County will be brought to standstill

Activists are threatening to strike Gloucester Docks, Gloucestershire Airport, RAF Fairford and Kemble Airfield, the M4 and M5 and train stations throughout the county. The group's aim is to bring mass disruption and economic damage to the UK. Campaigners have given ministers one month to respond to their 50-page document, called A Blueprint for Family Law in the 21st Century.

Underlining the need for urgent, radical reform of family law, it demands separated parents have equal contact with their children, wants allegations by mothers to be properly investigated and calls for governing bodies to be accountable for decisions in family law courts.
Tony Blair was given the document on June 25 and Fathers 4 Justice is threatening to start its campaign of disruption on July 23.

Jason Hatch, from Cheltenham, the group's national co-ordinator and operations manager, said: "We've distributed the blueprint to Tony Blair and all relevant politicians. They have a month to respond or we'll be forced to take action.

"We've already looked at ways of bringing the ports, train stations, motorways and airports to a standstill. I have a list as long as my arm where we would like to strike.

"The gloves are off and the country will be effectively closed down unless we are listened to.
"The economic damage that will be caused if we are not listened to is not something the Government would want so they will have to sit up and take notice.

"There are a lot of innocent people who will be affected but there are a lot of innocent dads out there who have been affected deeply because they have been unable to see their children.
"We would rather not go to these lengths but we've got to a stage now where we've got nothing to lose."