U.K. cancels plan to sell forest land

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

U.K. cancels plan to sell forest land
Friday, February 18, 2011
The Record

LONDON — In one of the biggest U-turns since Britain's coalition government took power, Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman announced Thursday that a plan to sell off 600,000 acres of England's forests was being scrapped after an outcry from nature lovers and environmentalists.

It is an unexpected defeat for Prime Minister David Cameron's administration, which has ordered $128 billion cut from public spending. One proposal called for the privatization of government-owned woodland, which amounts to almost one-fifth of English forests.



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[gateley]

1. Excellent - Glad they listened to the citizens. nt

[Boudica the Lyoness]

2. self delete

whoops

[Proletariatprincess]

3. I knew it!

The Brits would never sell off their sacred forrests....too much history there.

[Duende azul]

4. Let me bring you Songs from the Wood

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ismzXr0MX1w&feature=related

[dipsydoodle]

5. May possibly have been a contrived situation.

They might have intended to scrap the plans from the outset.

Whatever - I'm please its not going ahead. The main issue was the risk of losing public rights of way and roaming.

:hi:

[AmyDeLune]

6. Yay for the Trees!

[SpiralHawk]

7. "Why, this makes me & my band quite merry." - RH

[JohnyCanuck]

10. The Sheriff of Nottingham is really pissed off

He was planning to buy some of that forest so he could chop it down and sell the wood to the peasants for their cooking fires.

[SpiralHawk]

11. "Little John gonna whomp the Republicon sheriff upside the haid with his quarterstaff." - R.H.

[LeftishBrit]

8. k&r!

Wish they'd also cancel their plans to sell off just about everything else in Britain; but this is a start.

[MBS]

9. Great news. n/t