Just Do It: A Tale of Modern-day Outlaws Page #2

They were getting hungry, and Vestas,

this multinational company,

was starving them out.

Well, we weren't having that,

obviously.

This lady turned up and said,

"I've made fish and chips,

and I want to deliver them

to the men in the factory,

and I want to deliver it myself, and I

want them to eat it while it's warm. "

I was like,

"OK. We can facilitate that. "

She wants to deliver them herself,

and I think that's right.

You have to cause a diversion.

OK. Are we ready? Coming?

Fish and chips! You run the other way.

Come on, everybody!

And half the fish and chips

got through.

- Are you gonna give a speech?

- No!

Yes. Come on.

We can't let bullies

tell us what to do.

- Exactly.

- What nonsense!

It was a fantastic celebration,

because the locals were like,

"Yay! They've been fed!"

And people were saying, "Oh, those

terrible environmental anarchists

have fed our lads,

and they've done it with the locals. "

And everyone's

suddenly on the same side.

But the beautiful thing about it,

and what warms your cockles, is...

it was direct action for two days.

We took direct action.

We did it with manners,

and we just did it with courage,

and we did it with humour.

And now Vestas has said...

"Sh*t. We can't have this. We're gonna

feed the guys whatever they want.

And the guys

want a roast dinner today. "

So now we're going to take in soap,

shampoo,

things to wash their hair with,

new underwear, socks, T-shirts,

hand-written cards from their children

and family, newspapers...

In London, a plan is afoot to get

the Vestas struggle into the papers.

The target is Lord Mandelson,

Minister for Business

and everyone's favourite unelected,

slimy politician.

The plan is to draw attention

to the fact that he is responsible

for the Vestas factory closing down.

We're saying Mandelson

has the power

to put a huge investment

into the car industry.

Generally, he's good at helping

high-carbon industries,

but when it comes to a failing

wind-turbine factory,

he's incapable of giving them

any incentive to stay,

promising that there will be a demand

within five years.

Tomorrow Sally chains herself

to Mandelson's house

and could be arrested.

So, have you been arrested?

You've not? Are you prepared to be?

I guess I have to be prepared to be!

Yeah.

It's a slow decision. I'd met people

who had been arrested.

I'd heard their stories

and knew what it entailed.

You make a theoretical decision...

I guess the crunch point

of the decision

was in saying I'd get involved

with the Mandelson action.

If they can bail out the banks

with 1.4 trillion pounds,

they need to bail out

our green future.

As hoped, the stunt propelled the

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