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This may be a lengthy exercise, but having read a false story about Fairford protests on ICBerkshire I've decided to investigate the origins of the comments to discover whether what was reported was a double set of lies by David Blunkett or just the usual single set with inaccuracies reported in genuine error by a reporter

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Subj: Feedback

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Subj: Cudgels and Swords

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Subj: RE: Cudgels and Swords
Date: 24/09/03 14:32:08 GMT Daylight Time
From: Simon.Glover@leeds.orange.co.uk
To: KtHolcombe@aol.com
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Hi Kate,

Thanks for your message. We no longer supply Trinity Mirror with news so I think somebody must have got confused. I understand that they take their live news from Reuters these days, if that helps.

However, I can tell you that the Press Association filed that particular story to us on September 11. It seems clear from their version, and from the article you pasted below, that the claim that Fairford protesters were armed with "cudgels and swords" was in Mr Blunkett's evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee on Sept 11.

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Simon Glover

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Subj: Re: Feedback
Date: 24/09/03 15:22:06 GMT Daylight Time
From: KtHolcombe
To: grahamspence@trinitysouth.co.uk

Hi Graham,

Thanks for your reply, I have written to Ananova explaining my ' problem' and they have sent me the following reply.

I really do need to get to the bottom of this for obvious reasons so am coming back to you for confirmation that Ananova do infact suppy you with news.

Below my email to Ananova and their reply :-

Dear Sirs,

The below story was recently published by the Trinity Mirror Group, on account of the fact that it is innacurate and extremely damaging to protesters at USAF Fairford I have pursued the matter with them. They have informed me that the story came from Ananova and was published as supplied to them by yourselves.

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This is Kate's last entry in this Journal, for a while at least. We wish her well in everything she does. She is a remarkable woman. We will try and get an update from Blunkett, and if we do, we will post it here.