In The Name Of The Fathers

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ACTION MAN: Hatch put dads' rights in the headlines by perching near Buckingham Palace's balcony dressed as Batman

The balcony of Buckingham Palace is normally reserved for photo ops of Queen Elizabeth and the royal family. But last week, it was a man dressed in a Batman suit who was waving regally to the crowds. Perched on a ledge next to Britain's most famous balcony, Jason Hatch, a 32-year-old painter and decorator from Cheltenham, unfurled a banner — superdads of Fathers 4 Justice fighting for your right to see your kids — and settled in for a six-hour-long photo op of his own. His protest was designed to draw attention to the plight of fathers who are shut out...

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