Sunday, 31 January 2021

'I couldn't be prouder': Swampy and 16-year-old son in HS2 tunnel protest

Veteran campaigner and teenager join environmental activists to protest against rail project Veteran environmental activist Dan Hooper, known as Swampy, who is one of nine protesters in a tunnel in central London to raise the alarm about the environmental destruction they believe the high speed rail project HS2 will cause, is in the tunnel with his 16-year-old son, it has emerged. The activists have been in the tunnel close to Euston station since Tuesday to raise awareness of the climate emergency and to try to halt work on the HS2 project which is under way in the Euston area. They argue that many ancient woodlands will be destroyed by the project. HS2 says it is planting 7m new trees. Continue reading...
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