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endlessrarities) wrote2011-07-01 05:41 pm
endlessrarities) wrote2011-07-01 05:41 pm
Of Bunnies and Men...
Since I'm now about to go and meet my father for dinner, I don't have time to post...
So I'll leave you with the latest scandal to hit the world of commercial archaeology - and indeed, archaeology in general - during the last week. While the Boss and I had our heads buried in editing, the rest of our profession had erupted into a flurry of outrage over....
Bunnygate.
Or... What happens when a property developer who just so happens to be the head of a little district council in deepest darkest East Anglia decides to pick a fight with the planning system. And provokes a carefully worded response from no less than 32 of the most highly respected academics in European archaeology...
You can read all about it at:--
http://www.wisbechstandard.co.uk/news/fens_bunny_hugger_row_latest_now_the_archaeologists_hit_back_at_council_leader_1_931924
Ah, where will it all end, I wonder...
So I'll leave you with the latest scandal to hit the world of commercial archaeology - and indeed, archaeology in general - during the last week. While the Boss and I had our heads buried in editing, the rest of our profession had erupted into a flurry of outrage over....
Bunnygate.
Or... What happens when a property developer who just so happens to be the head of a little district council in deepest darkest East Anglia decides to pick a fight with the planning system. And provokes a carefully worded response from no less than 32 of the most highly respected academics in European archaeology...
You can read all about it at:--
http://www.wisbechstandard.co.uk/news/fens_bunny_hugger_row_latest_now_the_archaeologists_hit_back_at_council_leader_1_931924
Ah, where will it all end, I wonder...
no subject
He's probably shot himself in the foot. Archaeology is a cudgel frequently employed by the NIMBY brigade, and they often tend to be tory in their outlook...
We shall see...