Chris Packtwit strikes again.

[steveR]

HS2 legal challenge launched by Chris Packham

Broadcaster says approval of high-speed rail project failed to take account of climate impact

www.theguardian.com

HS2 this time...

 

[steveR]

It does beg the question, yet again, why the BBC lends this rather strange man such wide ranging opportunities to propound his views and beliefs without the traditional alternative viewpoing being allowed at the same time to give a balanced report or debate.

 

[Mickeydredd]

power-crazy and full of his own self-importance

 

[Cowabunga]

HS2 legal challenge launched by Chris Packham

Broadcaster says approval of high-speed rail project failed to take account of climate impact

www.theguardian.com

HS2 this time...

This is likely to be used against any and all industrial and civil engineering developments for a good while now. That includes farm developments I'm sure.

 

[Cowabunga]

It does beg the question, yet again, why the BBC lends this rather strange man such wide ranging opportunities to propound his views and beliefs without the traditional alternative viewpoing being allowed at the same time to give a balanced report or debate.

This is one of the reasons its license fee is in danger.
Have a look at this if you are interested about the BBC and its current woes...

"Our guest this week on #SWYSI is long-standing BBC Journalist Robin Aitken MBE. Robin is the author of "Can We Trust the BBC?" And "The Noble Liar", in which he examines why and how the BBC is biased against conservatism. Robin was the first guest on #SWYSI in January 2019 and so it is a great pleasure to welcome him back just over a year later to reflect on the scenario we now face: a conservative government with a strong majority unwilling to play the BBC game and a clear desire to shake up the institution. "

 

[topground]

As long as people are prepared to find the campaigns and bandwagon pacman jumps on Leigh Day will be happy to milk the fees. Makes a change from ambulance chasing.

 

[Bald Rick]

HS2 .........

Fascinating fact (according to Private Eye)

Cost of HS2 ...... £106bn
Cost of laying wads of £20 notes end to end along proposed length of HS2 ........ £106bn

(although they didn't specify if the wads were in 100 or 1000 value tbh)

 

[Widgetone]

Packham has friends in high places though, did he not say that mankind needs a plague to reduce the headcount fairly recently?

 

[M-J-G]

Packham has friends in high places though, did he not say that mankind needs a plague to reduce the headcount fairly recently?

He's a clown, but I don't think that's what he was suggesting, he seemed to be more along the lines of people being sensible about population growth because there wasn't the same amount of disease around these days to control it like there was in the past.

 

[DaveGrohl]

The "failure to take account of climate change" line at Heathrow has opened up a mahoosive can of worms. It really is a very odd reason to refuse a project to start with, given how debatable the whole thing is, and could very well cause huge problems around the country as a result.

 

[deleted user 837354]

Absolutely ridiculous. It's a railway not a 16 lane motorway!!

 

[Agrivator]

Why would anyone want to travel between London and Birmingham at 160mph or whatever. There wouldn't be time to see what's happening farming wise.
There is no doubt that East-West upgrades are far more important and much better value for money.

This is maybe the one and only time I hope Cwiss is successful.

 

[Lazy Sod]

On this issue, if it helps to stop HS2, he gets my vote.

 

[spin cycle]

On this issue, if it helps to stop HS2, he gets my vote.

me to.....money better spent on trees....reducing business rates in north ect ect

 

[Agrivator]

HS2 .........

Fascinating fact (according to Private Eye)

Cost of HS2 ...... £106bn
Cost of laying wads of £20 notes end to end along proposed length of HS2 ........ £106bn

(although they didn't specify if the wads were in 100 or 1000 value tbh)

Stupid idea. The noted would just get nicked.

 

[DrWazzock]

He gets my vote as well. £106 billion so we can get to London a bit faster. People really have lost the plot. Madness. Another jolly for the rich which the poor will pay for. Useless for freight as it needs to go on a truck for local delivery so might as well go all the way on a truck.

What happened to tele working using the net, video conferencing if you real feel the need to see the boss’s face.

I agree with him. Hope he wins. Will save a lot of needless pain.

 

[Cowabunga]

I also agree. That money could be far better spent elsewhere. I mean, over 100,thousand,million. Ridiculous for a bit of railway where there is already a railway.

 

[deere 6600]

I also agree. That money could be far better spent elsewhere. I mean, over 100,thousand,million. Ridiculous for a bit of railway where there is already a railway.

That amount of dosh would fairly help farming for a while

 

[An Gof]

HS2 legal challenge launched by Chris Packham

Broadcaster says approval of high-speed rail project failed to take account of climate impact

www.theguardian.com

HS2 this time...

FFS

 

[Cowabunga]

That amount of dosh would fairly help farming for a while

The whole of agriculture for probably a decade or two.