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HS2 – Licence to Kill
Jones Hill Wood, known affectionately as Roald Dahl woods, is destined to be destroyed by HS2 as a Licence to fell is issued.
Are HS2 putting more bats through the chipper?
Press release by independent ecologists The chainsaws are out on Leather Lane, Buckinghamshire, as HS2 have begun felling 50 large oak trees where a professional ecology report has confirmed it…
Eviction of the ‘Roald Dahl’ Wood by HS2 is imminent.
Eviction of 'Roald Dahl' Wood by HS2 is imminent. Tree protectors have been told on good authority that Jones Hill Wood, the inspiration for Roald Dahl's Fantastic Mr Fox, will…
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Hearing tomorrow: HS2 face Information Rights Tribunal related to potential contamination of London’s water supply
Tomorrow, 4th March, from 10am, HS2 Ltd and the Information Commissioner of HS2 face a remote public hearing at the First-tier Tribunal General Regulatory Chamber, brought by local resident and…
Tree protectors demand HS2 is scrapped and money diverted to NHS, as latest eviction begins
The eviction of Poor’s Piece Wood on the edge of Steeple Claydon in Buckinghamshire MK18 2HH has begun today. Members of the National Eviction Team (NET) employed by HS2 to forcefully remove tree protectors arrived on site early this morning. Tree protectors are locked-on in treehouses and towers in the three acre ancient woodland in an act of non-violent direct action, and are determined to protect the wood for future generations.
The price for law and order: How HS2 Limited bought the public police force
The right to peacefully protest is a cornerstone of a liberal democratic society, protected under articles 10 and 11 of the European Conventions of Human Rights. Whilst there are structures under which this right can be challenged and restricted by law, such as The Public Order Act 1986, the freedom of expression and assembly remains.
The House of Commons Transport Committee take oral evidence today in their enquiry “Reforming public transport after the pandemic”
Author: Sebastian Sandys At the weekend, those well known uncooperative crusties down at the Daily Telegraph produced this handy little graphic that illustrates very well the actual cost of the…