The return of swampy?

[Will C]

HS2 tree protester 'willing to be arrested'

WWW.BBC.CO.UK

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The man, called Quercus, was interviewed from a tree in an ancient Warwickshire woodland.

 

I wonder how long they will last this time, Newbury bypass has to be the bench mark!

i do think they have a good cause hs2 is a mess. I think the gov will win in the end, they won’t let the masses get in the way of their vanity project.

[Stere]

Needs better dreadlocks. ?

[dig-dug-dan]

So we can still afford hs2 after all this lockdown?

[Alex O]

I could think of a better way to use that rope he’s got ?

[MattyF]

Needs better dreadlocks. [emoji846]

Needs a rope wrench.

[Stere]

Thinking about the enviro impacts and wasted resources but then it kind of pales info insignificance compared to this.

 

$500 billon new city? (Think they left two zeros off the headline)

 

‘It’s being built on our blood’: the true cost of Saudi Arabia’s $5bn megacity | Global development | The Guardian

WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM

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It has been billed as humanity’s next chapter, but beneath the glitzy veneer of Neom lies a story of threats, forced eviction...

 

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There has been no shortage of outlandish promises for the $500bn (£400bn) city-state. According to strategy documents leaked last year, the project may include a huge artificial moon, glow-in-the-dark beaches, flying drone-powered taxis, robotic butlers to clean the homes of residents and a Jurassic Park-style attraction featuring animatronic lizards.