Press Releases & Updates 2004

At 7.20 a.m. the protesters lay down in the gateway and attached themselves to each other, using tubes and climbing clips. One lock-on gave the MoD especial difficulty it was 9.20 a.m. before they cut Morag Balfour loose. The blockade was timed to disrupt the arrival of the morning shift and led to long tailbacks of worker traffic before the traffic was diverted to an auxiliary entrance.

Morag, an SSP activist from Glenrothes, was arrested along with Jean Oliver, an office administrator from Biggar, Barbara Dowling, from Glasgow, and David Nicholson, also from Glenrothes. All are currently in custody inside the base.

The blockaders included Santa Claus (David Nicholson) and were all in colourful festive gear.

A Trident Ploughshares spokesperson said: “Today’s blockade may or may not be the last disruptive action at the Clyde WMD bases in 2004. We are determined to maintain the pressure on Britain’s illegal nuclear weapons for as long as it takes. Next year will be especially significant, given the Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Conference in May. The nuclear weapon states, including Britain, have totally failed to fulfil their commitment under the NPT to eliminate their nuclear arsenals. This undermines the credibility of the Treaty and simply encourages further proliferation. We cannot let them away with this hypocrisy.”

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