Against The Big Issue, I Continue To Protest. By Uncle Monty.

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Against The Big Issue, I Continue To Protest.

By Uncle Monty. Photos By Tim Else.

Graphics By Alex Albion.
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Imagined I had of seeing Royal High Court justices,

bewigged British barristers, refined English solicitors,

anxious legal appellants, newspaper court reporters,

and stiff court bailiffs, but in reality they were all

absent when I arrived this morning at England's

Royal Courts of Justice due to the Trinitytide re-

cess calander of the judiciary. Only Her Majesty’s

court administrative staff and security personnel

were present with no court proceedings or case

judgements being scheduled until after the next

two weeks.

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But such did not deter me from holding my

Day 3 Protest against the unjust and unwarrent-

ed suspension of me from my five-year vendor

pitch by Peter and John Bird of the The Big Issue.

After the Trinitytide recess, I shall then return

to make further protest at the front entrance

of London's royal courts ...

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It was such a splendid day to hold my third

public protest against The Birds, although I would

have very much preferred to be selling my usual

Big Issue "books" at my beloved Covent Garden

pitch along with having my old friends and regular

customers come visit with me on such a lovely

English summer's day. Instead, I am forced to

forfeit that in order to continue my venues of

protest against Peter & John Bird, who have

thus far refused to even acknowledge my real

grievance and my deep personal anger against

them without any due process or to defend

myself from their arbitrary and callous sus-

pension of me for my earlier criticism of

them and The Big Issue. They've acted as if

they employ me, but they do not. They've

acted as censors of my political and social

views by denying me my pitch of 5 years.

They are what Shakespeare declared: "Law-

less are they that make their will their law."

That's what The Bird Brothers have done

so far to me!! Therefore, I protested today

before the grand old portal of Her Majesty's

Royal Courts of Justice at the two-week mark

of my bizarre and illegal suspension by Peter

Bird just 12 hours after I had returned from

my great holiday inside Russia. While today

is also the 57th Coronation Anniversary of

the Queen, who was coronated on June 2nd,

1953. I was then only a wee lad. And, John

Bird, I guess, was already in trouble!!

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He had nothing good to say about Peter Bird or

John Bird or for The Big Issue staff did the black

bloke who was himself a Big Issue vendor some

two years back, but finally quit in disillusionment

and dismay against them. In his early 50's, the

tall and thin ex-vendor said the only thing that

interests John Bird is "money, money, money ...

and more money ... that's all. He uses people

who are homeless on the streets to make himself

richer ... that's all he does." He went on to say

The Bird Brothers were "full of shit and full of

money." He refused did the black fellow to sign

my petition saying such was a "useless excerise"

against the cynicism and umbrage of The Big

Issue "bosses." "Monty, they'll shit all over you.

You can take it from me ... ," he voiced himself

with bitterness against the lot of them. How

right he is! He also likened them to "slave

masters" and "rich white folkz." He was

my last visitor at my latest protest day.

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A very successful day of protest it was today

with a number of unexpected happenings, be-

side getting looks of sheer puzzlement at me

and at my peaceful public protest that I estimate

some 100,000 people did witness at The Royal

Courts of Justice on The Strand, which is one

of London's most busy, most famous, and

most historic thoroughfares. While my

Petition Drive has also continued by col-

lecting more and more signatures of

now well over 500 folkz.

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Sharp at 9:00am, the front black iron gates

of the royal courts were flung wide open to

the public that saw mostly law clerks arriving

with stacks and stacks of legal petitions and

crafted lawsuits to be administratively filed

among the already huge caseloads of today's

litigious England. Sightseeing buses went by

the loads with tourists on the upper open deck

waving at me and at my protest as they zoom-

ed in on me with their digital cameras at the

ready. Folkz stopped by to sign my petition

while enquiring of my gripe against The Big

Issue. A Netherland newspaper reporter

and her photographer by chance came by

and interviewed me somewhat briefly about

why I was protesting. I don't think she really

understood the issue at hand, although I

personally thought she was pretty sexy!

That was the reward ... for me. While at

The Strand, another oldish lady came by

and just popped five quid in my hand and

said nothing and just smiled at me as she

continued on her way. A royal court security

staff officer was quite supportive of me, too,

saying I was welcome to protest but figured

with no judges and barristers around I would

see little real public activity for my ongoing

protest against The Bird Brothers of The Big

Issue. But surprisingly, my day at The Royal

Courts of Justice was not only quite friendly

but also quite busy at times. Paralegals, office

people, Aussies, law clerks, and others who

were homeless, stopped to sign my petition

or simply to chat with me. One told me that

her grandad was also called "Monty," while

another chirpy one told me her sister's poodle

was called the same. I must belong to a rather

diverse family of the two-legged and four-

legged type. I'm so honoured!!

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Though it turns out I'm not so honoured

by some of my fellow Big Issue vendors:

"You deserve what you've got. You've bitten
the hand that feeds you if you say bad things
about The Big Issue," I was told in no uncertain
terms by an active and badged vendor at
nearby Fleet Street. "Keep your opinions to
yourself, you stupid man. I've seen Peter Bird.
His brother (John) I have not. Say you're sorry.
Big Issue might forgive you. You have been
suspended for a good reason. I don't like ven-
dors like you who cry when they're slapped
down and put in their place." He proved to

be a "Reality Check" for me, I must say.
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BACKGROUND TO MY PUBLIC PROTEST

Against The Bird Brothers of The Big Issue.

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Peter Bird’s sudden suspension of me from my be-

loved Covent Garden Big Issue pitch continues on.

It’s now two-full weeks since he did his supreme

misdeed against me for my critical blog comments

and my rights of freedom of speech against many of

the characters at The Big Issue. I feel right now, I

am at times knocking my head on a brick wall to

demand justice from him and his brother John Bird,

who is The Big Issue’s co-founder and editor-in-chief

of UK's street paper that is flogged by the homeless

and vunerable each day all across the British Isles.

They have ignored me by their calculated silence

to my demand and plea to be given back

my Big Issue pitch.

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Despite that, I intend to persevere, protest, and

pray, until one of us - either Peter Bird, John

Bird or both of The Bird Brothers or me – finally

cracks or decides to just throw in the towel. I shall

continue my venues of public protest and prepare

my legal case against The Big Issue and its outrage-

ous treatment of me as a vendor of five years who

has committed no crime whatsoever other than

my "crime" to have written here on my critical

megablog that you’re now reading yourself.

Oh I forgot, Peter Bird stated I had brought

"The Big Issue into disrepute" and for that

"crime" I am now paying by his imposed

illegal sentence on me. I am still waiting the

outcome of Peter Bird's so-called

"investigation" of my blog! But no word,

yet. In fact, I have received absolutely

nothing in writing from either The Bird

Brothers or The Big Issue. Not a thing!
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My National Health Service (NHS) doctor last week

said he was concerned that the stress of protesting

against The Big Issue could result in me having a

massive heart attack while at one of my venues of

protest. My retort to my good GP was that I was

sure that some at The Big Issue would only be too

glad, if such should happen to me. He then proscr-

ibed some higher doses of my heart medication in-

cluding the controversial drug called "Simvastatin,"

which is commonly known as "Statins." Life is to

live and not to fret about dying. Die has we will, so

why worry? There's nothing we can do about when

it comes. So hold on like grim death! If it comes for

me while protesting in public or while writing one

of my many blog stories or recording daily events

by my shutterbug photography, then the Good

Lord will determine. Not me or you, unless we're

killed by accident or design ... God Forbid.

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Meredith & Jon Lenhart said ...

Hi Monty! Have we missed something?

We don't understand why you are apologising to

someone who has treated you so badly. It makes

no sense to us. We think Bird should be ashamed for

what he has done to you. The same goes for his brother.

Hold on tight. You'll come out on top. You have our

complete support. Everybody misses you. BIG

ISSUE LET MONTY HAVE HIS SPOT,

PLEASE DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Meredith and Jon.

jonlenhart1988@yahoo.com

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We got your great post card from the old USSR.

Is it true, you also met with Mr. Putin in Moscow

with Maria? That's cool like you Monty. We cannot

get a message to your inbox, full we suspect of

others contacting you. So we did it this way

on your incredible blog. May 31, 2010.

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R. Eames, II said ...
My dear chap. I side with Meredith and

Jon on this matter of an apology you have now

made to the man who "sacked" you. Like them,

have I also missed some event leading up to your

apology? I do think it is a rather good one for what

ever reason is behind it. This whole nonsensical

"sacking" of you needs to be dealt with swiftly.

The best way is for the street company to restore

you. They have already caused you and them so

much pain it makes no further sense to continue.

It damages them more than you, dear chap. I loved

your card and fun message from St. Pete's. It

arrived here in Galway a week ago Friday. Thank

you, of course. Chin up dear chap, you are the

prize. Always, Robert. Publish my email, if you

want. Here is the one: earlofgwynedd@online.ie.

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Make sure you come and visit Ireland again this year.

You are always welcome to stay in Galway with the

family again, dear chap. Just let me know a few days

ahead, mind you. Good Irish luck to you. Tried to

email you all day yesterday. No luck. Got bounced

every time. Your blog seems to work any way.
01 June, 2010.
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Simon Darby's "EURABIA IN ENGLAND:

An Islamic Time Bomb." Edited By Uncle

Monty. Such is coming by mid-June, 2010.
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Homeless man who faked infectious diseases to get

private hospital rooms is given three year Asbo.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1283456/Homeless-man-used-fake-names-private-hospital-rooms-given-year-Asbo.html#ixzz0plv7VVhf

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East Europeans face deportation in

London rough sleeping crackdown.
By Miranda Bryant.

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23839212-east-europeans-face-deportation-in-london-rough-sleeping-crackdown.do
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