now, take these ponies; i am cutting them loose. the public bodies (admission to meetings) act 1960 was an act of the parliament of the united kingdom which allowed members of the public and press to attend meetings of certain public bodies. we were like 'no, it's not about that' and we tried to let them know what it was really about. "the rebel soldier who had hit me used a long, jagged knife to cut my wrist and rubbed powder into the wound. sawyer had campaigned against the idea and refused to go along with it. 