Why be angry and depressed? The proposed solution stank and Stonehenge has been spared. The tunnel was never the problem; it was what came with it – the approach roads, two miles of brand new dual carriageway splitting the world heritage site in two, a million cubic yards of material ripped out, huge cuttings lit day and night. It WAS the Tara solution and now whatever is decided nothing as bad as that can ever happen.

Since virtually everyone that is anyone (apart from EH) has been totally against it (including The National Trust, Friends of the Earth, RESCUE, CBA, The Campaign to Protect Rural England, The Pagan Federation, Transport 2000, ASLAN, ICOMOS-UK, The Prehistoric Society and The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society) – the fact its been abandoned has to be a good thing doesn’t it?

And since all of them are united in support of some speedy, inexpensive improvements including closing and turfing over part of the A344, things are going to look up from now on. Especially if EH now throws its weight behind the proposal (and why wouldn’t it?). So I say rejoice, Stonehenge has escaped Tara-isation forever.