[News] Sycamore Gap Tree

[Bodian]

How on earth did this story make it so high up the main evening bulletins last night of both BBC and ITV? It's a local newspaper story at best

But it was a [inter]nationally known/famous tree - thereby making it more than just a local newspaper story.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

It is a national story because it is a landmark on National Trust land.

But it was a [inter]nationally known/famous tree - thereby making it more than just a local newspaper story.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Where?

Further up the thread.

Pleading not guilty is a big part of it.

I have a family reason for being extremely angry about court time and case prioritization, which I will not explain on NSC.
It is a massive big deal for us.
But despite that I can't get exercised over the duration of the tree case.
This is a case of national interest. Ours isn't.
We cannot allow shits to desecrate British Things that bring innocent joy and inspiration to people.
They need a decent fair trial with public scrutiny,
Before they have their testicles removed, and they are tipped into a wood chipper.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I'm not that interested to trawl through in all honesty. Fair enough people liked the tree but its a local news story at best.

It really isn't.
Your being crass on this occasion.
I am minded of some of the things that get you exercised.
Perhaps it's a generational thing

 

[jackalbion]

It really isn't.
Your being crass on this occasion.
I am minded of some of the things that get you exercised.
Perhaps it's a generational thing

Yes it is a generational thing, or you just care about it a lot more, I file it under bizarre news story, like that grotty alpaca that had to be put down. I wouldn't say its 'national interest'.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Yes it is a generational thing, or you just care about it a lot more, I file it under bizarre news story, like that grotty alpaca that had to be put down. I wouldn't say its 'national interest'.

You have every right to be unmoved.
But you are making a schoolboy error by extrapolating your perspective onto the national psyche.

I don't like Queen.
I can explain why.
But it would be churlish of me to extrapolate and say that Queen are not important in the national pop music psyche.
And equally silly of me* to jump onto a Queen thread with faux intellectual dismissal

*I will have to have a sneaky check up on what sort of opprobrium I have heaped on Queen on NSC later,
when nobody is looking. Ahem.



Anyway, you are a tree murder-mocking bastard. Fie upon you. Fie!

 

[Mo Gosfield]

Further up the thread.

Pleading not guilty is a big part of it.

I have a family reason for being extremely angry about court time and case prioritization, which I will not explain on NSC.
It is a massive big deal for us.
But despite that I can't get exercised over the duration of the tree case.
This is a case of national interest. Ours isn't.
We cannot allow shits to desecrate British Things that bring innocent joy and inspiration to people.
They need a decent fair trial with public scrutiny,
Before they have their testicles removed, and they are tipped into a wood chipper.

Surely replicating their offence would be more appropriate. A chainsaw just above the ankles and a painful toppling before lying in a prone and helpless position.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Yes it is " only a tree " but an iconic and beautiful tree that meant a lot to many people that had stood proud for centuries before a couple of absolute bellends decide to destroy if for a laugh and giggles and bragging rights. So utterly depressing. Hope they both get 5 years as an example to other possible morons

 

[dsr-burnley]

It's several hundred miles from Brighton and it has a 12 page thread. By definition, it's nationally interesting.