It was a bad law, but anything that gets rid of Brian Haw and his horrible peace camp has got to be good news:
Peace activist Brian Haw may have to end his five-year vigil outside Parliament as the government has won an appeal against an earlier legal ruling.
Last July, Mr Haw, 56, from Worcestershire, won a High Court action against a new law threatening his round-the-clock protest.
But three Court of Appeal judges have now overturned that decision.
The government had introduced the legislation with the specific intent of forcing Mr Haw to abandon his post.
The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 states anyone wanting to demonstrate in a 1km zone around Parliament Square must have permission from the police when the demonstration starts.
Previously in the High Court, lawyers for Mr Haw argued that his demonstration had begun four years earlier and therefore he did not have to apply for authorisation.
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