) ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁London ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁The ▁W OM B LES ▁organ ised ▁a ▁counter sum mit ▁held ▁at ▁M idd les ex ▁University ▁called ▁' B ey ond ▁ES F ' ▁which ▁provided ▁a ▁space ▁for ▁European ▁radical ▁social ▁movements ▁to ▁meet ▁and ▁eng age , ▁foc using ▁primarily ▁on ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁pre car ity . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁media ▁▁ ▁The ▁W OM B LES ▁quickly ▁became ▁a ▁person ification ▁of ▁the ▁anti - cap ital ist ▁and ▁anti - global isation ▁movements ▁for ▁the ▁main stream ▁media ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁The ▁Even ing ▁Standard ▁decided ▁to ▁' in fil tr ate ' ▁the ▁W OM B LES ▁before ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁May day ▁protest s ▁in ▁London . ▁Ind ividual s ▁were ▁identified ▁as ▁leaders ▁and ▁followed ▁around ▁by ▁police ▁and ▁journal ists ▁at ▁demonstr ations . ▁ ▁Even ▁after ▁the ▁W OM B LES ▁had ▁ceased ▁to ▁organ ise ▁large ▁scale ▁demonstr ations , ▁the ▁media ▁continued ▁to ▁use ▁their ▁name ▁as ▁sh orth and ▁for ▁a ▁not orious ▁group ▁of ▁an arch ists . ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁S ack ▁Parliament ▁demonstr ation ▁was ▁for ▁example ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁W OM B LES ▁in ▁the ▁Daily ▁Mail , ▁whilst ▁the ▁W OM B LES ▁were ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁organ ising ▁against ▁the ▁G 2 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁according