Father Christmas
‘WHILE Ukraine seethes and Tube workers sleep, a man in a wispy Santa Claus-style beard and red cardigan with fur-trimmed collar handcuffs himself to the gates at Buckingham Palace.
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This demonstrator is British and yesterday he was making his own protest about his lack of access to his lovely nippers, a girl of 10 and a boy of six.
After Jason Hatch stood in a pair of Batman pyjamas on the ledge at Buckingham Palace a couple of months back, it was David Pykes turn to do his bit for Fathers 4 Justice.
The member of the group with the easy-to-text-message name was watched by the Guardian and heard to chant slogans He who cares wins!; Suffer 4 the children!; Sunita is innocent! as he remained fastened for two hours, six metres up a stone pillar outside the palace.
Its a move that once more highlights the plight of fathers denied access to their kids while simultaneously offering us a hint as to why some men are not allowed to see their children all that often.
But come the revolution…’
Posted: 24th, November 2004 | In: Uncategorized Comment | TrackBack | Permalink