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Monday, August 23, 2004

Socialist MSP's arrested at Faslane Blockade

BBC News Online
Four members of the Scottish Parliament have been arrested during an anti-nuclear protest at the Faslane naval base on the Clyde.
Scottish Socialist Party MSPs Rosie Kane and Frances Curran and Green MSPs Mark Ballard and Patrick Harvie were among dozens of people taken away.
Faslane is home to Britain's trident nuclear submarines.
Glasgow Evening Times
The Green Party's Mark Ballard was dragged away by police, followed by Scottish Socialist MSPs Rosie Kane and Frances Curran. Ms Kane was carrying a banner with the names of soldiers killed in Iraq, including Gordon Gentle from Glasgow.
The Scotsman
Glasgow MSP Rosie Kane returned to the proceedings after a break, and strapped herself to two teenage girls using homemade submarine-shaped tubing. Police moved in and Ms Kane and the girls were carried off by four officers. The MSP was charged with the same offences as her colleagues. She said: "I’m sick of our taxpayers’ money being spent on the arms race when housing, schools and public services in Scotland are in dire need of funding, and it’s time the electorate gave the politicians a kick in the ballot box."