On the bus we began to wonder why it was taking longer than it should have to get there. The police had put in a number of diversions and actually had ‘Road Closed’ signs in a lot of places. We considered stopping the bus and removing them, as it was nothing more than a tactic to ensure less people got to Dungavel.

The atmosphere on the bus is upbeat. Today represents the culmination of a week of events, and follows the largest demonstration (Saturday's Make Poverty History) in living history in Scotland. Everyone on this bus has been protesting/organising/conferencing continuously for days now We are meant to pick up two of our number on the road to Stirling.

For G8 Alternatives, a broad based movement, with a name reflecting the fact that it represents many alternative viewpoints, there have been two key goals in organising for the G8. The first aim - to put on an alternatives summit to engage in a 'battle of ideas' with the neoliberalism represented by the G8, and the second - to have a peaceful demonstration at Gleneagles.