islandgun Posted March 3, 2020 Report Share Posted March 3, 2020 So he's taking the government to court about HS2, [crowd funded ?] Our self proclaimed hero, looking like a member of the cast from blake 7 wants to protect the environment and nature, whilst at the same time allowing our roads to become more congested... are not the railway embankments in the main a great corridor and home for nature in their own right https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51722251 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonm Posted March 3, 2020 Report Share Posted March 3, 2020 Doesn't seem worried about the environment when flogging his bird watching trips to Africa - those flights are obviously carbon neutral! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted March 3, 2020 Report Share Posted March 3, 2020 A deranged “don’t do as I do, do as I say” hypocrite, with a known mental disorder, vexatiously going to law, using other people’s money, trying to force the government and everyone else to comply with his will!...and being allowed to do so! You couldn’t make it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted March 3, 2020 Report Share Posted March 3, 2020 (edited) Hopefully he will make such a nuisance of himself they will dismiss him as eco mouthpiece and disregard anything he spouts. Can only be a good thing for us. Far too many of these fools being listened too and getting their own way. I saw a news clip of a ww2 veteran saying why did we bother fighting. All the list lives and for what, this. It was saddening to watch but so true. Our rail networks have been poor for many years about time they spent some money making things better. Just make it go all the way to Scotland too. Edited March 3, 2020 by figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted March 3, 2020 Report Share Posted March 3, 2020 2 hours ago, panoma1 said: A deranged “don’t do as I do, do as I say” hypocrite, with a known mental disorder, vexatiously going to law, using other people’s money, trying to force the government and everyone else to comply with his will!...and being allowed to do so! You couldn’t make it up! Just what the BBC are looking for ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted March 3, 2020 Report Share Posted March 3, 2020 It's networking and self promotion; nothing more nor less. He's got to keep his name in the public eye, good for business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted March 3, 2020 Report Share Posted March 3, 2020 hello, will not the HS2 trains be electric ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12gauge82 Posted March 3, 2020 Report Share Posted March 3, 2020 I'm not so sure HS2 is a great idea to be honest, but that doesn't mean I think packham is wired up right either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted March 3, 2020 Report Share Posted March 3, 2020 37 minutes ago, 12gauge82 said: I'm not so sure HS2 is a great idea to be honest, but that doesn't mean I think packham is wired up right either! This ^^^ HS2 is just wrong on so many counts.... another “Southern Service” route, it won’t benefit us up in the real North, it isn’t coming up here. Spend the horrendous amount it is costing on local infrastructure. If your that desperate to get to London an hour earlier then get the plane.... Rant over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted March 3, 2020 Report Share Posted March 3, 2020 Cant see the point of a train that does not stop , to let people on at different stations along its routes , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted March 3, 2020 Report Share Posted March 3, 2020 16 minutes ago, shaun4860 said: This ^^^ HS2 is just wrong on so many counts.... another “Southern Service” route, it won’t benefit us up in the real North, it isn’t coming up here. Spend the horrendous amount it is costing on local infrastructure. If your that desperate to get to London an hour earlier then get the plane.... Rant over 100% agree. And i work with trains, a complete waste of the country's money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted March 3, 2020 Report Share Posted March 3, 2020 Boys a loon that craves publicity makes him dangerous in my books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmicblue Posted March 4, 2020 Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 At least if he's bothering the HS2 crowd he isn't bothering us lot.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yates Posted March 4, 2020 Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 9 hours ago, 12gauge82 said: I'm not so sure HS2 is a great idea to be honest, but that doesn't mean I think packham is wired up right either! 8 hours ago, shaun4860 said: This ^^^ HS2 is just wrong on so many counts.... another “Southern Service” route, it won’t benefit us up in the real North, it isn’t coming up here. Spend the horrendous amount it is costing on local infrastructure. If your that desperate to get to London an hour earlier then get the plane.... Rant over Totally agree with these points. On a personal level I’m against HS2 because the proposed route goes straight through the last remaining bit of countryside where I live. Packam might be a complete self serving **** but on this issue I’m with him all the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted March 4, 2020 Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 The (frankly very stupid and misguided) 'environmentally concious' public Crowd Funds a challenge in Court. Lawyers charging high fees engage barristers and Queens Councils charging even higher fees. The Government defends the policies of Her Majesties Government in Her Majesty's Courts (probably through appeals in successively higher (and more costly) Courts) using lawyers, barristers and Queens Councils charging high fees. The consequent delays cause inevitable cost increases. The winners are .............. the legal profession. The losers are .......... the taxpaying public. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greylag Posted March 4, 2020 Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 Leigh Day must hear the tills ringing every time Packham gets in touch.Perhaps if he was using his own money he would not be so quick to shout for court action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted March 4, 2020 Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 6 minutes ago, greylag said: Perhaps if he was using his own money he would not be so quick to shout for court action. Since he is almost daily on the BBC (despite them saying they don't employ him and look at the astronomical figures they spend on their more frequent presenters) and also does his 'tours', I suspect he is a very wealthy man ....... and he may fins advantages in thing being crowd funded - as they are largely 'unaccountable' how and where they are spent as far as I can see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted March 4, 2020 Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 4 hours ago, JohnfromUK said: The (frankly very stupid and misguided) 'environmentally concious' public Crowd Funds a challenge in Court. Lawyers charging high fees engage barristers and Queens Councils charging even higher fees. The Government defends the policies of Her Majesties Government in Her Majesty's Courts (probably through appeals in successively higher (and more costly) Courts) using lawyers, barristers and Queens Councils charging high fees. The consequent delays cause inevitable cost increases. The winners are .............. the legal profession. The losers are .......... the taxpaying public. Twas ever thus? Don't waste time looking for a lawyer with a conscience, like looking for the same in a politico? 57 minutes ago, greylag said: Leigh Day must hear the tills ringing every time Packham gets in touch.Perhaps if he was using his own money he would not be so quick to shout for court action. He's not that stupid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Clavata Posted March 4, 2020 Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 Punk rock has a lot to answer for 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonmick Posted March 4, 2020 Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 He will not stop all the time there are idiots happy to pay for his whims. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted March 5, 2020 Report Share Posted March 5, 2020 17 hours ago, bostonmick said: He will not stop all the time there are idiots happy to pay for his whims. As we may have noticed recently, no shortages there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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