Fuel protests both sides of the pond

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7372532.stm

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/28/AR2008042800787.html?hpid=sec-education

their going to give them what?! -

Organisers will present a coffin to the Houses of Parliament to represent hundreds of haulage firms that they say have gone bankrupt as a result.

what nutters

Their diesel costs them 62.9p per litre, just over half our costs.

I'm amazed they have been allowed to protest, I was under the impression that any active protesting was now banned in the UK - under the broad term "terrorism".

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Originally posted by smart51
Their diesel costs them 62.9p per litre, just over half our costs.

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Well, good for them I say.

Somebody has got to get it across to the shower in Whitehall that fuel is a necessity to the economy,
and not just an infinitely taxable luxury.

If the price of fuel was reverse linked to their expense accounts it would plummet.


Err, I'll get down off my soapbox now.


Paul G

you have the right to protest in this country except for ....

if you're within 1 mile exclusion zone of parliament (and then you need permission from the police to protest - google Mark Thomas (he's a political comedian), he's been leading protests about this for a while, he's now submitted a case to the CPS asking for Brown to be charged under the act he helped get through court for breaking the rules - he unlawfully lead a protest against racism by publicly unveiling a statue to Nelson Mandela! Technically wearing a red nose in the 1 mile zone is illegal.)

Outside of that, you can protest anywhere that is public property except - if you stand stationary you can be done for causing an obstruction or if you're in a group of more than (i think) three. (again learnt this from Mark Thomas when he did a protest outside the American Embassy - the police came to ask him to stop and he listed the rules he wasn't breaking, the police looked at him and said the imortal lines "you've done this before haven't you sir", he replied "oh yes", they then asked him to carry on not breaking any rules otherwise they'd have to arrest him).

don't you love living in the uk? Oh don't forget (i believe) driving in a convoy of more than 4 cars is also illegal if you haven't got permission from the police telling them your exact route & who's going.