Nuclear campaigners elect 'mayor' (UK)

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Nuclear campaigners elect 'mayor' (UK)

Anti-nuclear protesters who invaded an island off Plymouth say they have elected their own mayor.

The 12 members of the Trident Ploughshares group set up a peace camp on Drake's Island last Friday and declared it a nuclear-free state.

The group said campaigners intended to stay as long as they could.

Island owner Dan McCauley has said he is unhappy about the invasion, but police say they have not yet received any complaints. <snip>

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/devon/4552541.stm

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