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98 lines
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POLLOK FREE STATE lives wild and free!
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by faol-chu
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Despite recent national press reports Pollok Free State lives on.
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The struggle to stop the environmental disaster that is the M77
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has moved on to a new offensive phase for which both Wimpey and
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Strathclyde Regional council are ill prepared. The tree felling
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operation has taken over 8 weeks putting the road behind schedule
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and eating into Wimpey's' profits.
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The last major action on the Barrhead Road site was on Wednesday
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22, March. It took Wimpey and Strathclyde police 12 hours to cut
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down 36 trees but not before they had to arrest 16 people (2
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women 13 men and 1 juvenile taken by the social services). They
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didn't get all the trees they require for the route with Jack, a
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gentlemen in his 50's, remaining in a Scots pine for the whole
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day. Strathclyde had deployed the 'infamous' V squad who really
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weren't much good and had to resort to 'snatch squads' as the day
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drew to a close.
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The children from the local communities were locked in their
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schools all day preventing them from coming to the free state and
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taking action to save their future. This shows how scared the
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state is of people taking an interest in their future and
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standing up for their rights. But with the school holidays fast
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approaching the children of Pollok will have ample opportunity to
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take control of their own destiny again.
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Wimpey now has a compound beside the free state, extending onto
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the road bed and sadly Carhenge. This has provided Pollok with
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its first zoo. The main exhibit being 'The Spineless Yellow Back'
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(Securitus gardus ) who like nothing better than a Golden Shower
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and a mouldy cabbage tossed from on high in the beeches.
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Visitors and new residents are always very welcome as are
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donations of: Money, clothing, tools camping equipment, water
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proofs, ropes, chains, locks, new faces and energy. But please
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don't feed the animals.
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Wimpey makes most of its money from building houses so Earth
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First! are now targeting Wimpey show homes across the globe. If
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you find yourself with nothing to do one afternoon please
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photocopy our handy cut out and keep leaflet, get a few friends
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and visit your nearest Wimpey show home, see below for locations.
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Recently Earth First! were the first visitors to Wimpey's' new
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show home complex in Old Kilpatrick. The complex had to close
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down as soon as it opened and Wimpey failed to sell a single home
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that weekend, failing to meet their target of 3 sales and wasting
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a 4 figure sum on radio advertising!
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Wimpey actively encourages the public to visit their show homes
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so you have every right to be there. After a while they may call
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the police, if you don't wish arrest it's best to leave the home
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if you are occupying it but you can continue to leaflet the
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public outside and express your views on Wimpey's environmental
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record. Happy home hunting!
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Starting in May the campaign is planning Operation Roadblock,
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where each day a group of 50 protesters will stage an action to
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stop construction of the M77. This will send the security costs
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through the roof and could very well be the beginning of the end
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for Wimpey's planet killing aspirations. So we are currently
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looking for volunteers and ideas for Operation Roadblock. Prizes
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will be given for the most original and entertaining action
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ideas. If you wish to get involved in Operation Roadblock or wish
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to tell us of your home hunting antics please contact us.
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Live wild or die!
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Wimpey Show Homes
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Wimpey advertises in the property pages of local and national
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press giving the locations and phone numbers of developments in
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your area, isn't that nice of them! You could also try their
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helpful Hotlines.
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West 0141 772 6406East 0131 317 2345
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No M77 Contacts
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Glasgow Earth First!
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PO Box 180
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Glasgow
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G4 9AB
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Pollok Free State
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Barrhead Road
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Pollok
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Glasgow
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G53 5AE
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Contacts 0141 636 1924 or 0141 946 2700
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Pollok Free State mobile 0860 728 244
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