Day 275 - 08 Jul 96 - Page 25
1 Another thing about my belief in the fact sheet and
2 whether or not it was true, I do recall it being said on a
3 number of occasions -- and I think it appears in some of
4 the leaflets that are in the trial bundles -- that
5 McDonald's had written to London Greenpeace in 1984. Or, I
6 mean, I do not suppose I knew the year that they had
7 written, but it was always said that the group had replied
8 saying, you know, go ahead, we have got nothing to fear,
9 sort of thing. And the clear implication to me was that
10 the group was firm in its belief that the leaflet was true
11 and that they had nothing to fear from McDonald's trying to
12 take any action to suppress it, or to taking any legal
13 action over it.
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15 Obviously, I cannot say whether or not in fact the
16 solicitors were replied to, but I just do recall that being
17 brought up on a couple of occasions.
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19 It is actually really difficult introducing everything
20 myself.
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22 Q. Take your time before you move on each time. I mean, the
23 other matters I have notice of, or you have indicated
24 because you have said you have got notes of references, are
25 to the inquiry agent's observations or alleged
26 observations?
27 A. Yes, yes. Yes, I could do that. If I just say one
28 thing, because I have not really introduced myself, sort of
29 thing, is that throughout 1989 and 1990 as well as
30 obviously being involved in campaigning work, just a bit of
31 background is that some of the time I was unemployed but
32 other times I have been doing paid and unpaid driving work,
33 in particular throughout that period, for various community
34 groups, pensioners, children's groups, people with
35 disabilities, and that I am currently employed as a bar
36 worker. I work at the weekends, and I have done for the
37 past year, and, for what it is worth, if any comparison
38 wants to be made with--
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40 Q. Keep your voice up?
41 A. For what it is worth, if any comparison wants to be
42 made with McDonald's rates of pay I work about 12 hours a
43 week at the weekends and I take home œ64. I am paid a
44 higher rate, because it is antisocial hours because I start
45 work at 10 o'clock at night, and work until -- well, I get
46 home about four o'clock in the morning.
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48 Q. What I suggest you do, unless you have got something
49 particularly else in mind, you say what you want to say
50 about the inquiry agents?
51 A. Yes.
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53 Q. And then, if you finish that before one o'clock, we will
54 take our hour's break anyway, which will give you some time
55 to think about what else you want to say. If you have not
56 finished by one, we will break off about one for an hour
57 which, again, in any event, will give you time to think
58 about what else you want to deal with?
59 A. Yes, okay. If we start with the notes.
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