Day 179 - 30 Oct 95 - Page 22


     
     1        said June 1984 in your -----
     2        A.  Yes.  Shortly after the store opened which was June
     3        1984.
     4
     5   Q.   You said about the crew were expected to take their breaks
     6        outside the building because of the crew room being
     7        closed.  I do not know if I need to ask you anything.
     8
     9   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  No, you see, I do not think you do.  I really
    10        think you have to ask yourself -- there is absolutely no
    11        point in just asking more questions so that the witness
    12        will be an hour and three-quarters in chief rather than 20
    13        minutes in chief once I have got his written statement;
    14        whereas Mr. Rampton has said he did not expect you or
    15        Ms. Steel to put all your case, I would expect Mr. Rampton
    16        in cross-examining to put the essence of his case and what
    17        Mr. Davis said in answer.  No doubt, he will make his own
    18        decision about what is vital to be put and what can be
    19        left.  If he will excuse me saying so, I would not be
    20        surprised if he does not forget some things too.  But, in
    21        essence, you can expect Mr. Rampton to put what a positive
    22        opposing case is or what an innocent explanation might be
    23        of something.  You do not improve things just by going
    24        through and asking for elaboration on the positive evidence
    25        which at this stage you have subject to cross-examination.
    26
    27   MR. MORRIS:  Right.  Just one question about this situation
    28        about the crew room; you said that you went to the
    29        Citizens' Advice Bureau ---
    30        A.  Yes, that is right.
    31
    32   Q.   -- to get advice.  It may be an obvious question; what was
    33        their advice?
    34
    35   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  No.  I can imagine what it was, but it is not
    36        evidence.
    37
    38   MR. MORRIS:  Right, what did you do personally?  You said the
    39        staff were expected to take their breaks outside the
    40        building.
    41        A.  I sat on the front door step area of the store and ate
    42        my lunch as a form of protest.
    43
    44   Q.   Protest?
    45        A.  Yes.
    46
    47   Q.   Just one question, you said at the bottom of that page
    48        about the management mole:  "We would stop talking if a
    49        supposed management mole entered the crew room".  Can you
    50        just explain what you mean? 
    51        A.  Someone who is -- there is always favourites and 
    52        someone who is being groomed for promotion (which I was 
    53        considered at that time half and half, I suppose), someone
    54        who would report back to the management what was said in
    55        the crew room.
    56
    57   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I understand what you mean.  You were not
    58        really a mole because you know perfectly well who they
    59        were; I thought moles stayed underground most of the time
    60        but .....

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