Every Sunday at Speaker's Corner near the Marble Arch end of London's Hyde Park, assorted packs of evangelists, political types, hecklers and wackos gather for some of the boldest exchanges you'll ever hear.
Any subject is game.
Evolution, devolution and revolution are standard. But so is the latest Elvis sighting, English soccer thugs, UFOs at Westminster, and that old chestnut, the monarchy. The gloves come off Brits are, by tradition, a reserved lot. Some, however, like to bottle up their exhibitionist tendencies and let them out in a rush. Forget letters to the editor, call-in talk shows, even Internet chat rooms.