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Stonehenge and its Environs

UNESCO say a polite no to tunnel

nigelswift N
nigelswift Jul 7, 2017 07:52:08
Replying to tjj

They've now said it formally: the advantages CANNOT be offset against the damage and the scheme should be reconsidered.
https://heritageaction.wordpress.com/2017/07/07/unesco-formally-confirms-uk-government-should-reconsider-stonehenge-a303-project/

N nigelswift
nigelswift Jul 7, 2017 08:20:05
Replying to nigelswift

And how about a hand for the Stonehenge Alliance who were in Krakow lobbying - you know, the people Mr Pitts said acted like “the archaeological wing of Donald Trump’s social media campaign” and their leaflet imagery was “worthy of Putin-supporting trolls”.
https://www.facebook.com/stonehengealliance/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE&fref=nf (Scroll down to see if he seems right).

S Sanctuary
Sanctuary Jul 7, 2017 09:56:17
Replying to nigelswift

nigelswift wrote:
They've now said it formally: the advantages CANNOT be offset against the damage and the scheme should be reconsidered.
https://heritageaction.wordpress.com/2017/07/07/unesco-formally-confirms-uk-government-should-reconsider-stonehenge-a303-project/
So when push comes to shove, who actually has the last say on this, us or UNESCO?

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