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.
    14
    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.
    18
    19             It is actually really difficult introducing everything
    20        myself.
    21
    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--
    39
    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.
    47
    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.
    52
    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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