Anti-HS2 protester appears in court
Scott ‘Scotty’ Breen was arrested after allegedly spending 19 days in one of the tunnels at the protest site in Euston Square Gardens.
Stay updated with breaking news from Digger Down. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Scott ‘Scotty’ Breen was arrested after allegedly spending 19 days in one of the tunnels at the protest site in Euston Square Gardens.
The son of a island-owning millionaire Scottish laird turned anti-HS2 eco-warrior has locked himself inside a tunnel below Euston Square Gardens as bailiffs dig their own shaft as part of efforts to remove at least six activists who have spent eight days underground. The demonstrator, known as 'Lazer', attached himself to the bottom of a tunnel using a device made of steel and concrete around his arm. The HS2 Rebellion group estimated today it would take several hours before the device around his arm could be removed. A second one is attached round his ankle. Lazer is believed to be ca...
'His father is being reckless and irresponsible.' A rescue expert had warned that heavy rain and sleet could cause tunnels beneath Euston in London to collapse and endanger HS2 activists living in the underground passages. Swampy has spoken about his son joining the protest, adding: 'To begin with, I didn't want Rory to be in the tunnel for the eviction, but he was absolutely adamant that he would stay down there with me for it. The protesters are campaigning against the £98billion HS2 railway line and its huge cost Piles of rubbish were left after the destruction of the HS2-protesting c...
Share But Swampy claimed the tunnellers have been prevented from fixing the water leaks into the tunnel in a video taken underground today. He said: 'We urgently need help. We need people to really shout and get HS2 to do the right thing. They’ve made our tunnel unsafe. 'They’ve stopped the water control we had in place where we were catching the rainwater on the roof. 'They’ve taken that away and that means we’ve just been inundated with water in the tunnel. 'They need to help us make the tunnel safe again. We are now not getting the air supply that we need to our tunnel. We’...
Their efforts have so far infuriated bailiffs trying to remove them from underneath gardens near Euston Station. And coming from such a wide spectrum of backgrounds, each bring a different set of skills to the protest. But the authorities warned last night they could be putting their own lives at risk if they did not crawl out of the tunnels. The National Eviction Team said: 'The unlawful activists appear to have put themselves in danger of a further tunnel collapse, and potentially of intercepting nearby gas and water pipes, leading to risks of suffocation, flooding and drowning.' Here Mai...