The final anti-HS2 activist in a network of tunnels in London‘s Euston Square Gardens has been removed after 31 days underground. A lone protestor, known only at this stage as Bradley, was the last man remaining underground trying to stop the high-speed rail line going ahead, after high-profile campaigner Swampy finally left the site yesterday … Read more
Swampy’s 16-year-old son Rory Hooper has left him in tunnels below Euston where they were protesting against the HS2 project, declaring ‘I am looking forward to seeing mum’. Rory had spent 22 days living underground in a move that had been criticised as bad parenting by some quarters. When he came out of the tunnel … Read more
The son of a wealthy Scottish laird turned anti-HS2 eco-warrior has locked himself inside a tunnel below Euston Square Gardens as bailiffs dig their own shaft as part of efforts to remove at least six activists who have spent eight days underground. The demonstrator, known as ‘Lazer’, attached himself to the bottom of a tunnel … Read more