NEWS: Buckingham and Winslow Advertiser March 1, 2020
Expressway protests go to London
The Buckingham and Winslow Advertiser reports on NEG’s Westminster events and taking our petition to Downing Street with cross party support, including Greg Smith, MP for Buckingham.
The B&W Advertiser reports that Greg Smith was part of “a group of cross party MPs and No Expressway (NEG) campaigners handed a petition into Downing Street with more than 10,000 [nearly 15,000 in fact] people having signed it. Greg said: “The Expressway will cause an unacceptable level of devastation to the countryside and destroy homes, farms and businesses. The destruction is not justifiable.
“The event also saw support from both Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs. The NEG say the cross party support shows the campaign is not about party politics and that it concerns everyone across the entire region.
“NEG spokesperson Olivia Field said “This is a national issue, not just a local one, with questions about the sustainability of our transport systems and the management of our environment, which is a critical national asset. There needs to be a ‘levelling up’ of how we invest in infrastructure across different regions of our country.
“The NEG has talked with communities from the west of Oxford to Cambridge. All are stunned by the scale of the proposals and the implications for them, their family’s health, the environment and wildlife.
“The communities are deeply concerned and frustrated at the lack of transparency, consultation and genuine debate about this scheme so far. Our events in London on the 26th February were a fantastic opportunity for our leaders and decision-takers to hear from the people who would be directly affected by these unjustified plans. Let’s hope they’re listening.’
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