NIMBYs Of The Week

From The Evening Standard:

A cemetery containing the graves of playwright Harold Pinter, retail magnate WH Smith and engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel could be disturbed under plans for a new high-speed rail line, it was claimed today.

The “preferred route” for the High Speed Two rail link between London and Birmingham goes under Kensal Green Cemetery which contains 130 listed monuments and a Grade I listed chapel from the reign of William IV.

And, possibly the most vomit inducing NIMBY comment of all time...

Campaigners today said it would be “madness” to cut under the cemetery. Lee Snashfold, director of the General Cemetery Company, said Brunel “would be turning in his grave”.

However, HS2 said the tunnel would not affect the graves. A spokesman added: “The preferred route for consultation goes under Kensal Green Cemetery, between 80 and 115 feet below. Because of the depth of the tunnel the graves will not be disturbed.”