Swampys

Bailiffs find second secret tunnel beneath Islington tree encampment – after help from Swampy’s crew

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Another secret protest tunnel underneath London has been found by stunned bailiffs trying to clear away campaigners railing against plans to fell trees for flats. Islington Council enforcement officers were gobsmacked to discover the burrow beneath Dixon Clark Court on Highbury Corner, Islington. It was said to have been masterminded by veteran activist Swampy and the … Read more

Who are the Euston Five? Swampy’s band of burrowers include teenage eco-warrior siblings and teacher

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The gang of five activists who have halted the £98billion HS2 project with a series of secret tunnels include a geography teacher and ex-drug runner prison fugitive.  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 … Read more