Government halts Forest sell-off plans as people power wins (Announce)

by m p griffiths @, Thursday, February 17, 2011, 16:39 (4789 days ago) @ admin

The Government abandoned its controversial plans to privatise England’s public forests in the face of widespread criticism today.

Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman announced to MPs in the Commons that “we got this one wrong”, as she said she was halting the public consultation into the proposals.

She also said she was removing the powers to push forward with the move from the Public Bodies Bill currently going through Parliament.

Campaigners today hailed the “people power” which has forced the Government to abandon plans to privatise England’s public forests.

Read more -> http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/news/Forests-safe-government-u-turn-expected-tod...


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