Swampy among those named in High Court action to stop ‘violent activists’ crippling HS2 job

By Daniel Gayne2022-05-27T06:05:00

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Railway’s boss says cost of dealing with disruption will hit £200m by time scheme is finished

The company behind the HS2 railway has applied to the High Court for an injunction against dozens of protestors to stop them disrupting work along the entire length of the route which has so far cost the project more than £120m.

Among the 63 people named in the action is veteran environmental activist Daniel Hooper, better known as Swampy, as well as others including Scott Breen, known as aka Digger Down, and Bethany Joy Croarkin, also known as Yogi Bear.

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