Swampy’s son, 16, is carried out of anti-HS2 protest tunnels on a stretcher

Swampy’s 16-year-old son Rory Hooper has left him in tunnels below Euston where they were protesting against the HS2 project, declaring ‘I am looking forward to seeing mum’.  Rory had spent 22 days living underground in a move that had been criticised as bad parenting by some quarters. When he came out of the tunnel … Read more

Bailiffs find second secret tunnel beneath Islington tree encampment – after help from Swampy’s crew

Another secret protest tunnel underneath London has been found by stunned bailiffs trying to clear away campaigners railing against plans to fell trees for flats. Islington Council enforcement officers were gobsmacked to discover the burrow beneath Dixon Clark Court on Highbury Corner, Islington. It was said to have been masterminded by veteran activist Swampy and the … Read more

Swampy’s son, 16, claims his ‘proud’ mother is ‘worried’ but ‘knows he’s safe’ in HS2 tunnels

The 16-year-old son of veteran eco activist Swampy, who is holed up with his father in tunnels under Euston, said his mother was ‘really proud’, but ‘worried’. Rory Hooper said being in the cramped burrows protesting against HS2 was ‘more fun than he thought’. And he revealed he was in daily contact with his mother … Read more