Hooly One
09-06-2004, 11:12 PM
BIG Brother anarchist Kitten caused a storm in court yesterday by launching an attack on Tony Blair.
The 24-year-old 'political activist' had been summoned before magistrates for the non-payment of four parking fines totalling £226.
She told a packed court in her home city of Brighton, Sussex, she had not paid the fines because of a £15,000 university debt.
Wearing jeans and an anti-capitalist T-shirt, she was twice told to be quiet by the magistrate.
When asked why she had failed to make the payments, dating back to April last year, she said: 'I haven't had enough money. I left university with £15,000 worth of student loans thanks to Mr Blair.
'It's thanks to Tony Blair, who said he was going to prioritise education and bring back grants and promised he wouldn't introduce top-up fees.'
Magistrate Elspeth Clarkson told her: 'I will ask you to stop and not look at the Press when you are speaking and look at us.
'We only want to hear information that is relevant to this case.'
Despite asking to be given three months to come up with the cash, magistrates ordered that the fine must be paid in full within six weeks after assuming she was due to receive cash from newspapers and magazines for her Big Brother story.
Kitten confirmed that she was due to receive a substantial cheque after giving an exclusive interview to a national newspaper.
Outside court, Kitten, whose real name is Kathryn Pinder, was accompanied by a male and female friend and would only say: 'I've never known people be so interested in a parking fine.'
She was thrown out of the Big Brother house on Friday for persistent rule breaking.
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The 24-year-old 'political activist' had been summoned before magistrates for the non-payment of four parking fines totalling £226.
She told a packed court in her home city of Brighton, Sussex, she had not paid the fines because of a £15,000 university debt.
Wearing jeans and an anti-capitalist T-shirt, she was twice told to be quiet by the magistrate.
When asked why she had failed to make the payments, dating back to April last year, she said: 'I haven't had enough money. I left university with £15,000 worth of student loans thanks to Mr Blair.
'It's thanks to Tony Blair, who said he was going to prioritise education and bring back grants and promised he wouldn't introduce top-up fees.'
Magistrate Elspeth Clarkson told her: 'I will ask you to stop and not look at the Press when you are speaking and look at us.
'We only want to hear information that is relevant to this case.'
Despite asking to be given three months to come up with the cash, magistrates ordered that the fine must be paid in full within six weeks after assuming she was due to receive cash from newspapers and magazines for her Big Brother story.
Kitten confirmed that she was due to receive a substantial cheque after giving an exclusive interview to a national newspaper.
Outside court, Kitten, whose real name is Kathryn Pinder, was accompanied by a male and female friend and would only say: 'I've never known people be so interested in a parking fine.'
She was thrown out of the Big Brother house on Friday for persistent rule breaking.
Daily Record - http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=14318386&method=full&siteid=89488&headline=big-brother--big-bother-for-kitten-name_page.html