The only factual charge made against Ms Adele Perrott, one of the travellers who have porchased Oak Meadow, in the natorious anonymous document being now circulated by opponents of the proposed travellers site, is that she signed a petition in support of the legalisation of drugs.
She did indeed.
She was one of the signatories of the petition in support of the legalisation of cannabis run by The Independent newspaper back in Nov 1997. Other signatories included, at a quick glance, such notorious ne er do well's as John Mortimer QC, author of 'Rumpole Of The Bailey' Tom Sharpe, author of 'Wilt', the actress Dervla Kirwan, Marianne Faithfull, and assorted members of the band, UB40 as well as prominent academics, artists and people from all walks of life. I would imagine that its quite possible that some resident of the village, past or present, was amongst the signatories. Signing a petition in a newspaper twelve years ago is hardly a hanging offence, is it ?.
Ms Perrott, at least I assume its the same one, also appears, according to my Google search to have been a member of The Volcano Theatre Company. Perhaps the Drama Group should approach her about future membership.
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You might like to add that some members of the royal family and several senior politicians of all parties have smoked cannabis. Perhaps all the furore is because the well-heeled resent the proletariat enjoying their pleasures.
It could also be added that the British ruling class made vast profits out of state backed drug dealing through the opium wars against China in the nineteenth century. The Chinese, understandably, objected to the importing of opium into China and the resulting addiction this caused and the British and their allies went to war in the name of 'free trade' in order to make sure that the trade continued. From memory, the drug trade provided the basis for what is now the HSBC bank and other trading organisations originating in Hong Kong.
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