SchNEWS 715 - 26th March 2010

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Issue 715 Articles:

A Twist Of Fete

Thimble Pleasures

Met With Undue Force

New Deal Or No Deal

Gimme Fife

Edl: Bolton Blunderers

Ee By Heckler

Speak-ing Out

Titnore: Jack Out The Box

And Finally

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SPEAK-ING OUT

Long term animal rights campaigner Mel Broughton has had his conviction for ‘conspiracy to commit arson’ quashed. However, he remains in prison and now faces a re-trial. This will make it the third time that Mel has stood trial for the same offences, which are alleged to be connected to the SPEAK campaign against Oxford University’s animal laboratory.

It has become clear that Thames Valley Police are pursuing a political vendetta against Mel after they were caught on tape saying they would be “waging a dirty war” him “persecute him”. (see SchNEWS 590)

Keywords: animal rights, mel broughton, oxford, speak

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