Here are my reasons... When I was 5 I suffered from rheumatic fever (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rheumatic_fever) a heart related condition. When I was buying Gandhi in HMV I felt a small, painful feeling in my chest area... it may have been nothing but an hour ago I felt it again... I am fine, but I feel like we have all created such a buzz in the media, and a close friend (Macka) did tell me that my family is under enough stress and me being severely ill would increase that stress tenfold.
I hope you understand my reasons. The original idea was for me to protest to the government about this in my own way, a way not everyone agreed with. Now I feel the focus is 100% on my Dad's plight... and thanks to the stunning reaction from you guys he still has a job.
What's more important for me is this has highlighted how so many people are in this situation, and something needs to be done to resolve it. I want to be a part of that. I won't give up. A petition is awaiting approval from number 10, and I will spread the word everyway I can... and I want to be fit and well to do so. If you're in the same position then help the cause and get people to sign the petition, TALK TO YOUR MP!
I am proud to be a part of something as special as all of this, proud to be involved with every single one of you. This has literally been a group effort, and its been fantastic to see the "little people" finally win a battle... but there is much left to fight for.
Today in the interviews I was asked if I was angry about this whole situation. Obviously I was angered by the government, but the emotion that I have encountered the most over the past few days is that of pure inspiration. I realise that I will never again just sit there and let the government walk all over things I believe in. We have a voice, and let's continue to use it.
thankyou for everything
this is not over, let's help others in the same position... just look at what we have done in a week : )
Chris Shaw
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Hi there, came across this a little haphazardly from a friend's facebook link, but yes, are you campaigning for a passport, the recognition of his sovereignty, or just for a piece of ID that B&Q will accept? If the latter, I have a provisional driving license which is widely accepted as ID, and I use as so, but don't drive (or indeed can afford to in monetary or environmental terms!). Is that a painfully obvious solution that you've obviously looked at? If so, sorry. This does sound like a very stressful thing to happen to you, appears to be one of those 'loophole' situations where no one in middle government sees it's more than their jobs worth to do anything other than what's in the rule book, it's obviously not a policy (IE cabinet) decision, and paper pushers are generally more likely to pass you on to someone else. I do hope you get it sorted, but I also hope that it doesn't turn into tabloid 'REAL British man ejected from his own country' kind of fodder, as I'm sure that wont help your case either.
ReplyDeleteAll the best, sorry if I've been no help,
Hannah.