A FLAG-WAVING Brexit protester has admitted halting all Eurostar trains out of London by climbing on to a station roof.
After finally being arrested, he told officers he was angry at politicians for "f***ing up Brexit", Westminster Magistrates' Court heard on today.The demonstration was staged on the day Britain was originally due to leave the EU. Maher got on to the roof shortly after 7pm and was not brought down until 8am the following morning, the court heard.Prosecuting, Robert Simpson said: "The defendant managed to gain access to the roof of the building and he told the police at the time he had a Stanley knife.
I do not condone what this man has done, dangerous thing to do. But, is this just the beginning of civil disobedience, after all if voting in a referendum is ignored, what else does the ordinary citizen do? Est, MPs, govt all ignore result of ref/ge.
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