Squat Cranes For Pollok

Manchester EF!, not being content with being the first people arrested under the CJA (Nov. 5th), have now gone for the double. On the 6th Feb., nine intrepid crane dwellers spent 64 hours up a Wimpey metallic beast. We loved it (apart from being cold, wet, hungry etc.)

We also issued a writ on Wimpey because they refused us food, water and personal effects whilst up the crane, thus turning the whole thing into a siege, contravening UN Human Rights Legislation.

On the 16th Feb. a Manchester EFer was in the county court next to Wimpey's barrister and solicitor arguing the case. It was hilarious, it only cost fifty quid for the summons to be issued on Wimpey.

Also, another incident of the crane climb was that Falcon Security, who were "guarding" us, lit a fire underneath the crane and tried to smoke us out. The fire exits had already been nailed shut to stop us from escaping. Illegal? You could say that.

Luckily we had a mobile phone up the crane and so as soon as the smoke woke us up, we rang 999 and within 2 minutes three fire engines with full sirens blazing were present. The Fire Brigade have since conspired with the Police and Wimpy to say that it was a false alarm, but it bloody well wasn’t!

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