[Campaignforrealdemocracy] [peopleincommon] June 7 Fwd: [EM-activists] re: next Democracy Village HIgh court date, put onto all lists please. Mon Jun 7 10.30am Strand

[Alison Banville]

I just called Bindmans and talked to Paul Ridgeman? it sounded like. He said this idea of adding names to the list is mistaken and that it won't delay things, that will be determined by the quality of the arguments. He said turning up on Monday and asking to be added to the list of defendants will delay things for an hour or so but not more than that. I asked him if he had good arguments and he said he believed they have but that the camp will go eventually.

I said people could simply come back again and again and he said that would take some organizing and he didn't think the camp had the maturity to do it! Charming! He said the fact that there are different groups with diverse opinions is the stumbling block! I really didn't expect this I have to say.

What I want to know is - is he right about the defendant list? I know he should be the expert but I never believe anything without checking it out. 

--- On Fri, 4/6/10, Mark Barrett <marknbarrett at googlemail.com> wrote:

> From: Mark Barrett <marknbarrett at googlemail.com>
> Subject: [peopleincommon] June 7 Fwd: [EM-activists] re: next Democracy Village HIgh court  date, put onto all lists please. Mon Jun 7 10.30am Strand
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> Date: Friday, 4 June, 2010, 12:22
> Nice idea for everyone to add
> themselves to the list of defendants.
> Please forward.. !
> 
> http://democracyvillage.org/?page_id=131
> 
> High Court date, adjournment to Mon Jun 7, 10.30 am
> Come and join the fun!
> Next High Court date, Monday Jun 7, 10.30 am at the High
> Court in the Strand.
> This is a once in a lifetime experience, much much funnier
> than Alice
> in Wonderland and Monty Python rolled into one.
> Witness and take part in amazing scenes as Democracy does
> their heads in!
> Don't Miss it!!!!
> Scoreline so far:
> Democracy 1 Boris 0
> MORE DEFENDANTS CAN STILL BE ADDED TO LIST
> 19 defendants have added their names (or entities) to the
> list at the
> High Court, but the MORE THE MERRIER!
> YOU TOO CAN STAND UP AND DEFEND THE DEMOCRACY VILLAGE.
> To add your name to the list of defendants, contact
> Bindmans on 020 7833 4433
> It is still possible to become a defendant of Democracy.
> You do not
> need to live on the Village, you can say I have/will visit
> the village
> and I want to defend my right to be on Parliament Square
> for
> reason...(whatever reason you feel...including being a
> homeless person
> who has no particular interest in the Afghan war, or being
> a tourist
> who likes the scenery and is inspired to set up a Democracy
> Village
> back home). The longer our list of defendants, the more
> complicated
> the categories of named persons, persons unknown, and
> persons
> semi-known or only vaguely known, the more difficult it
> will be to
> arrive at judgements any time soon! Every particular
> category needs to
> be adjudged on its own merits, so USE YOUR IMAGINATIONS!
> YAY! Imagination IZ seizing power!
>