street. There was a crowd of over 100 people roughly and equally divided between Labour supporters, bemused public, media and activists.
— alex thomson (@alextomo) May 4, 2015
The activists denied both Murphy and Izzard any right to free speech, drowning them out with amplified music and constant loud hailer barracking.
Minor scuffles – interviews abandoned as JM/EI make it to car and leave pic.twitter.com/HwSzxH5Yui
— alex thomson (@alextomo) May 4, 2015
Plans for media interviews were also destroyed by the protest. There were minor scuffles as both men made their way to what was in effect a getaway car.