Protester hijacks housewife’s big moment on Trafalgar Square plinth

The carefully-staged opening of Antony Gormley’s public art project in Trafalgar Square took an unexpectedly dramatic turn this morning as a protester slipped past four security guards to take his place on the Fourth Plinth before the first official participant could be hoisted up. Stuart Holmes, an unemployed man who has dedicated his life to campaigning against actors smoking in films, ran precariously along the narrow balustrade abutting the…

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