I was listening to 5Live this morning about the environmental protestors from 'plane stupid' invading stansted to draw people's attention to the apparent folly and dangers of extending britain's airports. there were the usual obligatory platitudes from both sides, with the protestors arguing that they'd tried to raise the problem with the government on behalf of the people of britain, the majority of whom 'support them', but democracy in this country was such a joke and the government so in the thrall of big business that 'direct action' was the only way to get their point across

does this strike anyone else as a complete fookin excuse to defy the rule of law in this country and basically do what the fook you like by claiming the moral high ground ? or are they right ?

does the panel think........?

did it shock you back to the straight and narrow then ?

I heard that too, I had to laugh when two of them came on sharing the phone together, what a pair of tossers, I loved how one of them really had a bit of venom in his voice when he said the coach driver would miss his daughters nativity play because of their 'action'... had to pay the price and it was worthwhile.
Loved how when the presenter asked why they didn't go to the public enquiry, they said it wasn't democratic and it should be held at Wembley so they could all have a say. Just imagine 100, 000 tedious eco warriors droning on ...... that should take a bout 150 years alone.

One look at my piles would put them botty burgalars off

one thing everyone should realise is that nobody can or ever will change Government stance or policy on things by this kind of action. How old are these people?
Remember those fathers for action blokes in spiderman outfits?

my thoughts exactly

yeah i thought he sounded like a right angry little middle-class swampy. he got quite irate about how the workers have always had their rights taken away from them by whatever government is in power, and then virtually had an aneurism and started spouting some cod-marxist shoit that had me laughing out loud, especially when derbyshire asked him if he actually knew for a fact that the 'majority of the country' supported his pressure group. his eloquent, rehearsed reply ? "How do you (derbyshire) know they don't ?

some old home counties bird had the official spokeswoman (person?) from 'plane stupid' tied up in knots by asking her whether their use of an old fire engine to 'storm the barricades' was not harmful to the environment in itself. (unwitting) comedy genius.

stick em in the army, its the only language they understand !!!

i have never fancied going to jail.

i wouldnt mind being locked up after dark or mixing with ruffians cos i live on the central anyway.

and i quite like the idea of having my dinner made for me, and free internet and open university access.

but it was the prospect of being bottom raped by burgalars and other petty crooks that put me off. as im very good looking i would be an obvious target for nefarious types.

One of my mates is a prison officer at Winchester and no doubt an open prison would offer better facilities but at his nick they get a quid per person per day to feed the cons, because of over crowding they are locked up for 22 hours a day. And only after so many weeks are the cons allowed to either work or go on education with internet access.

He was based in Leeds at the big black castle type prison there and he said riots happen a couple of times a day and maybe once a month someone complains of being raped.

I am sure a month or two in HMP Leeds would sort out all the tree huggers.

Pedant!

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