luggernaut hysteria as great pop record
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WORTHY organisations from ie transport industry.., have itherto displayed a naive and )uching belief that the great ritish public will respond to imple and well-presented acts," says Freddie Plaskett, irector-general of the Road laulage Association. Thus he xplains why "the fringe nvironmentalist, the sponsor of iggernaut hysteria, gets a etter Press."
The RHA staff has known for ears that nobody wants to have is prejudices upset and that the ,ssociation's defensive publicity an do little or nothing to dilute le heady spirit of lorry-bashing. Inly the members, stamping rith self-righteous indignation, ave expected public sympathy. or the RHA to respond by ending environmentalists rould be foolish and counterroductive, especially as veryone is anxious to protect is or her own little bit of the nvironment.
The best the Association can ope to do is to persuade a )ajority in Parliament to present le public with heavier lorries as fait accompli. The man in the :reet will not know the ifference. The choleric chant, Ban the juggernaut," will oubtless continue like a ramophone needle stuck in the roove, but we should miss it if ceased.