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nigelswift Jun 13, 2006 18:39:48
Replying to Littlestone

"I'm not sure when the 2.1km bored tunnel became the 'damaging' option (compared to the other options) but three cheers for English Heritage, the British Museum, the Society of Antiquaries and the UK National Commission for Unesco for supporting it - there's still a bit of sense and responsibility out there!"

Hang on. Is this the same EH that supported the horrendous "cut and cover" tunnel idea for years? And then said the long tunnel was best? And now says the short tunnel is the best, simply because the govt. won't cough up the money for the long one? In what sense are you using the term "sense and responsibility" Mr L.?

The NT are simply saying the Stonehenge complex ought to be the priority and if you can't spend enough money on a scheme that minimises damage to that then maybe you shouldn't do anything at all.
We can argue till the cows come home whether that's truly responsible but I'll bet you a quid that the next ten generations will say it was, and they're the ultimately authoritative arbiters, not today's commuters.

L Littlestone
Littlestone Jun 13, 2006 19:04:32
Replying to nigelswift

>Hang on. Is this the same EH that supported the horrendous "cut and cover" tunnel idea for years?<

Yup (if we are to believe the British Archaeology magazine item that is) English Heritage are now supporting, along with The British Museum and the Society of Antiquaries, the bored tunnel option; if that is indeed the case I do use the term 'sense and responsibility' (as neither the north or south bypass options nor, as you rightly say, the horrendous cut and cover tunnel option, are sensible or responsible).

Then again, I gave up believing most things about most governmental organizations a long time ago ;-)