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Today I sat in Wendover reflecting on not only the last couple of weeks, recent months but also the last 34 years since I first came to this village as a 16yr old recruit. It is hard to process the changes that have taken place since Nov '86 #StopHS2 @Hs2Rebellion 1/9 Image
Back then I was pretty clueless, some might say I still am. I had never flown, that came the following year with a trip to Corfu. I hadn't had my heartbroken, or broken anyones heart come to think of it. I've been married, had children divorced & I am now a Grandfather. 2/9
The pressure I feel right now as the climate crisis accelerates is almost overwhelming. I currently have many responsibilities, #Councillor, Co-chair of Eight Bells in Newbury but it is the future of mankind that scares me the most & weighs most upon my shoulders. 3/9
The next few weeks will be critical for #JonesHillwood. As many of you have seen I have not just sat back and waited for the eviction to happen. What is happening with #HS2 affects us all. There is the direct impact on our environment should it continue to destroy 4/9 @stophs2
vast tracts of our countryside but it also impacts us in other ways.
The powers used by the #Police and the courts in relation to our right to protest are eroding many of the rights that others have fought for, allowing peaceful protest. I have witnessed the first hand. 5/9
That is why I choose to protest and risk arrest.
I have also seen farmers, businesses and homeowners lose far more than my mere liberty. As we speak, farmers are being evicted with little or no compensation for their losses. 6/9
This is perpetuated through intimidation & blackmail. Forcing them into silence.
Giving up my #Liberty is a small price to pay against this horrendous treatment.
So, while I am feeling the pressure it is nothing compared to what these families are enduring. 7/9
There is no good reason to continue with #HS2 so I hold on to the slimmest of chances that it will be cancelled but in the meantime I will continue to fight for a future for my Grandchildren and their generation. If I can't protect them I will have failed. 8/9
Please join the fight for all our children's children's futures. 9/9 #StopHS2 @stophs2 @Hs2Rebellion @OccupyLondon

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