Our man on the plinth

HOPE not hate / Searchlight | Monday, 13 July 2009

Pete, a supporter of HOPE not hate, took part in the One & Other live art installation on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square between 10ppm and 11pm on Sunday 12 July.

Pete told Searchlight: "This is supposed to be a portrait of Britain now, so I have decided to do things that are relevant to now. In the main I will be doing my expenses claim, live, for the period 1st June to 12th July. I have decided to do this for two reasons; firstly to pay homage to the thousands of public servants who month in, month out, diligently and accurately claim their expenses without abusing the tax payer; and secondly, Jean from Finance has said I'm late with my expenses and I may get into trouble if they are not done by early next week. It can sometimes be very hard to find time to do your expenses.

"I will of course be taking every precaution to prevent the contraction of swine flu: I shall pay a small tribute to Michael Jackson and I will be urging people to visit www.hopenothate.co.uk to help send a message to Brussels rejecting any real mandate for the BNP when they take up their two seats on Tuesday.

"Oh...there may also be a game of bingo....eyes down"