It was a difficult time, but it didn’t need to be impossible. The main ‘mission’ ahead of me, as part of my research, was to look at and sort out what had begun to happen at our South coast. It meant going to particular places and looking at particular things.
This took into account people, places, and other people’s activities. It meant working around people, not in their way, and making sure everything I did was safe. I made sure that I plotted and planned my activities perfectly, and ensured it was safe.
What I didn’t anticipate was the intervention of the British Army. It wasn’t requested, or called for by any superior to they, which would be Her Late Majesty, Queen Elizabeth 2. They turned up, anyhow, arriving in their jeeps and vehicles, and quickly spread out.
It ruined their reputation, because they sought to intervene and in fact messed up the safety of our own coastline. It’s theirs to police, to keep peace over, and to make sure it’s secure. They have to work together with Border Force, who work inland too.
It soon became problematic because of their reckless behaviour, which was due to a distraction called “Alternative Training”, which they also rolled out to UK-based media personnel, to improve their output quality. It didn’t work, but in the meantime it caused havoc.