The debate was attended by nearly 100 participants, and speakers including Jeremy Dear (NUJ), Nicholas Jones (previous BBC correspondent), Charlie Beckett (Director of POLIS), John Kelly (Reuters Institute Visiting Fellow, Washington Post) and Ashley Norris, (Co-founder and Director of Shiny Media), providing compelling statements drawn from a wealth and range of professional experience.
Olympics opening ceremony director Danny Boyle, artists Jeremy Deller and Rachel Whiteread and Tate galleries director Nicholas Serota joined the sculptor's daughter Mary Moore in signing a letter asking the council to reconsider.