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London Truckers Protest ends

Corvus | 13.09.2000 17:04

18:00 BST. Truckers have departed from Trafalgar Sq and Park Lane. At a steady 10kph they headed along to Marble Arch, then dispersed westwards, possibly to block the Westway (Main road to Bristol and Cardiff), or maybe to head home for fried eggs, tea and to watch the telly.

This fuel protest, it must be emphasised, cannot be counted as part of the wave of demos that appeared since the NATO action of 1999. That said, it seems impossible to feel any sympathy with the wretch Tony Blair. It is a tempting thought to suggest that the transport unions, train drivers, bus drivers and so on, should come out too, if not in support, then in parallel. Why not ? If the truckers and farmers can mobilize, why cant the genuine workers do the same ?

Corvus

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