And look - a masterclass in NIMBYISM

Now, we really do not see anything intrinsically bad in being a NIMBY - after all, what is more natural than one's interest being more sharply focused on an issue which directly affects one's environment.  HOWEVER, when the oft repeated charge against people sensible enough to object to HS2 is that they are NIMBYS, it is only fair that one should look at the record of the person shouting NIMBY. Is it a touch below the belt to enjoy the fact that Mr Philip Hammond's apparent Nimbyism is related to . .  .trains/railways!

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6 Mar 2001 : Column 50WH

Central Railway

12.58 pm

Mr. Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge): I am grateful for the opportunity to raise this subject in debate. It has been raised on several previous occasions, but I make no apology for raising again a matter that is of importance to my constituents. A major threat has been posed to hundreds of households in my constituency and thousands of households along the length of the proposed route of a railway line. Since the subject was properly debated in the House, there have been considerable changes in the surrounding landscape and the company has announced that it intends to pursue a different route in seeking approval for the project.