Friday, February 18, 2011

PUBLIC FORESTS: THE LADY IS FOR TURNING

"You turn if you want to, the lady's not for turning" was former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's famous pronouncement on the subject of government U-turns.

Yesterday, Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman made a rather spectacular U-turn on the proposed sale of publicly-owned woodlands, following a national campaign whose celebrity supporters included editor of "The Lady" - and sister of Boris - Rachel Johnson.

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