Please can you write to your MP/parliamentary candidates telling them that you can only support them if they oppose the extravagant, damaging A303 Stonehenge now? The £3bn cost is a waste of money and likely to spiral out of control at a time when we need to invest the money to make our public services better. For instance, adapting rail to climate change will cost £2.8bn for the next five years to defend ALL Britain’s rail network against the effects of extreme weather. This is probably the tip of the iceberg in terms of what will be needed. So why spend billions on building roads which makes things worse?
Photo credit: Network Rail
Other important points you can include – but the shorter the better!
- It is shocking that the UK Government is still intending to go ahead with the A303 Stonehenge tunnel scheme. The UK needs to avoid international condemnation and save Stonehenge World Heritage Site from a devastating road scheme.
- The scheme makes no economic sense, costing more than it will ever deliver in benefits.
- It’s been condemned by UNESCO, the Planning Inspectors, many experienced archaeologists and specialists, and over 238,000 world wide. The damage to the WHS will be irreversible.
- UNESCO has threatened to place the WHS on the World Heritage in Danger List if this scheme goes ahead.
- It will undermine the UK’s commitment to urgently address climate change. The Climate Change Committee has advised a re-think on all major road proposals in the light of climate change and carbon emission reduction considerations.
- Ask your MP to ensure that your concerns are forwarded to the Secretaries of State for Transport and Culture.
- Please include: your full name, address
- Please attach our briefing on ballooning costs
- You can also link to images of the scheme.
You can also write to the Prime Minister at No 10:
⇒ Write by post to the Prime Minister: 10 Downing Street, London SW1A 2AA
⇒ Message by email to No 10 using their contact form. It is limited to 1000 characters see sample here.
Do you live outside the UK?
If you live outside the UK please consider writing to your country’s Culture Secretary /Ambassador in UK urging them to forward your concerns to the British Government.
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