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thesweetcheat Nov 18, 2020 08:53:13

Replying to tjj

Another thoughtful take on the subject from an archaeologist, Dr Lisa-Marie Shillito:

"We must remember that news stories and popular writing are ultimately where people outside academia base their knowledge and opinions, and if we spin things, or even get it outright wrong, it can be very hard to change peoples’ views."

http://castlesandcoprolites.blogspot.com/2020/11/stonehenge-is-in-news-again.html?m=1

nigelswift Nov 18, 2020 09:48:15

Replying to thesweetcheat

I'd make three simple points:

1. This is not just a case of well-informed experts versus shouty, headline-seeking campaigners. UNESCO, numerous archaeologists, and the Government's own planning executive are entirely against the short tunnel but have been ignored. [See for instance this withering statement by Rescue: https://rescue-archaeology.org.uk/2020/11/rescue-says-a303-stonehenge-dco-granted-a-sad-day-for-our-archaeological-heritage/?fbclid=IwAR2wT2m-Vndieuucgl5Yi5_Rd4hb_c668munXlCallO44vf8-I3LaPITGqI

2. This is a road project, not a conservation/improvement one. It is being painted as the latter by NT, EH, and HE only because the Government asked them to.

3. This could all be solved at a stroke by spending more money on a longer tunnel.