Liberal Democrats take on the police at protests

Did Nick Clegg agree to this? Is it an April Fool?

Aside from being an extraordinary insult to the police, it misjudges the public mood about the protests I think.

Four Liberal Democrats - Baroness Williams of Crosby, Simon Hughes, Chris Huhne and David Howarth - will act as legal observers at the climate camp to prevent violence initiated by police.  Mr Howarth, the MP for Cambridge, said that police and media were guilty of "talking up the violence", adding: "The danger is that they are putting off peaceful protesters, and attracting the wrong sort."