Day 292 - 01 Nov 96 - Page 35


     
     1        the economic imperialism page and the tropical rainforest
     2        page or column.  It is in that column, we believe, because
     3        it does relate to the ultimate conclusion of major
     4        ecological catastrophe and, if you like, wrecking the
     5        planet.
     6
     7        Again I have already stated, when we were going through the
     8        tropical forest meaning, that the fast food packaging
     9        materials in the sentence above the bit with the
    10        parentheses, we consider do not relate to McDonald's, just
    11        as the pet food does not relate to McDonald's; it relates
    12        to two of the many US corporations who are active in
    13        Central America.
    14
    15   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Say that again.  You need not say it about
    16        pet food; I have your point about that and at some stage I
    17        will ask Mr. Rampton whether he accepts that, for whatever
    18        it is worth, if anything, pet food probably relates to some
    19        other US corporation entirely.  He may do, he may not, but
    20        just leave that on one side.
    21
    22   MR. MORRIS:   The point about the pet food is entirely
    23        that ----
    24
    25   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I do not want you to tell me about that.  I
    26        understand your point on that.
    27
    28   MR. MORRIS:   The point is that the pattern of mind of the
    29        person writing this, this pamphlet, and the pattern of mind
    30        of the reader, would see, as soon as they read the word
    31        "pet food", that the whole thing has been broadened out
    32        beyond McDonald's and Burger King.
    33
    34   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I do not follow that at the moment.  It says
    35        burgers, which clearly relate to the two named of the US
    36        corporations - pet food may not - comma, and to fast food
    37        packaging materials which is one of the first things you
    38        would think of when you thought of McDonald's and
    39        Burger King, who are the only two named US corporations.
    40        And then in parentheses, you say it is an aside, but it
    41        goes straight on to refer to McDonald's and their fibbing
    42        about recycled paper.
    43
    44        So, I mean, I have to say it looks to me as plain as a
    45        pikestaff that fast food packaging draws in McDonald's, but
    46        if you have a particular argument, say so.
    47
    48   MR. MORRIS:   I mean, I have said my argument really.  I think
    49        there is no ----
    50
    51   MR. JUSTICE BELL:   One has to accept it is a fact of life that
    52        there are some things about which any judge is going to
    53        form a strong, pretty instantaneous "provisional" view as
    54        the evidence comes out, whatever anyone says to him.
    55
    56   MR. MORRIS:   I will not spend too much ----
    57
    58   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  There are an awful lot of issues where he is
    59        greatly helped by comment on both sides, but some of
    60        them.... Anyway, is there anything more you want to say

Prev Next Index