McLibel Trial

The McLibel Trial reached its Second Birthday on 28th June this year. The court is currently hearing evidence on ‘Publication’, in which McDonald’s are trying to prove their assertion that Dave and Helen published and distributed the ‘What’s Wrong With McDonald’s?’ factsheet. Four out of the seven private investigators employed by McDonald’s to infiltrate London Greenpeace (October ‘89 to May ‘91) have recently given evidence, and have admitted distributing the factsheet which is the subject of the libel action. The Defendants have formally submitted that McDonald’s thereby consented to its publication.

Another of the ‘enquiry agents’ who “felt very uncomfortable” infiltrating London Greenpeace and who “did not think there was anything wrong with what the group was doing” testified for the Defence.

It has also been admitted by Sid Nicholson (McDonald’s UK vice-president) that the company received information on anti-McDonald’s protesters from Special Branch and the Economic League (a shadowy organisation which kept ‘blacklists’ of political and trade union activists).

For more details contact the McLibel Support Campaign on: 0171 713 1269.