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Response to Shell's Pipeline Shows Way Forward
Over the Summer in a small corner of Mayo a mass campaign of
non-violent direct action systematically, and in part spontaneously,
shut down a major development being carried out by several
multi-national corporations and the state.
People Power
Confronts Shell
The jailing of 5 Rossport men for refusing to allow Shell to install
a potentially lethal pipeline has suddenly focussed attention on the
whole project. But it has done more than highlight safety issues. It
has highlighted the cosy relationship between business and the Irish
State.
Water
Tax
They want to take more money away from us. The British government
plans to impose a water charge averaging £340 a year in Northern
Ireland. That's for 2006, and we can be sure it will rise every
year.