I was Press Gazette's Transport Journalist of the Year, 2018. I'm also an historian – my most recent books include 'Roads Were Not Built for Cars' and 'Bike Boom', both published by Island Press, Washington, D.C.
At its 46th annual meeting held on Wednesday 24 July in New Delhi, India, UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee voted against placing Stonehenge on its “at risk” list. A resolution at the meeting had claimed that the U.K. government was placing the globally-significant site in danger by building a road tunnel through the wider ritual landscape surrounding the standing stones.
Lobby group Stonehenge Alliance said it was “shocked” that a “highly damaging and inaccurate amendment from Kenya to the draft decision on Stonehenge was passed.” The amendment of the draft decision effectively overturns all previous committee decisions and now means that Stonehenge will not be placed on the List of World Heritage in Danger.
John Adams, chair of the Stonehenge Alliance, said: “This is a dark day for Stonehenge and a hollow victory for the U.K. government as this decision won’t stop the harm to the World Heritage Site. We should not forget that this scheme failed the planning test. It was recommended for refusal because of the ‘permanent and irreversible’ harm it would do.
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